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Nikon D80 (Body Only)
Nikon D80 (Body Only)
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HQ Grade: B
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
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  • 5 out of 5

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(Jack K. Wilborn - 10/18/06)

If you have picked up PopTograpy you know they have a very in depth review of the D80 and ears some very high marks. I found it easier to hold (smaller than the D70, lighter). The batteries are not interchangeable with the 70 series and much more information is available about battery condition. The D80 has quite a built in editor, so you can crop, zoom in and inspect parts of the shot and one thing is a much bigger LCD. I think a little too much was left out on the internal software processing for the defined items like 'portrait', nigh portrait, macro, and others. There appears to be only a sentence or two on each. There has also been some saying that it only goes up to ISO 1600, actually it will go to 3200 like the rest and has pretty good noise processing for that speed (which is selectable). It also has 11 focus areas that flash when it is selected, so you know what area you've focused. What was very good is finding that it contains allot of the inner workings of the D200, such as the matrix and focus processor (there are others). I have a 4 Gig memory chip that gives me 332 images to each (I carry two) that's in RAW mode and Adobe already has a beta software for the raw mode. I would also suggest the SB-800 because of the flexibility of the different flash setup that is not available in the SB-300, I love it and would not want to switch back. Any questions, please ask.

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