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Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens
From Nikon
List Price: $949.95
Price: $879.00

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Ships from and sold by 17th Street Photo

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Customer Reviews

Nikon D80 Review
The Nikon D80 is an excellent mid range camera that works well with previously purchased lens for the Nikon system. The metering functions are great, and the processing power is awesome. This is a great travel camera with good weight and it feels good in the hand. I have no disappointments with the camera. The supplied software suite was easy to install and the interface with the camera worked well the first time I used it. I recommend this camera if one does not want to make the jump to the D300. Most individuals will be unable to detect the difference in 10 megapixels verses 12 megapixels. This camera should produce some great photo enlargements.

One of the best digital SLR deals on the market
The D80 is my first digital SLR, and my fourth Nikon camera. I’ve owned 35mm SLR cameras since 1975 or so. The D80 is already my favorite of them all. It packs a lot of features, Nikon reliability, and a good form factor into one well-priced package.

I had first intended to purchase the D60, but after doing a side-by-side feature comparison, I decided that the D80 provided more bang for the buck. One feature the D80 has that was critical to me is a depth of field preview — an important feature for macro photography, and not one you will find on the D40 or D60 cameras.

People with small hands may find the D40/D60 easier to handle, but the D80 feels great in my average sized hands.

I purchased the 16-85mm and 70-300mm VR lenses at the same time and I am very happy with my choices.

Great camera, but overexposes a lot in automatic mode
Nikon D80 is my first Digital SLR(In fact, first serious camera I bought), my previous camera was canon SD1000 point and shoot. Overall I am pleased with the picture quality. But I don’t like the fact that Nikon D80 overexposes photos a lot in automatic mode. Many of the photos I took in bright sunlight is washed out. After reading and experimenting a lot, I learned to take pictures in manual model, with different metering(SPOT and CENTER WEIGHTED) to avoid this issue. But after spending about 1299 $, I don’t like the performance of the camera in automatic mode at all. I hope Nikon will release a firmware update to fix the metering. If you are a novice DSLR person like me, and is considering buying a system, I suggest you go with Canon EOS 40D, I haven’t used it, but after researching a lot online, I haven’t come across major issues with EOS 40D. Experts can correct me if I am wrong.