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Beth and I are semi-retired journalists who own Highland Ranch, a refuge for domesticated animals. We are now selling our ranch and moving to a smaller place with a few animals. www.15767.com
Reviews (2)
Jun 16, 2008
Excellent semi-pro digital SLR
4 of 4 found this helpful I'm a semi-retired photojournalist and bought this mostly for the increased resolution (I already have a D70 and high-end Nikon lenses.)
Higher resolution means I can crop more heavily, eliminating (for me) the need for a zoom lens that goes above 300mm. The D70 already produced excellent quality images - the D80 is better.
I picked the D80 in part because most of the controls are the same as the D70 - these are very complicated cameras if you don't just set them to "snap-shot" mode - using two for professional work with different sets of basic features and controls is not to be considered.
The bundle I bought included some inexpensive lenses which turned out to be useful in some situations because they are so light. They also make a good starter kit. To match the capabilities of this camera you will want at least one high-end motorized, VR Nikon lens.
I especially like the camera's extensive internal editing features which save me loading every image into PhotoShop.
The only thing I didn't like was the new storage media physical format but that is minor and only because I already standardized on the older size.
Jun 16, 2008
Excellent semi-pro digital SLR
3 of 3 found this helpful I'm a semi-retired photojournalist and bought this mostly for the increased resolution (I already have a D70 and high-end Nikon lenses.)
Higher resolution means I can crop more heavily, eliminating (for me) the need for a zoom lens that goes above 300mm. The D70 already produced excellent quality images - the D80 is better.
I picked the D80 in part because most of the controls are the same as the D70 - these are very complicated cameras if you don't just set them to "snap-shot" mode - using two for professional work with different sets of basic features and controls is not to be considered.
The bundle I bought included some inexpensive lenses which turned out to be useful in some situations because they are so light. They also make a good starter kit. To match the capabilities of this camera you will want at least one high-end motorized, VR Nikon lens.
I especially like the camera's extensive internal editing features which save me loading every image into PhotoShop.
The only thing I didn't like was the new storage media physical format but that is minor and only because I already standardized on the older size.