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from Henry's Summary:When Minolta dumped it's camera department to Sony I was hit with a delema. I had always planned to continue with Minolta products and go for a modern Auto Focus SLR from the Maxxum series, but it all keyed into the future purchase of a dSLR camera.
So when Henry's in Toronto held the launch party for the Sony Alpha I went and gave the Alpha a shot. I didn't like it. That's where the choice had to be made.
Which Auto Focus, Modern Film SLR camera should I get?
The choice soon became clear, Nikon was clearly in the lead. Canons didn't feel right in my hands, too small, same with the Pentax. So I started looked at Nikon's offerings both on the film SLR and dSLR cameras. I liked the Nikon dSLR cameras (and now own a D70s), but I didn't have the money to get one such camera. So I went into Henry's in Oakville and looked at the choices. I settled for this nice number, the F80 (N80 to you Americans) along with a few lens and a Speedlight SB-28 flash. I was not disappointed with the purchase, sturdy enough to take a beating and light enough not to be a burden.
Coming from an all manual background in cameras this system was the perfect step up. Easy to run in all four modes with two command dials, one for shutter speed the other for aperture. The whole interface on the camera is simple and easy to use for both one new to photography and someone who's been around.
even the built in speedlight is excellent for doing quick shots.
However the one thing I do recommend anyone get along with this camera is the associated battery grip, it's the perfect companion to it and gives the camera more of a "pro" feel. Strengths:May feel 'plastic fantasic' but it's a solid camera.
Easy to take anywhere
Worry free SLR photography Weaknesses:Battery Grip, they should have included this with the camera orignally gives it a great added feel and grip, and allows the camera to be run on 4 AA batteries (cheap and readily available, anywhere) as opposed to 2 CR123 Lithium batteries. Similar Products Used:Various Canon, Minolta, and Pentax SLRs Customer Service:Haven't needed to make use of it.
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