Compact design, ease of operation, killer matrix metering, and excellent fill-flash capability, to name a few.

Almost too small for my relatively normal-sized hands... will probably buy the grip one of these days.

I shoot mainly Velvia and Ektachrome Extra Color when I'm "working" out in the field. But my wife and my family want prints of birthdays, reunions, etc., so I bought the N80 and keep it loaded w/ Fujicolor film. The beauty of the camera is that I can hand it to my wife, and she can take great pictures without knowing all that much about photography. I keep my "old" 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 mounted on it most of the time, and the pics are outstanding! The matrix metering works like a charm in 95% of the situations, and the fill-flash feature is d***-near perfect. The AF is relatively fast and quiet and accurate. This is not a pro-level camera... which is okay because it doesn't carry a pro-level price tag. If you don't need all the features of the F100, but you want a reliable camera that's a pleasure to use, I would suggest the N80 without hesitation.

Customer Service

No experience after using Nikon for 20+ years!

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Good light mtr. Good autofocus. Very lite.
Low it cost when compared with F5, F100
and the top of the line
from Canon etc. I very
much like the lite weight

Does not mtr. some of my
old Nikon lens.

I can buy 4+ N80s for the price of a F5. As a
business man it is getting where I cant afford to
use the pro. camera all the time. I am cuttling
back to this price range where I can.

Customer Service

Havent had to have service on the N80 but
have never been a fan of Nikon service.

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F, F2, F3 and F4from Nikon. F1 from Canon.

i guess it has some but after having used it i can't find many.

well i heard it was very cheap, and i'll have to agree the door that holds the batteries in has broken and for the life of me i don't know how very cheaply made waited my whole life to buy a nikon and was very dissapointed should have stayed with canon.

cheaply made

Customer Service

have to get back on this one.

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Really nifty package-Feature packed. Very high quality, tight, and works flawlessly. Coupled with the 24-85 macro zoom this is a super package and weighs on the order of a little over 2 lbs.
$50 rebate to boot!

Does not shut down on its own and will completely use up a set of batteries in a short time. This is an expensive lesson at $10-15 per pair.

Nikon does not make a case that fits a big lens.

I started by looking to buy another body for my Olympus system and soon discovered I could get an auto-focus Nikon N 80QD and a 24-85 zoom for less money. Zukio images are still sharper than Nikkor's zoom, however the convenience is just too good to pass up. I can catch pictures I would have otherwise missed.

I have large hands also and find the camera easy to grab and hold. The lens is so large that it makes a good handle while framing a photo.

This is a great camera. Quality is excellent. Photographs are top notch. The AF is not easily fooled and even works on subjects moving toward the camera. The body is sound and I have no doubt it will perform every bit as well as a metal body.

Customer Service

Not needed

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Olympus OM-2 w/ 35-105, 21, 28, 50, 75-150, and 300mm lenses.

Balances very well in my hands, lots of features that I miss in my Minolta Htsi, especially the DOF. Very accurate metering. Bright viewfinder, helpful on demand grid lines.

I always have difficulty turning the left side section slide lever while pressing the lock release, could be made less cumbersome.

There were features that I lacked in my HTsi, but the Htsi is still my camera of choice when casual snapping. The Nikon tends to be a bit heavy with the 28-105 D lens. Both are excellent cameras.
I bring out the N80 for serious shooting, I do lots of my shooting nature and wild-flowers. The N80 and the 28-105 makes a very good match. Though I always bring a tripod or monopod shince I shoot Reala 100 or Superia 100/200 for my kins of shots.
Overall value is excellent since I don't need the N90 or a Maxxum 7 nor can I afford them. Lots of noce features especially the on demand grid lines and program shift. Will always go for N80 over the Elan 7e.

Customer Service

Not tried yet. Have the Nikon extended warranty.

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Compact
DOF preview
Programmable
Controls are very easy to get to

2.5 fps
no available vertical shutter release
125 flash sync

Very good camera for the money. I just can't understand why a comperably priced Canon can shoot 4 fps and also has an available vertical shutter release. My 15 year old N2000 can shoot 2.5 fps. The MB-16 battery pack is the same price as the battery pack for the Canon Elan 7 but does not come with a vertical shutter release whereas the Canon does. Nikon quality is impecable, and the 3-D metering is great, but does it really mean that they can't offer these other capabilities for the same price?

Customer Service

Not thrilled. I have to pay to send my defective product to them, and then wait up to 2 weeks.

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F4s
N65

Light, good value and handling. Good autofocus system. Good camera for wild animal photography. Wery flexible. Original objective got macro.

Plastic, weak flash. Is there a panorama format?

This is a good camera for all types of photography, but if you want somting more stabile you should get a camera whit metallic chamerahouse. I'm very happy about my F80.

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Features for the money, bright viewfinder, Matrix 3D and sopt metering.

grip is too small for my right hand thus making the MB 16 battery pack a necessity.

This is a great camera for the money. Although it has extensive usage of plastic components; however, its build quality is excellent. Furthermore, plastic has advantages: weight saving and lower cost. Essentially you get 90+% of F100's features and capability, but at about 50% of its price.
After months of research, I purchased this camera over Canon Elan 7E. It feels much more ergonomically designed and with better build quality than the Canon. Although I really do like Canon's Eye Control Focus feature, extensive collection of USM and IS lenses at more affordable prices, its overall feel is just too "plasticky" and toy like for me. Thus far, I have been getting terrific photographs with the Nikkor 28-105mm zoom lens. I am very impressed and satisfy with this camera, and I would recommend this camera to anyone who is considering an SLR camera in this price range.

Customer Service

Prompt and courteous in answering technical and product information.

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Pentax ZX 7

handling,af,metering,3d balanced fill flash,conventional cable release,custom setting 4,etc...

sync.speed,no hotshoe

Great camera,I love the handling(but that´s my point of view,other people may think otherwise),the metering is faultless till now (i took more or less 3000 photos,and exposure errors were doe to wrong judgements I made).Flash may seem week,but by the results I've been getting,I just can't complain.I'm satisfied with this equipement,and I think it as a very good value for money.

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Lightweight, useful custom functions, can use a manual cable release.

Not many, but with all the custom functions the N80 has, You would think that Nikon would have added a custom function to leave the film leader out!!!!

As I got older, I was looking to lighten the load of my camera equipment. So I tried the Nikon N65 which was pretty light, but was not good enough for my needs. I went with the N80 which is not much heavier than the N65. Then I went out an bought the New Tamron 28-200mm XR aspherical macro super zoom which weighs only twelve ounces!!! Now I have a nice lightweight package without sacrificing equality. I plan on getting the MB-16 battery/grip so that I could use AA batteries and have a better grip on the camera. I would recommend the N80 to advanced photographers and the N65 for the beginners. I cannot wait to go on vacation Because I won't feel like I am carry ten pounds of equipment with this lightweight system.

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None

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