photobyjewell@yahoo.com

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $900.00 from Amazon

Summary:
This Camera the Nikon D80 SLR is a amazing camera with great features heads down that you can't find else were great camera handle great and great picture quality

Strengths:
Speed,Handle great, overall great camera If you want to see what the camera can do check out my website at http://visionsofmemories.ifp3.com to see what the camera can do and the great picture quality you can't beat

Weaknesses:
Done

Similar Products Used:
Nikon D40X Nikon D 40 nikon D 70 all great but the nikon D80 is a must have camera and for the price you can't beat

Customer Service:
great

Grandpaw

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5,
3 votes

Price Paid:  $799.00 from Beach camera

Summary:
I have used a Nikon F since 1970 until about four years ago when I purchased my first digital camera. Last year I bought my Nikon D80 to step up the quality, versatility and speed to be able to get the pictures I had been missing.

I purchased the D80 with an 18-200VR lens along with a Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens and SB600 flash.

I have been very impressed with both the camera and the lenses. The camera has a great grip on it and is easy to hold and the buttons and menus are nice as well. I will say that going from a 35mm film camera to digital has a bit of a learning curve. This camera has many options that let the user control every aspect of how the picture will be taken, end up looking in print, or look on your computer screen. The hardest thing for me so far was remembering that I have all the many options available and remembering to actually try them while shooting. In the beginning, all the options seem a little overwhelming but are really quite easy to use after trying them a few times.

This camera combined with the Nikon 18-200VR zoom will give you outstanding pictures. I have enlarged my pictures up to size 20x30 inch prints and they are still very sharp. This combination of camera and lens will cover almost every picture-taking situation that will come up. The battery last for a VERY LONG TIME even when the using the camera daily and you forget to turn it off.

I would highly recommend both this camera and lens to anyone wanting a versatile easy to use camera that is capable of giving you stunning pictures.

I would like to add that this camera and lens combination focuses fast and allows three frames per second up to 100 pictures as long as you have enough memory and power to accomplish this task.

Please do yourself and the camera a favor and learn the different shooting modes. Buying this camera and leaving it in auto mode should be against the law and doesnt do the camera justice.

Strengths:
Great battery life
Very good grip
Excellent image quality
Easy to use options and button layout
three frames per second and not having to wait for processing.

Weaknesses:
owners manual jumps from page to page to cover one subject. Go to the Nikon site and click on the Digituter for your model Nikon and it will show a video covering each operation of your camera.

None on the camera so far.

Customer Service:
Haven't had any problems but have called to ask questions and they were very knowledgeable and helpful

johnnykuhn

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $1544.00 from Bingo foto, Denmark

Summary:
Love this camera. My wife just purchased it about a month ago and I've read some very good books from Casper Tybjerg (danish Nikon photograph) to get startet the right way. In the 80's when I was studying graphic arts, I learned some basics about photography and I bought a Pentax, but my interest wasn't really turned on at this point. A couple of years ago I bought a Canon ixus 4.0, but I regretted I bought a point and shoot camera because I could feel that I wanted to do more.
So when my wife told me that she needed a new SLR camera I got the job to find the right one. And I must say I'm not disappointed that I chose the Nikon D80 Kit. Love the pictures I'm able to take today. Actually I've been waiting for year to get into to semi-prof photography.

Strengths:
Feels strong and the pictures are razor sharp and tasty

Weaknesses:
None - so far

Similar Products Used:
Pentax Filmbased camera from the 80's

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $670.00 from Jessops (UK)

Summary:
After much reading I was torn between the D80 and EOS 400D. I was swaying towards the D80 but when I felt the camera in my hands I knew that it was the camera for me. The Canon felt so cheap and flimsy by comparison.

So I opted for the D80 with the 18-135 kit lens and have never looked back. The whole Nikon system is fantastic. I now have 1 50mm f1.8 & Sigma 15-30 to compliment the D80 and the handling is great. I also have an SB800 speedlight which is great as the D80 supports the Creatlive Lighting System, which means wireless control of your flash from your camera.

The metering can sometimes unpredictable, which has actually forced me to start shooting fully manual whenever possible, which I'd say is a good thing. It's not as big a problem as you might think, as I always have the camera set to histogram view so you can assess the expsosure level as you shoot.

Strengths:
Build quality is great.
Image quality is fantastic.
VERY long battery life.
Great menu system.
Big, bright screen.
CLS compatible.
Good AF.
Nice size with a really nice grip.

Weaknesses:
No anti-dust system.
Metering sometimes gets it wrong.
Doesn't shoot uncompressed RAW like the D200.
Uses SD cards. I'd rather CF.

Similar Products Used:
Pentax K10D.
EOS400D.

Didn't like the Canon. Pentax was good but the handling of the D80 is spot on.

Customer Service:
Not needed so far.

Mule

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
3 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Local photography st

Summary:
First a bit about the reviewer... I shot a lot of 35 mm from the late 70's to late 80's. I shot for a newspaper and college. I took off about 20 years and just re-entered the digital scene.

The Nikon D80 has been a great introduction into digital photography. I originally compared it to the D40x but soon found I wanted a bit more than the introductory camera. The D80 is a great product for the price point. I found most reviewers I researched agreed.

Strengths:
There are enough options to keep the beginner and intermediate pleased. The automatic features will work for those who don't want to learn about aperture, shutter speed, depth of field and other lighting details. However, users should not get intimidated about these terms. Get to know your camera.

The 10 megapixals and sensors generate a strong, clear image.

Invest in the optional Nikon 18-200 VR lens. See if you can purchase the body with this as the included lens. It will be an available option with some dealers. It will be an extra cost over the standard "kit" lens but it is very flexible and creates a wonderful image. You won't be disappointed with this choise.

Weaknesses:
I experienced a few problems with shutter release when the camera failed to grab a photo quickly enough. I have also had some minor problems with getting the image displayed on the camera back but that may be related to times when my optional battery pack is attached and one battery is almost drained.

I would consider moving up to the D200 or D300 to take advantage of faster frames per second for sports photograpy. However for most users the 3 or so frames per second you get with the D80 should be sufficient.

The other reason for upgrading may be the camera body is solid but I wonder if the professional version would hold up to heavy abuse.

Similar Products Used:
35 mm film cameras