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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
I sold my D70... I have lots of Nikon lenses so I will stay with Nikon, but which one... Now the 300 costs twice the 80, but is it worth it? Any reasons you have for picking one over the other would be appreciated! I'm going to have to make a comparison list, and see if the pros outweigh the cons for either choice. thanks! |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
Wolfgang Schmittenhammer wrote:
wrote: I sold my D70... I have lots of Nikon lenses so I will stay with Nikon, but which one... Now the 300 costs twice the 80, but is it worth it? Any reasons you have for picking one over the other would be appreciated! I'm going to have to make a comparison list, and see if the pros outweigh the cons for either choice. thanks! With the question "is it worth it", means you are like most of us, not loaded with money. That is a question only YOU can answer. I am average, so with my opinion and $1.50 you can buy a cup of coffee. I have two D70's, maybe I bought yours on E-bay. A backup for doing weddings. Ah weddings, not all that fun, but pay for the DSLR habit. I will almost surely buy a D300. My reasons, first and most: the color histogram, not just the green channel. I have had to correct way to many shots, relying on the D70 histogram. Second, the larger LCD monitor, better 'chimping'. Can't really understand why I would use the 'LIVE VIEW' but maybe I will. A few on this NG poke fun at Ken Rockwell, but again my opinion, I think he gives good reasons for and against purchasing the D300. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300.htm Also: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/is-it-worth-it.htm |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
On Nov 18, 4:53 am, Wolfgang Schmittenhammer
wrote: I will almost surely buy a D300. My reasons, first and most: the color histogram, not just the green channel. I have had to correct way to many shots, relying on the D70 histogram. Second, the larger LCD monitor, better 'chimping'. Can't really understand why I would use the 'LIVE VIEW' but maybe I will. A few on this NG poke fun at Ken Rockwell, but again my opinion, I think he gives good reasons for and against purchasing the D300.http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300.htm If those are your only reasons, why not a D80? It also has colour histograms and a bigger LCD, and it's a lot cheaper. Or a used D200, for that matter. But the D300 does have better AF (more points and presumably faster, if it's the same as the D3), and I imagine lower noise. And larger buffer than the D80. The live view should be useful for shots from awkward angles (I think it can zoom in for focusing, which is useful for macro, too). As for me, I'll wait for a few more generations to upgrade my D200; live histogram (preferably with real-time indications of over- and under-exposure overlaid in the viewfinder, electronic or optical), an articulated LCD and more than 20 megapixels should do the trick. Since all these (minus the megapixels) can be trivially implemented on EVFs (and currently are, even in older cameras like a minolta z3), I don't think it'll take more than a couple of generations to integrate them into dslrs (or get rid of mirrors and prisms in favour of high- resolution, fast evfs). |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:06:20 -0500, BobF wrote:
I sold my D70... I have lots of Nikon lenses so I will stay with Nikon, but which one... Now the 300 costs twice the 80, but is it worth it? Any reasons you have for picking one over the other would be appreciated! I'm going to have to make a comparison list, and see if the pros outweigh the cons for either choice. thanks! D80 is not in the class of a D300. Consider that the D300 is a replacement for the D200 and what you choose to do with the D80 is entirely irrelevant. Douglas -- If you don't defend your rights... You end up without any! |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
wrote in message news I sold my D70... I have lots of Nikon lenses so I will stay with Nikon, but which one... Now the 300 costs twice the 80, but is it worth it? Any reasons you have for picking one over the other would be appreciated! I'm going to have to make a comparison list, and see if the pros outweigh the cons for either choice. thanks! There is a definitive answer and it is: If you have to ask then you most certainly do not need the D300. Cheers. Pete |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
On 11/18/07 12:19 AM, in article , "Pete D" wrote: wrote in message news I sold my D70... I have lots of Nikon lenses so I will stay with Nikon, but which one... Now the 300 costs twice the 80, but is it worth it? Any reasons you have for picking one over the other would be appreciated! I'm going to have to make a comparison list, and see if the pros outweigh the cons for either choice. thanks! There is a definitive answer and it is: If you have to ask then you most certainly do not need the D300. Cheers. Pete Dpreview listed the CON's for the D80 as the following High sensitivity (ISO) noise levels higher than Canon EOS 400D Noise reduction can be intrusive, although adjustable, more grain-like appearance Default sharpness level perhaps still a little conservative Disappointing automatic white balance performance in incandescent light No RAW adjustment with supplied PictureProject, only simple conversion Limited image parameter adjustment (especially for color saturation) Slower maximum shutter speed (1/4000 vs 1/8000 sec) compared to D70/D70s The price though is about half of the new D300. How bad do you want that extra 2MP and LiveView? Right now Olympus has the best LiveView out there the way their screen revolves around to allow flexible viewing. My suggestion (used to be Nikon user now Canon) go with the D80 it has great feedback scores, they already have the bugs worked out where as the D300 will be like experimental for a little while. Greatest factor to consider is for that extra $900.00 that you would pay for the D300 body you could buy you one killer Lens or two good lens to go with your D80 and that's really worth a lot if you don't have all your lens already. Go for a ultra wide. angle say 10-22mm or maybe a 300+mm lens to supplement your equipment. That's just my opinion which isn't worth as much as a gallon of milk these days. Good Luck. As for me I'm planning to purchase a Full Frame Sensor model to replace my Canon 10D. |
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Should I buy the D80 or wait for the D300?
On 18-Nov-07 09:52:41, Gary Kendrick said
On 11/18/07 12:19 AM, in article , "Pete D" wrote: My suggestion (used to be Nikon user now Canon) go with the D80 it has great feedback scores, they already have the bugs worked out where as the D300 will be like experimental for a little while. Greatest factor to consider is for that extra $900.00 that you would pay for the D300 body you could buy you one killer Lens or two good lens to go with your D80 and that's really worth a lot if you don't have all your lens already. Go for a ultra wide. angle say 10-22mm or maybe a 300+mm lens to supplement your equipment. I'm probably wrong but I had an idea that the D80 needed its own particular lenses for autofocus and stuff. Obviously worth being sure about that. Also didn't the D70 have a better flash synch speed? All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html |
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