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Thinking about upgrading from D80 to D300
If you're the type to get hot under the collar about selling equipment
via newsgrouos, stop reading now. Since there has been interest expressed in several of these groups lately about acquiring lightly-used DSLRs, I thought I'd post this message. I am just as tired of the out-and-out spam on usenet as you are, so I'm sure someone will object to this. I will not re-post it after this one time. I have been using two D80 bodies for less than a year, and neither one has a very high number of shutter activations. They have been transported in a fitted Haliburton and definitely treated with care. I have decided that (A) I really want a D300, and (B) the only way I can justify the expense is by first selling these two D80 bodies. I will make a good deal to one or two buyers via eBay and PayPal, but I'm not giving them away. If nobody on the newsgroups or local prospects who are considering comes through with viable offer(s) I will auction them at USD$750 each/OBO. These are bodies only, with everything that came in the factory boxes, plus a 4GB SD card in each. I can supply not only pictures of the cameras, but sample captures. I was thinking of RAW images of clear blue sky showing the absence of dust & bad pixels, but I'm open to other suggestions as well. Contact via email please. -- "It is the individual alone who is timeless. The individual's hungers, anxieties, dreams, and preoccupations have remained unchanged throughout the millennia." Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) |
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Thinking about upgrading from D80 to D300
Apart from lust for a new toy, and that is your choice and a perfectly
legitimate one, what you propose at this time is not necessarily a rational choice. If the D80 serves your needs, as opposed to the D200, then sit on your wallet a wee bit longer and wait for the D80 version of the D300. Both Nikon and Sony have to recoup the cost of sensor development and this sensor will soon be in lower priced camera bods from Nikon, Pentax, Samsung et alia. Unless you are a very well heeled amateur it is getting harder to justify the dSLR upgrade cycle. Comparing my now ancient D70 to my rapidly aging D80 I cannot say there is a significant difference in image quality, the pixel count is a non issue, but the larger viewfinder of the D80 makes it much more user friendly to my rapidly aging viewing eye. My main complaint about dSLRs is the nearly non-existent tolerance for overexposure. My impression from what I have read is that this does not really change with the D300. Shooting in raw allows one ideally to underexpose to preserve highlight details and amplify midtones and shadows to yield a wider effective exposure range. However noise will creep in the more midtones and shadows are amplified. From what I have read it is not clear to me that the sensor/electronics in the D300 will allow more of this kind of amplification with less noise in what are really underexposed areas. If it/they do I might break down and consider the upgrade to the D80 successor. |
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You got to be kidding Thinking about upgrading from D80 to D300
Nikon D80 bodies, brand new with 2 year warranty are now running around
$600US. Why would anyone want to buy a used one for $175 more?? "Tully" wrote in message ... If you're the type to get hot under the collar about selling equipment via newsgrouos, stop reading now. Since there has been interest expressed in several of these groups lately about acquiring lightly-used DSLRs, I thought I'd post this message. I am just as tired of the out-and-out spam on usenet as you are, so I'm sure someone will object to this. I will not re-post it after this one time. I have been using two D80 bodies for less than a year, and neither one has a very high number of shutter activations. They have been transported in a fitted Haliburton and definitely treated with care. I have decided that (A) I really want a D300, and (B) the only way I can justify the expense is by first selling these two D80 bodies. I will make a good deal to one or two buyers via eBay and PayPal, but I'm not giving them away. If nobody on the newsgroups or local prospects who are considering comes through with viable offer(s) I will auction them at USD$750 each/OBO. These are bodies only, with everything that came in the factory boxes, plus a 4GB SD card in each. I can supply not only pictures of the cameras, but sample captures. I was thinking of RAW images of clear blue sky showing the absence of dust & bad pixels, but I'm open to other suggestions as well. Contact via email please. -- "It is the individual alone who is timeless. The individual's hungers, anxieties, dreams, and preoccupations have remained unchanged throughout the millennia." Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) |
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