Nikon D80

Review Date
June 16, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by
Sivakumar Rajamanickam , Intermediate

Price Paid
$737.00 at Edinburgh, U.K.

Photography Experience
11-20 years , Outdoor

Summary
Nikon D80 is one great piece of DSLR. It takes great pictures at all occasions. I have used this camera for more than a year now and its awesome product. Iam not boosting for Nikon, as i have used Canon, Konica Minolta and Olympus before going for Nikon D80 and i find the D80 has lots of user friendly menus and operations. Its Great Camera for its Price. I would strongly recomend this camera.

Strengths
Good shots and quick response time. Noise free till ISO 800 and after that its usable.
Exposure compensation faults were fixed from the old firmware 1.01 by the latest one 1.10.

Weaknesses
None, as far iam concerned. Iam too personal for Nikon Cameras, as i own D80, L3, L12.

Similar Products Used
Olympus E500, Konica Minolta Dimage Z3, Canon EOS 3000N

Customer Service
Good

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Review Date
April 16, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 5 votes

Reviewed by
photobyjewell@yahoo.com , Expert

Price Paid
$900.00 at Amazon

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Outdoor

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

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Review Date
March 28, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5, 6 votes

Reviewed by
Grandpaw , Intermediate

Price Paid
$799.00 at Beach camera

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

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

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Review Date
March 11, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
johnnykuhn , Intermediate

Price Paid
$1544.00 at Bingo foto, Denmark

Photography Experience
6-10 years , Outdoor

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

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Review Date
November 26, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4 votes

Reviewed by
Mule , Intermediate

Price Paid
$0.00 at Local photography st

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Outdoor

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

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