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| Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $799.95
Buy New: $549.00
You Save: $250.95 (31%)
New (11) Used (13)
Avg. Customer Rating:  251 reviews
Sales Rank: 256
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Resolution: 10.2
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.4 x 3.1
MPN: 25412
Model: 25412
UPC: 018208254125
EAN: 0018208254125
ASIN: B000HGMX5M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding Camera and Lens February 13, 2007
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
This camera perfect for the advanced enthusiast. SLR flexibility, sharp lens, and wonderful image quality are what you can expect. I recommend it highly.
Perfection February 11, 2007
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
The Nikon D80 is an excellent camera. How infrequent a product thrills so much after buying it. Bra-frakking-vo Nikon!
I have been taking photographs all my life and wanted a top quality near-pro digital SLR. I considered the D200, but liked that the D80 shares the most critical features and core imaging system with the D200 *and* adds in the automatic features for when I want to shoot more rapid spontaneous shots. It really is the best of both worlds.
I have used this for a month now and only found a few flaws.
Pros:
-too numerous to mention. -Battery life is incredible
-Color capture is terrific
-Sharpness of image terrific
-Speed of the system to turn on and be ready to capture is lightning fast
-3 shots per second capability. Not the 5 fps of the D200, but c'mon, I am not a war photojournalist. 3fps is fine for me.
Cons
-First, when using the onboard built in flash, its default setting is for TTL-BL, meaning that it tries to match the overall scene-results in some underexposure that needs correcting in photoshop.
-The only other flaw I can find is the availability of some Nikon components. I wanted to add a SB600 flash, this took a few weeks to find in stock. The same is true of some of the Nikon lenses. THis seems to be a problem of Nikon being too popular or a messed up manufacturing system back at HQ. Actually to put on my cynical hat for a moment, my suspicion is that Nikon is restricting some of their new VR lenses to kit lenses for the D200 to keep it from being completely cannibalized by the awesome D80.
You will not regret buying this awesome camera.
As far as D80 vs D200, here is my advice. Go with D80. You cannot hand the D200 to a non-pro and expect them to take decent photos with it, but with the D80 you really could set it to auto and anyone can take great shots. Also, the optics and performance will rival the D200 for much less price. Better to spend the difference in filters and lenses. Bottom line is, D200 is heavier and has less ease of use features. THe extra features it has, you won't use unless you do photography for a living. If thats the case, you probably need the D2X anyway.
 great camera! February 6, 2007
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
this is a great camera! i'll be honest, i did alot of research and did find that certain comparable models made by cannon have a little more crispness when all the way zoomed in on the digital image, but personally, i trust nikon as a brand more than cannon. mostly its because the nikon uses the standard F-mount, so even my nearly 30 year old pro lenses that were originally purchased to work on a nikon f2 WORK with this camera! yes, they dont auto-focus or use all the built-in features of the newer computerized lenses, but they work manually as they did on my f2. cannon is only apparently compatible with the newer computerized AF lenses.
in the end, i hightly recommend this camera. however, if you have a bunch of AF cannon lenses already, you're probably not reading this. :D
I will never purchase any product from Adorama again!! February 5, 2007
16 out of 29 found this review helpful
The camera came with a problem and I tried to solve the issue with Adorama (seller) and had a horrible experience. I am now dealing with Nikon and their customer service is extremely better.
the best compromise January 24, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
This camera is, in my opinion, the best Nikon compromise just now between high performance and price. It is not a professional camera, but has on-board electronics that are virtually of professional level. The quality of the pictures is superb, and the camera is extremely versatile: one can just aim and shoot, without any worry for complicated settings, but one can also fully personalize the camera to his or her own wishes if one likes.
The lens is also very good, and covers most of the everyday needs of an amateur photographer.
I am very satisfied indeed with it!
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