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Nikon D80 Digital SLR Camera (18-135mm Lens Kit) | 
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| Brand: Nikon
Category: CE
Buy New: £599.00
New (9) Used (1) from £550.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2957
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.6 x 5.4
MPN: D80
Model: D80
UPC: 018208911745
EAN: 0018208911745
ASIN: B000HK3JH4
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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This is an Awesome DSLR! June 6, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
It's about 15 years since I 'gave up' film SLRs...they were big, bulky and heavy and I didn't want to carry them around anymore. Like many, I flirted with a few compact cameras before working my way onto a few digital compacts (Sony, Canon etc).
Now at a different stage of my life (the kids are grown up!) it felt like the time to get back into SLRs once again.
To be honest, technology is now such that it's probably difficult to buy a bad DSLR...try some out...they all have fantastic features that put my old film camera to shame. I have however always hankered after a Nikon...cue the D80.
Initially somewhat daunted by the many features available on the D80, I have spent an enjoyable time getting back into SLR cameras again with the D80 - it's more compact than my old beasts and an awful lot more capable. If you're unsure, drop into 'Auto' mode initially and the camera will do everything for you, other than compose and zoom - you'll get good results this way. Natural curiosity however will soon have you exploring the Programme, Aperture and Shutter priority modes, plus the auto-bracketing, excellent exposure compensation modes and even in-camera editing facilities. Fancy everything in Manual mode?...not a problem, go for it.
When handling the D80 you will be impressed I'm sure by the feeling of quality and class - not 'plasticky' at all as some modern DSLRs tend to be. The 18-135 kit lens is very good and, again, feels solid and reliable.
The D80 has some very detailed and comprehensive in-camera menus. After a couple of days, they all make sense and you'll soon be whizzing through them. The key thing with the D80 though is that you have bought into the Nikon 'system' - an unrivaled collection of lenses and accessories, all oozing quality and class. Nothing is forever of course, especially in this disposable world, but I do tend to feel that the D80 is definitely a long(er) term investment.
Things to buy with the D80 at the same time...? A lens filter (67mm thread), a decent SD or SDHC card (I bought a 4Gb SDHC card) and a nice padded case/bag. After that, well, the Nikon world is your oyster!
A stunning camera - I'm delighted I bought it.
D80 Simply best for the money May 22, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Have gone thru quite a few different cameras over the last 18 months and finally settled on the D80.
Some reviewers rattle on about all the amazing features that the competion has ie Stabilty,live view and the like.
The D80 gets marked down for not having all this stuff but i think there all missing the point, let me explain why the D80 is the best for the money .
This is what i call a real enthuiasts Dslr, build quality is simply superb ,looks fantasic and handles great with a very usefull Info LCD on top as well.
But the main plus is it takes AMAZING images fullstop ! it made an olympus Dslr i had prev seem like a compact in comparision ,thats the one with the bells and whistles i mentioned earlier !
This is not an entry level camera ,a comment i hate by the way so you are def a step ahead of the mass competion for hardly any more money, and remember D80 has it,s own internal focusing motor so takes every lens ever.
Many features are shared with the D200 as well, and the viewfinder is stunning with pentaprism rather then budget pentamirror.
Did i mention 11 point focusing as well .
Buy this camera and you won,t go wrong and forget about the new obsession with live view , do you really want to look like all those people standing around with cameras at arms length frowning away !
Viewfinders are for composing properly and if you don,t agree buy a compact or such like and get all the silly gimmics you,ll never need.
The marketing it seems to me is trying to convince us that Dslr,s should be more like compacts bla bla bla, bit like the megapixel race that some people have fallen for as well.
Dust reduction is not a bad thing to have butit,s not the end of the world,99% of the time ive got a very light and compact Sigma 18-200mm lens on anyway which i picked up for 85 on Ebay.
Don,t get me wrong i really like some of the bridge cameras out there but if your looking for a really excellent photographic tool then concentrate on the basics that you really need.
Also notice how after 2 yrs the D80 still commands good money compared when it came out, look at all the other stuff out there (canon excluded) after about a yr they add on more things and the prev one plummets.
Incidently i really respect the canons but the very plasic e feeling bodys just leave me a bit cold and they don,t seem to handle quite so well.
Remember form is Temporary class is permanent !!
BRILLIANT CAMERA March 23, 2008
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I purchased my Nikon D80 last August (2007). I got mine through Whitby's (an independent camera shop where I live). From the very first time I saw this camera. I fell in loive with it. I had been eyeing up the camera for WEEKS and MONTHS, before I actually purchased. Because of the price, I was in two mind whether or not to buy it.
It is a briLliant camera. So easy to use. I have always liked and enjoyed using Nikon SLR (I previously used a Nikon F80). My F80 lenses fit the D80 camera. Which is another reason why I brought this camera.
Apart from me being madly in love with this camera.
You will find it extremely easy to use. The screen on the back is lovely and large to edit the photos.
I haven't found fault with this camera.
If it is your first Digital SLR. I would recommend it highly.
Nikon D80 - wow January 29, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Solid, well designed and high quality build. A good range of lenses and accessories and spectacularly good picture quality. If you have some knowledge of SLR cameras you can pick this camera up and, from the outset, take very good photographs. Learning how to use some of the facilities takes a while of course but this camera is so good you will surprise yourself at the quality of some of your shots. I agonised over which make and model to go for before buying this one. I have no regrets whatsoever and can recommend it completely. A very, very good piece of kit.
Great Camera but think before you buy July 21, 2007
159 out of 171 found this review helpful
I'm fairly new to Photography but have recently upgraded from a Canon S3 IS to the Nikon D80 and am I glad I did so? You bet. The D80 can produce very high quality images, it's sturdy and well built and the controls are very sensibly placed. The rear LCD is of very good quality and a good size and the menu system is easy to use and offers a huge number of options to enable you to set the camera up just how you like it. So if you are an enthusiast then this camera should be on you short list but if you just want to take good pictures without becoming too serious then look at the D40 or D40+.
Hindsight is a great thing and there are a couple of points that I would have taken into account had I known better.
My limited experience of Canon cameras indicates that their images are generally sharper straight out of a camera than that of the D80. Also the saturation of colours straight out of a Canon is more intense than out of the D80. So if in general you want to lessen the editing burden so that you can bang out some great snaps then a Canon may make more sense.
One of the D80s advantages is its low noise levels at high sensitivities so if you are going to take a lot of photos in low light conditions or use the lower price and hence slow telephoto lenses than it may have the edge over competitors.
Any vibration reduction resides within the Nikon lenses and not within the D80 body, whereas for Canon cameras it sits within the camera body. This means that if you intend to buy third party lenses (I have a Sigma 50 -500) then you may get some vibration reduction for free from a Canon but not from a Nikon but please check this before you buy. This smacks of Nikon locking people into buying their lenses.
I am becoming aware that post processing is a great leveller when it comes to quality of images, especially if you shoot in RAW format. Therefore I would now tend to concentrate more on purchase cost, usability, reliability and cost of accessories than 'out of the camera' image quality as I don't think there is much in it. So before you buy the camera body look at the price of the accessories and lenses that you will buy with it, and in the future. Also try to handle the cameras on your short list to see which "feels" right for you.
Finally if you are still unsure if a full Digital SLR is for you then in my opinion my Canon S3 IS digital camera takes as good, if not better Jpeg images straight from the camera (even after playing with the D80's jpeg image quality) and its a third of the price of a standard D80 set up!. Therefore if you're not going to devote a lot of time to editing your images it may be worth considering a super zoom or digital prosumer model. And don't forget you can spend the money you have saved to purchase lens converters to give you more telephoto, macro and wide angle capabilities and all for less than the price of a basic D80 lens and camera bundle.
So in conclusion the D80 is a great camera, however if you require a range of lenses such as wide angle, macro and especially telephoto and you haven't robbed a bank recently then you will probably be looking at third party lenses and it may be that a Canon camera makes more sense. If you already have Nikon lenses then stick with a D80. Otherwise if you think that you may upgrade from the D80 level to a semi pro camera then it is likely that you may want to have the flexibility to choose from a range of manufacturers lenses and hence it could mean again that a Canon with its on board vibration reduction makes sense.
Whatever choice you make if you end up with the D80 you won't be disappointed.
One last piece of advice, some of the online companies are importing kit that does not have a manufacturer's warranty so make sure that if this is the case that you get a warranty from the supplier. Happy snapping.
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