The D80 gives you a decent APSC sensor, interchangeable lenses, good controls and a quality viewfinder for less than $100 or pounds on the used market. This is the model I’d recommend to students, beginners or those on a tight budget who want to learn about photography or try something ...
7/9/08 - Prices updated for Nikon D700 (body only), Nikon D300 (body only), Nikon D80 kit (18-135mm), AF 50mm f/1.8D, AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX, AF-S VR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED DX, AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED, AF-S 14...
There isn't that much difference between the two in their top pro lenses so long as each makes what you need. Both make about the same range of crazy lenses, like tilt-shifts, 24mm f/1.4s and 135mm f/2s. Prices can vary; Canon is sometimes less expensive when you look at pro ...
said for taking two cameras, each with a different-use lens: it's far easier to change from one camera+lens to another when the situation demands a different lens, and not having to expose the internals of your camera to the environment (as you do when swapping lenses) is a major ...
You do realise Leica is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the market and relies almost entirely on Panasonic to make their cameras and Sigma their lenses for them, right? You don't want Nikon to go down that road. Yes, DX is a increasingly a smaller pecentage of the market ...
In simple English for everyone else, unlike camcorders, you can throw backgrounds way out of focus for movies shot on the D90. The slow zoom kit lenses aren't good for this, but pop on a135mm f/2 DCor300mm f/2.8and see what happens. Heck, you now can steal back your Hollywood ne...
When it comes to "Pro Grade" DX format lenses - Fuji seem to have the market almost exclusively to themselves. I consider the availability of a pro grade lenses to be important for any pro grade body of any format. -- hide signature -- ...
AF-S lenses let you grab the focus ring for instant manual focus override. Close Focus7.5 feet (2.3m), not that great for most of the focal range covered. The Canon 100-400 IS focuses closer. The 70 - 300 VR focuses closer still ( 4.9' (1.5m) and the 18 - 200 VR clostest, ...
I only bought this one to archive here; I already have two f/2.8 AI-s 55mm lenses I bought new over the years.For AF and digital cameras, I'd suggest getting the newest 60mm AFD instead. For the D40, you'll want the 60mm AF-S to have autofocus. ...
It was greatly improved optically from the earlier lenses and weighed less than half at 29.3 oz or 830 g! 1977 - 198180-200 mm f/4.5. It was similar to the previous lens, but with only 12 elements in 9 groups gave even better performance. It also had a 52 mm filter and 6' or ...