Nikon D80

"D200's Little Brother"

I've blogged about the D50 that i have and also the D200 long time ago. Today, somehow, i got hold of a Nikon D80 which is position in between the 50 and 200. OK, the first impression was, look and handles great. The unit i had comes with a 18-135mm lens which i think is kinda cool. DOF is really smooth which is comparable to the 35mm on the D200, though i think the 55-200mm VR that i wanted will be better but it's out of stock, DAMN it. (Bear in mind, my D50 comes with a 18-55mm, so now i want something from 55 onwards though a 18-200mm sounds really great but the $$$$ isn't).

On the back, it looks like the D50 with smaller buttons and also combination of D200. Has some of the 200 features. Uses a SD card. Like i mentioned, the handling feels good with a balance weight ratio. In the menu, it has the editing options which you can crop and add effects on it, something new that now comes with the D40 and 40x

Final Verdict: D80 feels better than my D50, but still my aim will be the D200