D80 Review By -Joseph-
Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-135mm AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
By now you already know my passion for photography and related equipment after the first exciting encounter with the Nikon Nikkor lens certainly could not resist the uncontrolled desire to know and test the new Nikon D80, a digital SLR that would fall within the midrange market, but for some its characteristics (including the sensor 10 Mpxl) is safe, semi-professional.
The Nikon D80 is a small camera, its dimensions slightly exceed those of the earlier model of the Nikon (the D50), certainly send an instant sense of solidity, the handle is well shaped, long enough, it offers the opportunity to support good all 5 fingers, hard rubber that covers it offers considerable estate, and also is used also in the back, to allow better grip even in the palm of your hand.
The machine is equipped with two rings, the program provides more than the Auto mode and PASM, 6 additional scenes pre-set.
At the top near the shutter button is located selector switch.
In front we see two buttons: the Function key and one for pre-visualization of depth of field.
Excellent noise management, is the high sensitivity setting of between 100 and 1600 ISO.
We also have arrangements Hi 0.3, 0.7 and Hi Hi 1, which allow you to arrive at 3200 ISO.
And ‘of course possible to completely exclude the resolution of noise filter, set to Off, it’s totally low as not to disturb even at 800 ISO.
The D80 uses Secure Digital memory certainly smaller than Compact Flash.
The shutter is a vertical scroll with shutter speeds ranging from 1 / 4000 s at 30 seconds, the timer is available has time varying from 2,5,10 or 20 seconds, pretty slow shutter function which raises the mirror some instant before the shutter, this to reduce the effects of vibration.
With the power of the processor chip can access the new menu called “tweaks” that allows various operations on images already in the machine, how to fix red eye, make the image monochrome, apply a filter, cut, stack and create thumbnails, all this creates a copy of the original file.
Look through the viewfinder of the D80 is a real fun, it is quite large bright far “tunnel effect”.
The focus is with the points, which of course can be used alone or in WIDE mode areas, set by which the center cross sensor becomes sensitive to a broader area.
The D80 is nice to use, offering excellent performance is full of useful new functions.
Certainly a camera that I recommend to anyone especially to those who want to move from amateur photography to the semi.
But if you want the truth and the truth, I continue to love in a shameful and unscrupulous Canon, Nikon I think that compared to the more manageable and easier to use.
prices : $1,999
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