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Re: Take Your Best Shot!
The basic improvements of the D80 over the D70 are:
10 mp vs 6 mp
2.5 inch lcd vs 1.8/2.0, double resolution and 170 deg viewing angle as well
11 point autofocus vs 5
vastly superior viewfinder. 0.94x vs ? (it was a peeve of the old camera for me)
My D70 died an unfortunate death involving fluid so I needed to replace it. In fact I went with a D50 in the interim before the D80 came out, there's not much wrong with the D50 but I did want the extra features (larger lcd and viewfinder for ensuring focus and more resolution for when you get that really good photo).
The digital SLR market is getting to be a bit like computers, there's a very capable bunch of cameras that aren't cutting edge any more, the D50's a great example. Clearly a D80's not twice as good, and a D200 certainly isn't 4 times as good! If you're interested buy a good lense and a D50 and upgrade the body as needed(if ever) later. The inexpensive Canon offerings are crippled in my opinion and the new Sony is terrible in terms of image quality (pardon the apparent bias).
The basic improvements of the D80 over the D70 are:
10 mp vs 6 mp
2.5 inch lcd vs 1.8/2.0, double resolution and 170 deg viewing angle as well
11 point autofocus vs 5
vastly superior viewfinder. 0.94x vs ? (it was a peeve of the old camera for me)
My D70 died an unfortunate death involving fluid so I needed to replace it. In fact I went with a D50 in the interim before the D80 came out, there's not much wrong with the D50 but I did want the extra features (larger lcd and viewfinder for ensuring focus and more resolution for when you get that really good photo).
The digital SLR market is getting to be a bit like computers, there's a very capable bunch of cameras that aren't cutting edge any more, the D50's a great example. Clearly a D80's not twice as good, and a D200 certainly isn't 4 times as good! If you're interested buy a good lense and a D50 and upgrade the body as needed(if ever) later. The inexpensive Canon offerings are crippled in my opinion and the new Sony is terrible in terms of image quality (pardon the apparent bias).
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