Nikon D80 D40

[Over59]

I borrowed a friends D70 and tried it with my lenses, Nikon and Sigma. Seems to work fine. The thing is complicated as hell.

[Steve & Susan]

Santa brought my wife a new D-80 with a Tamron 28-300 zoom lens and a 4 gb memory card - she LOVES it!

(He brought me a Beretta AL391 Urika Trap model with a 30" barrel and I LOVE it!)

Best of luck!

[Over59]

So.. my AF lenses work on the D80 but not the D40. Looking like a D80 purchase. The extension of the Focal Length is a real kick in the pants. My 25MM essentially becomes a 37.5mm. For 18mm wide angle I'll need a 12mm? Now you are talking big money. Of course the fact that my 200mm zoom is now a 300mm zoom doesn't particularly bother me.
Anyone having exposure issues with the D80?

[Boondocker]

Originally Posted by Over59

Anyone having exposure issues with the D80?

You probally already know about this place, but just in case you dont: nikoncafe.com . Good people and in my opinion some of the most informed opinion on photography in general and Nikons in particualar that you will find.

[dufferin]

I work with Nikon since I started photograhy, for 35mm other brands for medium format.
When I had to switch to digital I kept goin with Nikon. Even if the size sensor was smaller than the 35mm film, crop about 1.5 as already stated.
But I have to say that Canon offers a better images quality (other the fact that they are so far the only one to offer a real 24x36mm sensor (1DsMark II at 8000$ and 5D at 3000$)).
When I talk about quality it is mostly about highlight and shadow and noise at high iso. Better dynamique range.
you should check Luminous Landscape Forum (Powered by Invision Power Board)
I think this a really good forum. I compare it to this one. Most of the members are pros.
Also dpreview.com provide really good review.
If you have any question regarding digital capture, process, just ask.

[Jacob D.]

You do need a 12mm for the equivalent of 18mm with film, but I think because of the smaller sensor, if you buy a digital-only 12mm lens it'll be smaller and cheaper than the equivalent film-usable 12mm. I have a 12-24mm Tokina although to be honest I rarely use it - the 18mm at the bottom of the 18-200mm is wide enough most of the time. I might have to switch it for a real fisheye (10mm or something).