Nikon D80 10mp

[Glen]

Look at the image properties, from Nikon

[obzelite]

Look at the image properties, from Nikon

good work, thats gunna get some one sacked

[Glen]

http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/nj ... back_L.jpg






http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/nj ... _top_L.jpg






http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/nj ... ront_L.jpg

[Glen]

Simon,

probably another fake leak, but the photos are definitely hosted in the right spot Now if only the rumour I heard about it being A$999 is true...

[gooseberry]

Images are gone already - did you manage to save them ?

[gooseberry]

Looks like somebody else saved it...

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Co ... MIKL&O=149

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Co ... MIKL&O=150

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Co ... MIKL&O=152

[Glen]

Gooseberry just cleared my cache, still there for me and the links still work for me, yes I have them saved

[Glen]

Gooseberry, just tried another PC, works on there too, maybe your government is restricting you from looking at nude cameras?

[gooseberry]

Gooseberry, just tried another PC, works on there too, maybe your government is restricting you from looking at nude cameras?

maybe... but I'm getting a 404 not found from the server.

Anyway, looking at the back photo - looks like the thing is using SD cards - bleah.

[Glen]

I thought that too, wont please the guys who just went long on 4gb cf cards

[obzelite]

I thought that too, wont please the guys who just went long on 4gb cf cards

but it does deter a whole bunch of people dumping cheap d70's on the market and upgrading. while the point and shooters will see it as a bonus. unless of course u only have one card.

[gstark]

Glen's link isn't working

[Glen]

I am having trouble also now, maybe server overload, maybe they have had enough hits?

[Nnnnsic]

Seems like a D80 is on the cards...

EDIT: ...and possibly a D30...

[Glen]

Well found Leigh

[Paul]

Well if it takes SD cards then thats a step backwards in my view, apart from the 10.2 sensor there's nothing to excite the orig D70 owners.
Great if your buying your 1st DSLR, not so for existing users as you would want to upgrade to the D200 or higher.
Great find Glen!

[skyva]

Looks good, although the interest for me will be whether they take the opportunity to launch a new lens at the same time. What is the kit lens shown in the photos? It doesn't look like the 18-70mm.
I like cf cards, although the pins can be bent easily, which is why the pro I know downloads from the camera rather than swapping cards if he can avoid it. I can't see why you cannot have two sd slots so you can write faster and swap on the go.
The new sd card format (SDHC?) will be painful for a while as there will be compatibilty problems with some devices, causing people to lose data as they swap from one device to another.

[Antsl]

Have a look here....

http://www.pbase.com/dlcmh/nikon_d80_sneak_pictures

Looks like a scaled up D70 but with an SD slot... my guess is that they do not want serious photographers buying this camera as a backup to their D200.

[admajic]

Looks like to me like a mix between a D50 and a D70. Has a similar layout to the D50. Id prob look at a D200 as a better upgrade. But who knows. Wonder what lense is on it, too.

Adam

[MATT]

looks OK, have to wait on a price point, but at this stage, for me, I think a D200 would be a better upgrade path.

The SD Slot would be a major distraction, after investing in CF Cards ..


But lets wait for a review and a few pics.



MATT

[Hyena]

Now if only the rumour I heard about it being A$999 is true...

Don't say that after I just paid close to that for a 2nd hand D70!!

[sirhc55]

A D70 dressed up with magapixels - got to love marketing

[Glen]

Now if only the rumour I heard about it being A$999 is true...

Don't say that after I just paid close to that for a 2nd hand D70!!

Hyena,
Look at it as you getting a D70 for half what soemeone paid a year or so ago



Chris,
I heard it is a half price D200 with SD instead. D200 to drag the easy money out of the early adopters, then the D80 when the pencil needs to get a bit sharper for the laymen

[Steffen]

Has anyone ID'd that lens yet?

Cheers
Steffen.

[Nnnnsic]

The lens looks cheap.

Possibly an 18-55 or a 55-200?

This camera feels like it's an upgrade path for a D50, not a D70.

[Nnnnsic]

I like cf cards, although the pins can be bent easily, which is why the pro I know downloads from the camera rather than swapping cards if he can avoid it.

Wow. You'd have to really be careless to find a way to bend the pins on a CF slot... it isn't that hard to swap CF cards in and out quickly...

[seedyrom]

Bugger eh?, I just bought another 1Gb SD card for my P&S ... then 5 days later bought a D70.

That was a week or so ago

What a waste. I'd have waited for this if I'd known ... Ahwell .. .thats the usual story of purchasing IT/computer/camera equipment

[gooseberry]

Has anyone ID'd that lens yet?

Cheers
Steffen.

Looks like a different lens - seems to have a 3 digit number in the focal length, so something like an 18-xxx - but it's not the 18-200 VR.

[obzelite]

well the side by side pics make me feel better about the d200 i havent got yet.
makes the d80 looks very d50ish

[Glen]

Simon, are you getting the D200 or D200S?

[pharmer]

well the side by side pics make me feel better about the d200 i havent got yet.
makes the d80 looks very d50ish

D200 is the right choice if you want all the features possible

In my opinon:

The D80 will NOT have the following features:
CAM1000 autofocus
multiple exposure, interval exposure
Group/Dynamic autofocus
Custom image banks
Weather/Dust sealing
Vertical grip
Highspeed flash sync (1/8000) with SB600/800

Other downsides include:

RAW speed limited
Possible higher ISO noise (using same 2 channel CCD as the Sony A100)
SD cards (smaller, easier to lose and break (IMO))

I think there will be a new 18-70mm VR kit lens as well

[obzelite]

Simon, are you getting the D200 or D200S?

i've got white marker, so mines gunna be a S.
and anyone who questions it will find a 300mm lens is not the ideal lens for a colonoscopy

[shaunus]

after seeing that im getting a d200 eventually

[obzelite]

after seeing that im getting a d200 eventually

my eventually is hopefully this week.

the willpower i've used this week to avoid emailing birdy and asking an eta has amazed me.

[Yi-P]

Im waiting for D200's price drop

[admajic]

Im waiting for D200's price drop

I think ill get a flash, some lenses first. Then upgrade in a year or 2 sux not having enough money. Just cause the wife puts a priority on moving to a bigger place

[Onyx]

The rounded-off pop-up flash area more closely resembles a Canon. Yuck. :p

Featurewise, it's nice - eg. looks to have DOF preview as well as a programmable second button, separate AF modes button, two command dials, viewfinder diopter adjust, etc. but IMHO it's a slack decision to go with SD instead of CF. It makes it not really a viable upgrade to D70/s owners, and perhaps that's intentional on Nikon's part - to try and sell more D200s, or it's their implicit admission that it's not that much of an upgrade over the D70 model.

[DStrom]

I agree the SD is a bit of a deal breaker,

but I will still consider it for the improved view finder and larger LCD ...

[Nnnnsic]

I think the SD makes me think that this is more an upgrade path for a D50 user and the D200 is the upgrade path for a current D70 user.

[Steffen]

Who says it's SD? I believe it's memory stick...

Maybe it's not a card slot at all. Maybe the D80 has wi-fi (like the Coolpix P series) and a 60G harddrive?

Cheers
Steffen.

[Onyx]

Maybe it's not a card slot at all. Maybe the D80 has wi-fi (like the Coolpix P series) and a 60G harddrive?

Well that certainly "won't disappoint" - as the marketing campaign states.

[tasadam]

Having waited 6 months for a D200, I don't think I would waste my time on one of these.
Extremely happy with the D200. I mean EXTREMELY!

Besides, on close examination of the front view, who would buy a DSLR that comes with a big dust bunny built in??