My D70 is working just fine--Why do I want the D80

Let me know what you think.

It doesn't eliminate PS, but it has features not available in PS, let alone ACR.

Also, keep in mind if you use NX, all "in camera" adjustments are applied. I have found the RAW images to be much closer right from the beginning.

Dandrewk said:

Let me know what you think.

It doesn't eliminate PS, but it has features not available in PS,
let alone ACR.

Also, keep in mind if you use NX, all "in camera" adjustments are
applied. I have found the RAW images to be much closer right from
the beginning.

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I have it downloaded, but haven't installed it yet. I'm shooting a wedding this weekend and I'm trying to get prepaired for that. Then I will play around with it and see what I think.

I figured NX will use in camera adjustments, but NC does too right?

Thanks,

Mark
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Church Event Photographer

Full time auto tech, part time photographer. Just wished it were the other way around. Mark Thompson/MTT
Louisville, KY. USA

http://mtt.smugmug.com/

It should, as it uses D200 AF module. But then again, if you are happy with number of good, sharp photos you get from D70...

SlipKid said:

My D70 works great for me, I take mostly sports shots using the
70-200VR. Will the D80 focus faster then my D70? The larger image
size will help with croping images, but how much. Maybe its just a
case of camers lust, I think I might wait a few years for the next
great thing.

Regards
Steve
' http://slipkid.smugmug.com '

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It sure is tempting to get the latest and greatest, but in the cold light of day I had to ask myself: will the D80 really make me take better pictures? Probably not. Perhaps the extra focus points would be useful, since I find framing with the D70 quite limiting sometimes with a moving subject. Perhaps the red channel histogram / highlights warning would be useful because that's the channel that seems to blow first, and sometimes I hold back on exposure to protect the red channel when perhaps I needn't.

Other than that, I couldn't really find much to recommend it. Many speak of the bigger viewfinder -- well OK but I don't focus using the viewfinder anyway (although maybe I don't know what I'm missing). The extra megapixels... well it's not much.

Then there's the SD-only issue -- I'd rather make more use of my existing outlay on CF cards. And I like the size of the D70 -- the D80 looks a little stunted in comparison. (If it weren't for these two factors, I may well have fallen for it.)

It has been a useful evaluation process to go through, and my wallet likes the decision I've made (except that I spent the saving on more Nikon glass

Mike

Yes, although there is some discussion as to what adjustments (if any) NX applies to NEF files.

Camera lust.
Suffered from this when D80 preview popped up.
But sitting quiet and thinking... It won't be making me a better photographer.
So, no D80 for now, at least.

Think also this: the first samples may have problems, as others said before, let make the nerds do the beta testing!

For me, I will probably buy the D80s, for now I will save for some serious glass... this may make a difference and I can carry them onto next body!

If you move from 6 mpixels to 10 mp, does it allow you to crop 40% of your image and retain the same pixel quality you'd have on a 6mp camera?

AlbieSky said:

My D70 is fine but I've got camera lust. My D80 has shipped from
Ritz Camera. I just don't know what to do with the D70. It's not
the D70s. I probably won't get more than $300-400 for it. I could
use it as a 'backup' but honestly it would probably just sit in my
camera bag. It's the same dilemma about the 17-70 lens. It just
sits in my bag. I probably won't get more than $150 for it.

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sell it to me...lol
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - ' Wow! What a ride!'

....advertising is extremely powerful at making us believe we need things we really don't "need".

I'm a young guy. And, I remember when we manually focused, shot film , and a fast motor drive was 4 fps. I got just as many good shots then.

Now, we've been driven to believe that we all need ultra-fast everything, including eight frames per second. I'm glad we have all the new technology....it does make life easier. But, the impact images today have on the viewer is no different than in the past. There were just as many powerful images shot 30 or 50 years ago. So, I try not to get too caught up in it. I focus on composition and light to improve my images.

I see the majority of new and amateur photographers buying way too much camera for their skill levels, instead of focusing on the necessities of powerful images.