Linda Knapp from the Seattle Times recently wrote an article titled “Nikon’s D80 wins over one more shutterbug” that compares the 70-300mm lens on the Nikon D80 camera with her previously owned D70. Here’re some interesting comments from the article:
“The D80 has 10.2 megapixels, compared with the 6.1 megapixels on my D70s. That’s a significant difference, and it enables the newer camera to gather a lot more image information when capturing the shot. That’s good. But. … All those extra megapixels take up significantly more space on a hard drive.
Good thing I’ve already switched to saving my RAW and TIFF image files on an external hard drive rather than on my Mac’s internal hard drive, which is filling up.
According to Nikon, the D80 also features a high-resolution 12-bit image-processing engine, faster startup (.18 seconds) and faster shutter response (80ms).
It can take up to 2,700 images per battery charge (with the Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium Ion rechargeable battery). It has a more sophisticated metering system and a larger 2.5-inch LCD view screen with wide-angle viewing.
…Again, I’m successful shooting in low light because I shoot in RAW, which enables me to increase the exposure later, in Photoshop, without adding noise.”
Website : Nikon’s D80 wins over one more shutterbug from Seattle Times
