F80 or F90 ???

[Cheesecake]

You can't fully utilise G-lenses on the F90x except in P and S modes, this is bec it doesn't have that stupid index finger dial that only girlymen use. Real men use the apeture ring on their lenses.

agreed. :bsmilie:

 

[Tetrode]

The F90x is also the first to introduce the usage of the D-chip or Distance chip.. now giving something called 3D Metering.. its remarkable user friendlyness allows you to pick up the cam.. start shooting without even reading the manual...

Just a friendly correction on this, it wasn't the introduction of F90x but the F90 that Nikon launched 3D metering with.

So yes.. the F90x is good in all aspects.. but to be honest.. it is old.. it is lagging.. ...

How is it lagging? In AF? The latest gadgetry, perhaps, but in real world terms, how does this hamper one's photography? It helped one take great pictures when it was first launched 10 yrs ago and it still does so today.I say, don't get caught up with the technological one upmanship game.

The camera still works and it works well, it has enough gadgets to keep a myopic geek happy for a long while and robust enough to stay the course. Actually, the less gadgetry the newbie has to contend with, the faster he will learn the important basics. Bec he has less chaff to wade through.

I would say that if you wanted something close to the F90x.. get yourself the F100.. ...

The F100 can't be bought for less than $1000 unless you find one in really crummy shape. The F90x at $450 to $650(mint in box) is a bargain in relation to it. VR is still a crutch whether it's cheap or no.

Useful it might be in some applications but in real world terms is it necessary?Photographers didn't have it for 100yrs and they managed to take good photographs. Albeit in some instances (nature) it has not been as convenient as if they had VR - but they still managed to churn out great works. But there will not many instances that VR is needed and where other means like a tripod can't be employed.

and if you were considering the F80 (if you already didnt own a Nikon system).. honestly the EOS33/30 + BP300 (incidently comes with a vertical shutter release) is a way better cam then the F80...

I wholeheartedly agree with gadrian on this point. If you're going for technical wizardry at a affordable cost and if you haven't yet invested heavily in Nikon paraphernalia- go with the Canon EOS30.

You get your technology fix with IS (Canon's version of VR) and USM(AFS) at a slightly lower cost.

 

[smallaperture]

If you look at all the dSLRs with Nikon mount, they are more or less based on the F80. Why? Becos this is the most suitable camera to convert to digital. This is a camera that has got everything a serious amateur need for his photo need.

So far, the only thing that I find is lacking in the F80 is the SLOW sync speed of 1/125s, which is somewhat slow if you want to do fill-flash in bright daylight. You can overcome it by using a more powerful ext flash. The new D70 has got an electronic flash sync speed of 1/500, so no problem. In any case, the tiny built-in flash is mostly useless except for some snapshots, not for any serious.

And if you're a sports photog, then, this one is somewhat slow, but the F90 ain't that much better either. Got to go for the F100, but then, the budget!