Should I sell my D80 for a D90

[liquidityzero]

How is the D90's metering improved over the D80? Anybody care to elaborate??
Is it as good as the D300's system?

 

[anarkia]

Bro, it's so obvious. D90 is much more better in technology then D80. If there's anything from D90 that attract you. Why not buy it, if you have spare cash. If not try to sell your D80 first.

 

[Drahc]

W8 for a BO set (body Only) they buy it.

 

[skyline1088]

i used to want a d90.. but decided to head for the d300 as i know it's not going to be long before i eventually upgrade. however, do ask youself this question... budget is one thing... but make sure you try out the d90 and compare it in detail with your d80. like what others have said, the d80 is a very nice camera... though d90 gives u the 12MP and live view, and of course, the HD video... but ask yourself: how often do you use the live view? and how often do you use the HD video? are they that impt to you?

during consideration you might want to take a look at the d300!

 

[h2chng]

I have tried D300 for a month, the metering seems to be better. The D90 should be on par with D200. This is just my personal feel. I have not use a D80, so would not comment.

I agree that if you don't take indoor shoot, then high ISO should not matter much to you. It would not matter too, if you uses flash most of the time. It is only great when you take low lighting environment, for example Christmas lighting, sunset etc. Your background would be sufficiently bright. You might not even need a tripod.

Why don't you just walk down to your nearest camera shop and go feel the D90? go and see and feel for yourself. Must remember to try the "info" button. Press twice to quick select D-lighting, Noise reduction, Picture control, Assign Fn, Assign AE. Very useful. Try setting the Fn to "my menu" too. The D90 also have more editing choice as compared to D300.

I feel the D90 is much user friendly.

Cheers

 

[vajrasattva]

W8 for a BO set (body Only) they buy it.

What's W8? Still new to the language, so learning along the way. Who are the they here? Is a grey set a safe bet for the cheaper dollar?

 

[vajrasattva]

BTW, any thoughts on say just selling the BO of D80 to keep the 18-135mm for the D90 or future use? Is 18-135mm comparable to the 18-105mm VR?

 

[thismarlasinger]

What's W8? Still new to the language, so learning along the way. Who are the they here? Is a grey set a safe bet for the cheaper dollar?

Isn't W8 = wait? I think Anyway, I also think you shld get a d300. d80 to d90 not such a high jump. Plus you got yr d80 last year right?

 

[alextcg]

Got a D80 last year, lens 18-135mm, well kept in dry cabinet. I think warranty is out. Thinking of selling the kit for a D90 Nikon. Wondering if this is a good upgrade.

What kind of price should I be selling D80 kit to be realistic, and is there any trade in for a D90?

One shop in Chinatown selling D90 kit(18-105 VR) for $1600, before negotiation. Good bargain?

hi, which shop, any free gift?

 

[alextcg]

I just got my D90 last week. Paid $1680, it comes with free gifts. Value of free gifts should be about $80 to $100 dollars. So I guess the shop that you asked is reasonable. Do make sure they included the GST, if not try somewhere else.

Anyway, to me the main difference between the D80 and D90 is the sensor. You will have two stop improvement for your ISO. If you take indoor shots more often, it will certainly comes in very handy. Another thing I like about D90 is being able to programe the Fn button to the first item of "my menu". From there you can assess all the functions, WB, ISO, focus etc. All with just one hand. I am not so sure if you can do that with D80.

To upgrade or not to upgrade is a personel choice, the value is within your eyes. You need to know what additional stuff D90 brings to the table, and what you would need to pay for those added feature, with the same amount of money would you also consider the alternatives such as better lens, or other stuff such as phone, endowment plan etc.

It helps if you try to list the added features that you need explicitly, and place a dollar sum over the features. It would be easier to justify to yourself by having the sum of all the benefit out-weighting the cost of the upgrade.

well, that is just my one cent worth of thought.

Cheers

hi

where n who u bought fr? what's the free gifts?

 

[vajrasattva]

hi, which shop, any free gift?

No free gift. The price between $1550 to $1600(pearl centre shops) are grey sets, only international warranty, no local warranty. Is this too risky? Price before gst. The funan centre John 3: 15 selling $1750 I think, inclusive of gst. Local warranty.

 

[blue_quartz]

Actually come and think of it how do you tell local warranty vs "international" warranty? My D90 kit didn't come with a printed warranty card, but I managed to register my D90 successfully on Nikon Club... my power cord is a 2-pin one, and user manual is only in English.

 

[mojoe]

No free gift. The price between $1550 to $1600(pearl centre shops) are grey sets, only international warranty, no local warranty. Is this too risky? Price before gst. The funan centre John 3: 15 selling $1750 I think, inclusive of gst. Local warranty.

look around... Lords already selling $1650 with 4 gb SD card (incl GS) last week.. cash only. If those shops are selling 1550 to 1600 before GST for a grey set, then what's the point? Even John 3:16 at 1750 for a local set is still better.

 

[gymak90]

:nono: Nikon - No bells, no whistles.. Just pure Nikon technology.

Well i agree d-movie is a product of nikon r&d, but my definition of bells & whistles = anything that i do not necessarily need, but is put in the cam anyway. ;p

I have tried D300 for a month, the metering seems to be better. The D90 should be on par with D200. This is just my personal feel. I have not use a D80, so would not comment.

I havent personally tried the D90. The D200 is very accurate on metering. For your comment, does that mean D90 is that accurate too? D80 has issues on slight overexposure. I believe when it comes to metering accuracy, DX0 cams are not as good as DX00 cams.

Why don't you just walk down to your nearest camera shop and go feel the D90? go and see and feel for yourself. Must remember to try the "info" button. Press twice to quick select D-lighting, Noise reduction, Picture control, Assign Fn, Assign AE. Very useful. Try setting the Fn to "my menu" too. The D90 also have more editing choice as compared to D300.

I feel the D90 is much user friendly.

In-camera editing is always very limited. Sometimes it can lead to disastrous results. Furthermore you're changing your original file, meaning the real original shot is lost. Most photographers prefer to use softwares in comps, e.g. photoshop, lightroom to do photo editing rather than depending on in-cam editing.

To all those who are intending to buy the D90:
If you feel your decision is well justified, then by all means go ahead.
I would recommend ppl to wait for a few more months and get more feedback on the product. I saw many D90s during F1 :bsmilie:
*Do not be bothered over free gifts. They are meant to entice customers and distort the real pricing. In reality, the value of the gifts are already included in the cam set. So don't try to estimate the real value of the gifts, then subtract from the set value, and thinking that you've got a good deal. Look for the lowest price will do.

 

[catola1010]

Actually come and think of it how do you tell local warranty vs "international" warranty? My D90 kit didn't come with a printed warranty card, but I managed to register my D90 successfully on Nikon Club... my power cord is a 2-pin one, and user manual is only in English.

Go back to the shop that you buy with your invoice and demand for your printed local warranty card for your Body and worldwide warranty for your Lens. Confirm have for local set.

 

[h2chng]

Just for info, the D90, the on-camera editing function will create another file, the original will not be amended.

On the D90 and D300, there is a feature that you can fine tune the optimal exposure. Meaning you can fine tune the metering to your liking in steps of 1/6. It would be useful for those who like to fine tune the metering.

I totally agree with the free gifts. It is simply a way to entice customer. How can there be any thing that is free, especially in Singapore? Anyway, I sold all the freebies I don't want away, rather than letting it sit on the shelf. Come to think about it, I should have ask for further discount but then don't think that chap has any authority to negotiate. Agree with gymak90, we should price in the freebies and also the effort in clearing them.

Cheers

 

[h2chng]

Go back to the shop that you buy with your invoice and demand for your printed local warranty card for your Body and worldwide warranty for your Lens. Confirm have for local set.

Agree. They should come with the local warranty card.

Alternatively, you can call Nikon service center, and check with them if your set is from Singapore. With the product serial number, they will be able to tell if it is for local market.

I think with the receipt the warrenty is still valid even without the warrenty card. You can check with the Nikon service center if this is true.

Cheers

 

[nikkie]

IMHO for reference, the good reasons to move from your D80 kit to D90 kit are:
1. for the new VR kit lens-the whole package is value for money.
2. the movie mode (for fun only - free feature anyway)
3. the LV (only if your gf or bf still prefers to shoot your cam like a PnS) - others who beg to differ are anyway more serious shooters and they use D300 and above. so they are not in this league.
4. the better battery life - CMOS mah.. but CCD more punchy straight out of the camera. seriously.
... the other reasons are not critical.

 

[bigbird17]

Agree. They should come with the local warranty card.

Alternatively, you can call Nikon service center, and check with them if your set is from Singapore. With the product serial number, they will be able to tell if it is for local market.

I think with the receipt the warrenty is still valid even without the warrenty card. You can check with the Nikon service center if this is true.

Cheers

if i am not mistaken. international warranty only for lenses, for nikon bodies there is only local warranty. that's if you buy from HK la. locally if you buy the body and shop say int warranty unless he gives you the int warraty card i think its bull

 

[whkoh]

IMHO for reference, the good reasons to move from your D80 kit to D90 kit are:
1. for the new VR kit lens-the whole package is value for money.
2. the movie mode (for fun only - free feature anyway)
3. the LV (only if your gf or bf still prefers to shoot your cam like a PnS) - others who beg to differ are anyway more serious shooters and they use D300 and above. so they are not in this league.
4. the better battery life - CMOS mah.. but CCD more punchy straight out of the camera. seriously.
... the other reasons are not critical.

Don't forget the new sensor means two more stops and two more MP, plus there's sensor dust removal, a bigger screen, 3D tracking AF and Face Priority AF, 4.5 FPS, quick settings display and Picture Controls.