D80
15 August 2006
Filed under Photography, Technology, Text
Nikon has just announced the D80, a successor to the marvellous D70, which I own. I probably won’t be racing out to buy one, despite the consumer lust / blood pumping in my temples, because I’m frankly trying to be more sensible about these types of things, but it’s got a couple of exciting new features on top of the increased (10MP) resolution. The first is a new minimum ISO of 100 - about bloody time - and the other is capacity for shooting multiple exposures. (Stay tuned for the inevitable Flickr pool, ‘D80 Multi-exposures’). Be still, my beating heart.
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Views from the Floor
Tom says:
Eek. That is one sexy camera.
Steve says:
I too was interested in the D80 until they made it SD-HC storage only. Replacing all my compact flash cards would cost $1000+ so when you factor in that amount it's the same price as the D200.
Virginia says:
That's a good point Steve - I tend to travel with my Powerbook at all times, so I've never really invested heavily in CF cards, but I can see what a pain that is. Are CF cards worth anything on EBay?
Steve says:
No. They tend not to sell at all. If they do it's for chump change.
You raise an interesting question though, given the recent changes to allowable carry-on-luggage items. Does one take a computer and/or camera with them nowadays given that both will need to be checked in? I can't see myself leaving a 17" PB, a $2500 camera and at least two lenses in the care of baggage handlers and under a damaged/lost-items policy that is capped at between $500 and $1000.
Virginia says:
I can't even begin to imagine how much more hateful air travel is going to become. I'm going to start taking the boat.
kate says:
When my Mum went to England as a child, it took a month by boat and they got a certificate for crossing the equator. That, and the fact that my Grandpa was the table-tennis mixed doubles champion, makes me think we've really lost something in the age of the airplane.
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