Nikon D80 vs. Nikon D200

the guy at wolf camrea broke it down 4 me but cant really word it like he did
http://www.nikondigital.com/main.html
i think they do a compare on the nikon site

 

Some quick differences.

I use a D200.


D80 isnt 5 frames per second
D80 is plastic while 200 is magnesium alloy
D80 isnt as weather proof as the D200
D80 does not support fp mode for flash
D80 uses SD cards and not CF like the D200
D80 does not have 4 customizable setting banks like the D200
D80 lacks MLU makes it pretty much useless for macro and long lens work.



Lower end/ entry DSLRs are cameras you grow out of, and high end DSLR pro level cameras are cameras you grow into.


http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80/vs-d200.htm

This quote sums it up though

"the D200 is solid, heavy and mostly metal. The D80 is plastic like the D70s. My D200 is a solid tool while the D80 is a very high quality toy. "

 

In the long run Id say so. However, it just depends on how serious you plan on getting into photography. If I was planning on staying out the business and doing it strictly as a hobby, a D70 would have been fine for me.

Now you might want to consider purchasing a D70 and using the extra money for a nice lens rather than a kit lens.

 

The D70 kit lens is pretty good as opposed to the D50 kit lens which is not.

http://www.bythom.com/1870lens.htm

Also, don't discount the D50 body. http://www.bythom.com/D50REVIEW.htm

 

Both the 18-55 and 18-70 kit lens are excellent lenses. Both are very sharp.

However most places such as wolf provide Quantaray in house type lenses which suck hardcore.

The D50 is something you will definitly get tired of within a year of shooting.

 

Isn't the 18-70 the one with horrendous barrel distortion?

 

From what Ive seen it isnt too bad, but depending on the body used it could get worse. The 18-55 on the D50 I used to own wasnt bad, but slapping it on the 200, it was very noticeable at 18mm.