difference between d40x and d80? does anyone know the difference between the d40x and the d80?
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One of the most important differences is the auto focus motor location. The D40X does not have an auto focus motor in the body of the camera. Therefore, you must buy the very pricey lenses with an auto focus built into the lense itself. The body of the D80 has an auto focus motor built right into the camera body. Also, the D80 usually comes with a 18-135 lense instead of a 18-55 that the D40X has. I hope this helps! :-)
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Do these work with D800? I have them on a D90 and just got a D800. For $32 I can get the other model but if they still work even better?
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I have a D800 and it works great. The lens is very clear and focus is great.
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I came to this camera from a D90. Ive only had a few moments to work with it, but the pictures I have so far blow the D90 away in terms of overall IQ.This camera will also expose flaws in your shooting technique which is a possible explanation for many of the complaints.Now, as far as the "comparison" to the D700 goes, you just simply can not compare the two as they are two entirely different imaging systems.
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I do. I upgraded from the D90 and I don't regret it for a second. I didn't want to spend the money on a D800 but I wanted a full frame DSLR. The ISO is great on this camera and puts my D90 to shame.
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I recently had a very long talk with a rep from Nikon. He said that there is no new replacement for the D80 yet in the pipeline. Can not verify that this is the truth, but he usually is honest about this sort of thing.
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Hello Sam, I think the answer is yes. The D90 is essentially a D80 but with a few more features, e.g. LiveView, different LCD display and I don't believe there is any difference in the mount or crop format. I would double check this with a camera shop since I am a novice.
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Hi Colleen I never had a D3100 so kind of hard to make the comparison. I had a D200 and the switch to the D600 was very noticeable especially in lower light conditions. Sorry couldn't help more.
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http://www.flickr.com/groups/d40slr/discuss/72157602509321717/?search=sigma+vs.+nikon i know it's been a while but that may give some insight. i have the sigma version and it's great value for the price paid.
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I would also like to know if there is a lens for the D40x that is similar to the Nikon AF f1.8. I thought it would be OK to focus this lens myself but it seems in low light I can't see well enough to focus the lens. Now I'm sorry I bought it because I can't use it for what I intended. It does take nice landscape photos but there is no focusing to worry about at infinity.
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I know this is really late to be responding to this. But I just called Nikon and they said that it doesn't. The only remote that works with the Nikon D40 is the crappy wireless ML-L3 model. Looks like I should have sprung the extra money for the D80. Its something about having the necessary port to actually plug it in.
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Its interesting that you should ask. I have a friend who owns a D800 and has both DX and Full Frame lenses. He says his DX lenses work just fine on the camera automatically (no adjustment). I would think that the D600 does the same. The only thing I'm not sure of is the effective pixel reduction (if any) because a smaller amount of the sensor is being exposed. NIKON must have some literature on this and I've found that Thom Hogan ("ByThom") is really good at responding to questions like this. I have used this lens for a couple of years now and it produces spectacular images on my D300. The question is whether you are willing to sacrifice the effective range with the crop factor that would still happen regardless of whether the camera you are using is full frame or DX -- that is the effective DX range is 16.5-24. You could just buy one of the other excellent 12-24 lenses out there and have the full frame wide field. But those are a lot more expensive and as Rockwell has pointed out, this is the sharpest lens in its class and having used it for some time, I think he's right.
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The A-700 is one year newer than the D-80, it's 12 megapixels to the D-80's 10 MP. The A-700 uses a CMOS, the Nikon uses a CCD. CMOS uses less battery power and usually gives better low-light, long exposure (night) photos with less noise than CCD sensors. The A-700 has the new 900K pixel LCD screen, the D-80 has the older 230K pixel LCD. The list of differences is too long to detail out here, read up on the cameras at DPReview. The most fundamental difference of course if the lens mount. As it's always been since the beginning of D-SLR's, people who already have a collection of SLR film camera lenses for a particular brand will probably buy whatever digital camera body will accept the lenses they already have; People who own a collection of Minolta MD and "A" mount lenses will probably at least consider the Sony A-100 or A-700 cameras before they would start from scratch by switching to Nikon, Olympus, Canon or Pentax. There are lots of old Minolta Rokkor MD mount "prime" lenses out there that were made with very high quality glass; these can be used (with manual focus and exposure) on the Sony A-100 and A-700 by adding a simple $35 adapter ring to the lens mount. Canon owners who already have a bunch of "L" series lenses are for-sure going to buy a Canon D-40 or 400. If you already own Nikon-mount lenses, you will probably want to consider the new Nikon D-300. It looks similar in specs to the Sony A-700 and probably uses the exact same sensor (it's a 12 MP CMOS). Or, there's the D-80 which is probably going to be $400~$500 less than the D-300.
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thanks Emily,Your reply made it clear to me. I had this problem where I was a total newbie to DSLR photography and finaly deciding to buy the D40 as everyone said it is easy to use for a starter.however, I later found my self so in love with photography and I wanted to go further... I started to take photography classes and when I reached to level 2 I found my self lacking the regular features a normal DSLR usually have such as the inquires I mentioned in my previous question.Now I need to upgrade, and I thought to what this new D60 might have!a D80 is a better solution indeed. thanks Emily,Your reply made it clear to me. I had this problem where I was a total newbie to DSLR photography and finaly deciding to buy the D40 as everyone said it is easy to use for a starter.however, I later found my self so in love with photography and I wanted to go further... I started to take photography classes and when I reached to level 2 I found my self lacking the regular features a normal DSLR usually have such as the inquires I mentioned in my previous question.Now I need to upgrade, and I thought to what this new D60 might... » Read More thanks Emily,Your reply made it clear to me. I had this problem where I was a total newbie to DSLR photography and finaly deciding to buy the D40 as everyone said it is easy to use for a starter.however, I later found my self so in love with photography and I wanted to go further... I started to take photography classes and when I reached to level 2 I found my self lacking the regular features a normal DSLR usually have such as the inquires I mentioned in my previous question.Now I need to upgrade, and I thought to what this new D60 might have!a D80 is a better solution indeed. « Show Less
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Dust is an issue if you plan to change lense often. I have a XTi, despite the dust cleaning system I don't plan to remove the lens much. Dust is a real problem for digital as the camera back never gets replaced unlike film.Also, D80 is $200 more than XTi. Nikon lenses are usually more expensive. Quality wise, i think, they are fairly equivalent. Your skills will probably make more difference than the equipment.
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D40; better built. takes very good pictures. canon is too plasticky; higher-end canons are very good; but in this price range, Nikon is better; but this is a personal opinion.
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In every comparison, you have a couple of considerations. I recently shot with the SONY RX100, and was really impressed with its performance. The images are very nice, low noise, fast focus, and of course, it is small. The image on the D800 is amazing. You have a ton of functions to play with, but what stands out is the image quality that is superb. In short, if you want a small camera for travelling, today my favorite is the SONY RX100. If you want a professional grade interchangeable lens camera, you can't go wrong with the D800.