Nikon D 80 (Body Only) Digital Camera

Pros: Compact, lightweight and under $1,000.
Cons: Use of SD instead of CF cards.

To anyone interested in photography, especially DIGITAL imaging, it is quite obvious that the Megapixel War continues and that the two baddest guys on the block, Nikon and Canon continue to do battle. That battle, for the hearts and minds of ...

Pros: Great ergonomics, great image quality!
Cons: No mirror lockup.

I have been a Nikon camera user for a very long time, starting with a Nikon FE (a manual 35 mm body) my father gave me in 1984. The Nikon FE, combined with a Nikon 50 mm f/1.4 lens, served me well until the middle of 2004, when I acquired a Nikon D70 ...

Pros: Durable.  Full of features.  Great quality.
Cons: Not many.  D90 offers more features in about the same camera.

I've had this camera for about a 1 1/2 years and have probably taken thousands of pictures.  I shoot a lot of nature and wildlife; so, I've taken it into some brutal situations and never had any problem with the camera body.  I have taken it on small boats on the ocean with a lot of spray and I've taken it into light rain.  I did have a problem with the auto-focus on a Nikkor lense, but that doesn't really matter here.  This camera offers pretty much everything that most people would ever need.  Although they don't make the D80 anymore, I'm sure the D90 is pretty much the same with just some added features.  I can't imagine that the quality would have decreased for any reason.