Originally posted by edl jsherman,
Great choice! When I first got into the world of dslr's, the D80 was at the top at my list before I bought the
K10D in January last year. I agree that it handles very nicely and has great AF. Of course, it was nice to get
the K10D for $509 body only compared to the $999 the D80 was going for at the time.
Yeah - at $900+, the D80 never made much sense to me, but at $538, it does.
Quote: I've also played with the D90, D300 and D700 in the past year. I like my K20D, but am very curious about the
D300 for the superb AF. What would be your choice (between the K20D, D300, and D90) if price was not
a consideration?
Probably the D300 - I still love that camera. Well, if price was truly no object,
probably the D700, but I don't know if I need what it has at that price right now.
I'm extremely happy with my K20D as my top camera - I agree with Mike
Johnston - it punches far out of it's weight class.
But the speed & responsiveness and 'pro' feel of that D300 is very sweet.
Originally posted by Alfisti
It feels less solid because it's not a friggin brick. Pentax cameras are too damn heavy and feel 'tipsy' when
shooting one handed. i have the 100D and it's not even close to as comfortable to hold as the D80 IMHO.
I have to disagree - I think all the Pentax DSLRs are very satifying to use and
balance nicely. The D80's not bad either, though.
Quote: Ohhhhhhh boy did that shock me, amazing, really, really taken aback.
Yeah, SR is wonderful stuff.
Here are some more shots:
Grandma's here! (f/2.2, ISO 400, low-light AF)
Here's a close-up with some problems with the highlights, but I was able to
grab the shot exactly when I wanted it (f/2):
Here are some f/1.8 bokeh examples - the Nikkor 50 1.8D has it's own style:
Here are some snaps I didn't miss (ISO 400)
f/2.5 f/2.2