Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens

The camera comes with a Quick-Start guide that makes it incredibly user friendly for the basics. For the many, many advanced features, though, the user manual is a must!

This camera takes beautifully clear pictures and does a great job with anti-redeye. It's weighted nicely and is useable one-handed, if necessary. Only drawback we've found, thus far, is that it doesn't shoot video.

This is a wonderful camera. I am not a professional photographer, but have been taking wildlife and sports photographs since the early '70s (Nikon F2). I still have it...

The D80 is my first foray into digital SLRs (I first bought a Nikon Coolpix to "test the waters" and loved it). I must admit, I put an awful lot of thought into this purchase. Money is, of course, a major consideration. I really want the D300, but this is out of my price range right now. I vacillated between the D80 and the D90, but finally decided that the video feature (which I would NEVER use, the Live View (which I would not use either)and the added 2MP were not worth the additional cost-I would rather transfer that amount of money to lenses. As a result, I went with the D80 body and two lenses-an 18-55mm and a 70-300 VR zoom lenses. All of my photography is handheld because I rarely have time to set up a tripod. I shoot in a completely manual or aperature priority mode and I really, really like the way the D80 responds and the photographs I get. Not least of all, I especially like the way I can change the ISO from photograph to photograph, depending on the range and visual conditions. And finally, I have some very fast Nikon AF lenses that I think will work in the manual mode.

All in all, I am exceptionally pleased with this camera and would recommend it to anyone.

Bought for my wife who does professional color balance work. The quality is there and she is glad to have switched from film. She has had Nikons all her life and is more used to a high level of complexity that I find confusing. It is a rugged camera, and not at all heavy for what it does.We live in the mountains, so the camera is packed in demanding terrains weathers and seasons. The unit behaves flawlessly in the 8 months we have had it.

I bought this camera in 2006 at much higher price, but I am satisfied with it as I took a lot of pictures in the past 2 years.

I recommend users to have a better lens instead of the default lens 18-135 f/3.5~. the picture should be sharp, and you will find the difference easily.

This is my first DSLR and I have been using it extensively for the last 9 months. My last camera was a point-and-shoot Canon, which I also liked, but I realized that I tweaked the manual controls as much as I could with a p&s. I debated between the D80 and the D40. The only real difference for me was the feel of it in my hands--I appreciated the weight and bulk. I also liked that it had an internal autofocus lens drive, in order to drive some older lenses that would otherwise become manual. While not a totally bad thing, the D40 lacked this feature. I've traveled with my camera to Tokyo, India, a few cities in the US and around my neighborhood. Perhaps the fact that I love to frame a shot and look for opportunities wherever I go, my D80 simply lets me take the photograph. It is just a tool that, upon learning some basics, moves out of the way and lets me express myself.

Some technical details: the battery lasts a long time; perhaps 250-400 shots. I bought a second battery, but unless you use the LCD after every shot, you rarely need to change out batteries often. You can get all of your necessary information via a low-power LCD on top of the camera or through the viewfinder. Low light shooting is generally good, as long as you stay under 1000 ISO. 1600 ISO gets a bit grainy, but is decent enough for prints.

The one accessory I recommend is a Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens. It is by far the best value in a light, fast portraiture and all-around lens you can get. It's about $100 or so. No need to think about it.

Since the D90 is out the D80 should be super cheap (by DSLR standards). And it doesn't make this camera any less of a fine photographic tool. Remember, you are the artist.