07-24-2007, 04:26 PM
I owned a D70 for two years and now a D80 for the past year. I've taken 30,000 pictures with these cameras. They are wonderful.
I just helped a friend get into the DSLR scene by getting a D40. I steered her away from the Costco D40 bundle with its two lenses and instead had her get the D40 with 18-135 lens from Beach Camera for a little over $700. She absoltely loves it.
Mac compatibility is not an issue. I plug my camera into the USB port, and iPhoto sucks in the pictures. Nikon has its own Mac software for RAW image editing, but I don't use it.
The downside of the D40 is that you can't use old lenses with it (the lens motor is not in the camera as in more expensive models). The 40x has higher resolution.
Personally, after using both, I feel that the D80 is worth the few extra hundred. If you're really feeling the itch, go for the D200 - it is amazing.
Read the reviews at DPReview, Steve's Digicams and Ken Rockwell - you will be impressed.
I just helped a friend get into the DSLR scene by getting a D40. I steered her away from the Costco D40 bundle with its two lenses and instead had her get the D40 with 18-135 lens from Beach Camera for a little over $700. She absoltely loves it.
Mac compatibility is not an issue. I plug my camera into the USB port, and iPhoto sucks in the pictures. Nikon has its own Mac software for RAW image editing, but I don't use it.
The downside of the D40 is that you can't use old lenses with it (the lens motor is not in the camera as in more expensive models). The 40x has higher resolution.
Personally, after using both, I feel that the D80 is worth the few extra hundred. If you're really feeling the itch, go for the D200 - it is amazing.
Read the reviews at DPReview, Steve's Digicams and Ken Rockwell - you will be impressed.