D80: It's Official.

In addition to the Nikon D50 and D80, there are quite a few in the low end of the market:

All Pentax models (K100D, K110D and DS/DL series)

Samsung GX series

Panasonic DMC-L1

High end of the market. Nikon D2/D200 and Canon SLRs remain CF.

For those wanting a closer look at its exact size - and a chance to win the camera - check this:

http://www.nikon-d80.com/explore.html

I really wonder if SD won't overtake CF in the near future. All the high-end cameras still use CF and I'm sorry to see CF go since I've invested a bunch in CF cards (which is now not that much as CF card prices have plummeted).

Yesterday at Cotstco I noticed that 1GB Sandisk Ultra II CF cards and SD cards were exactly the same price ~$43

To think I coughed up $300 for a "bargin priced" 40x 1GB card two years ago.

Now the new SD cards are capable of up to 32GB --that should last us for a while. They have less pins to worry about and some of them have built-in USB connectors! They are also smaller too, which seems to shrink the size of the camera a bit.

I also like that the door is now on the side. I usually press with my thumb right on the D70 CF door and it is a bit flexable there. The side has got to be better. This of course is not an issue UW.

Too bad it won't be compatable with my other cameras or with my $300 cards. But the change seems inevitable. I wouldn't be suprised if even high end cameras go SD in a year or two.

Has any body actually held one of these camera's yet ?

Just got to play with the one I got for my bro this morning. After playing with it for a few hours, I'm not so sure I want to give it to him, after all...

its out?!?!?! wow... i thought Sept 30.. cool!

It's out alright, but it's already so popular, the local distributor can apparently hardly keep with the demand.

I played with one too today in the shop and nearly bought it. Tomorrow I'm bringing in my Seacam D70 housing to see how well it fits. From rough eyeballing I hope the lens, shutter release and command dials fit. The menu and other buttons certainly will not be accessible, but this won't be crucial!

HI Marcus,

I am interested in how you get on with the D80 in the D70 Seacam housing

as I have one my self as this camera is cheaper than the D200 & also I the

housing is about £3000GBP it will be good to know how close the controls

of the housing are.

Andy

HI Marcus,

 

I am interested in how you get on with the D80 in the D70 Seacam housing

 

as I have one my self as this camera is cheaper than the D200 & also I the

 

housing is about £3000GBP it will be good to know how close the controls

 

of the housing are.

 

Andy

Alas nothing fit. Not even the shutter release. Sigh.

In the pic a 60mm lens is mounted and it is clearly off centre also.

Looks like a D50 housing may be a better bet.

May need to resign myself to getting a D200 housing for my D200, since I don't like the D70 for wide angle shots especially including sunbursts.

Marcus, did you try to simply shim under the camera to raise the centre line of the lens to line up with that of the port? It could be a quick and cheap fix...