The wait is over for Nikon’s super secret "10 Day" ad campaign that had many Nikon aficionados chomping at the bit. The camera revealed is hardly a surprise and is numbered as a natural successor to Nikon’s ultra successful D70.
The D80 slots nicely between the entry-level D50 and the semi-professional / professional D200, clearly based on the D70 design but also different enough to be seen as a completely new model. It features a ten megapixel DX format CCD (the same used by Sony in the DSLR-A100), the metering sensor from the D50 and numerous other items taken or modified from the D200.
In addition to the D80 Nikon has also announced two new lenses, the big zoom AF-S DX 18-135 mm (7.5x) is set to become the 'Kit Lens' (for another... MORE
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