A couple of years ago, I switched from using a fixed-lens compact camera to a more capable digital single-lens-reflex camera with changeable lenses. Before taking that major step, I tried the latest ...

With the major camera makers drawing up battle lines in the 10MP DSLR war, Nikon just marched onto the field with a small but potent new weapon. As we noted in the October 2006 issue, the D80 ($1,000 ...

The Nikon D80 DSLR camera is aimed squarely at the enthusiast user. This new 10 megapixel model replaces the highly rated Nikon D70s and D70 and fits into the lower end of Nikon's DSLR product ...

Nikon’s formula for building a better bombshell: Take the sensor, processor, autofocus, and most of the features of the high-end D200 and put them in a sub-$1,000 body. It’s a megaton hit. System ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...

Only eight months after the announcement of the D200, Nikon have surprised a few people with the announcement on the 9th August 2006 of the new Nikon D80, a successor to the very popular D70/70s, a ...

The 70s was the kitschy decade that taste forgot, but in the 80s it all got so much worse. Flares get trendy again every few years, but no-one's bringing back big hair and shoulder pads. Nevertheless, ...

An interesting mix of point-and-shoot and serious camera, Nikon’s D80 has been touted as a ‘little sister’ to the D200 model and offers many of the same features and the ‘quality’ feel users have come ...