D80 opinions...

[apexede30]

Some things just can't be caught with slow glass...

And yes...not a hobby: http://www.dcolegrovephotography.com

(still re editing the portfolios...Happens about twice a year...I see my site and hate everything about it)

I suppose you're right (I'm not arguing, just stating the obvious) but I've always wanted to see two images compared side by side with a cheap/kit lense, and a good one. If ya have a link to something like that, shoot it my way, I just can't imagine there being that much lost, except maybe in action/aperture. What I'm always prone to believe is that the body limits the lense, not vise versa. Prove me wrong, I'm just tryin to learn! By the way, very cool work. On a random tangent of that, I'm always a sucker for soft light filtered portraits.

double edit. Sorry for the thread jack. D80s are a-ok by me. But I'm a canon-guy i guess??

[DCColegrove]

What you loose with the "kit" lens' compared to Pro lens' is speed (f/stops).

One thing you loose with a consumer camera compared to a pro camera is the ability to use that speed.

With faster glass you can shoot in lower light at higher shutter speeds with more clarity.

Now I don't particularly like the D80 at all... but Id rather shoot a D80 with an f/2.8 lens than a D2Xs with a f/3.5 lens.

[bimmerkarl]

What you loose with the "kit" lens' compared to Pro lens' is speed (f/stops).

One thing you loose with a consumer camera compared to a pro camera is the ability to use that speed.

With faster glass you can shoot in lower light at higher shutter speeds with more clarity.

Now I don't particularly like the D80 at all... but Id rather shoot a D80 with an f/2.8 lens than a D2Xs with a f/3.5 lens.

+1,000,000 f/1.4 lenses FTMFW!!!

[apexede30]

What you loose with the "kit" lens' compared to Pro lens' is speed (f/stops).

One thing you loose with a consumer camera compared to a pro camera is the ability to use that speed.

With faster glass you can shoot in lower light at higher shutter speeds with more clarity.

Now I don't particularly like the D80 at all... but Id rather shoot a D80 with an f/2.8 lens than a D2Xs with a f/3.5 lens.

Thats the thing. Aperture and action. That's all you lose, seemingly. From my standpoint, and yes its most likely wrong, but all that isn't really worth the thousands of dollars.

I just don't see myself spending the extra 300 bux to upgrade to a prime lense with 1.4 stop instead of 1.8....