D80 upgrade or new lens

[Clart]

I'll be making a purchase shortly, not sure whether to go for a sigma 10-20mm for my d40, or to sod the lens and upgrade to a D80. Main reason being the lack of auto focus on the d40.

Other option is to "downgrade" and get a d50, which will auto focus with my 50mm f1.8 and get the sigma too.....

 

[dick]

id take the d50 over a d40 anyday of the week. seems more user friendly, slightly bigger, button placement etc, AF motor.

altho smaller screen and aparatnly slightly worse in high ISO...

 

[Andy.]

Get a loan and go for the D300. I had a play with one last week and fell in love. If there was any way I could afford it, I would leave Canon like a shot!

 

[Lagerlout]

I'd pick the new glass everytime, but have never had to suffer not having AF!!

 

[Moz168]

'Downgrade' to the D50 and get the lens. I have a D50 and dont find it to bad at high ISO. If you can afford it though, go for the D300. Im getting one in 7weeks when i go to New York

 

[Lagerlout]

I'm a photography noob... but I very rarely shoot at high ISO. Maybe I should start lol

 

[MaLicE]

i would hold tight for a while on the changing cam bodies... some new nikons out again soon and the d200's etc will be coming up stupid cheap.... will have a word with the place i get my stuff from they had some very cheap nikon bodies going the other week nearly got a d300 as a back up for myself the other day... was looking at 40% off retail... but turned it down as i now have a backup d2x anyway the d300 is very nice though... and no i cant get it at that price for anyone else before u ask lol its cos i went in there and spent stupid money on medium format stuff lol

 

[ukaskew]

Are D200s really getting very cheap? They were always in fairly short supply anyway, I've been waiting and waiting for a cheap one to come up and haven't seen anything, so I'm thinking more of the D80 for my upcoming Birthday as there is no glass I want.

I would go with the D50 option myself, look around and you should find a good one (if it's second-hand ask for the shutter actuations), that will free up the lens options quite significantly.

 

[Clart]

picked up a D50 (body only) today, looks in mint condition, and the guy has really looked after it - not bad for £160. Only thing i'm not keen on is the smaller screen and the zooming method using the scroll wheel. Its pretty big, and a lot heavier than the D40. The auto focus motor is noisy too! Feels like i'm holding a proper camera now though, which wasn't also the case with the lighweight d40.

Also got bought rasclarts sigma 10-20mm, which i've wanted for ages. Can't wait to try them out this weekend.

 

[ukaskew]

Mmmm, D50 + Sigma 10-20, nice choice