Oh no what should I do!? regarding nikon d80 and d90

[jordanjez193]

so i have $650 saved up im only 16 and have no job and only money i get is 16 bucks for allowance every weeks I just sold my d60 and was planing on getting a brand new d80 from ritz but they sold through there stock. Now i cant decide weather or not to go for the d90 or try to get the d80 offline.

It will take me forever to save up for the d90 should i do it (i dont really care about the movie feature) but i cant decide any help?

[Frog]

There are sure to be some new D80s on line or you can get a refurbished one. I plan on my next camera being a refurb from K&H or Cameta or another reliable dealer.
You might want to look in our dealer feedback forum at the reliable dealers and ones to avoid sticky.

[jordanjez193]

yeah I found one on Craigslist emailed the guy twice form different email and same story and everything he says he has had it(d80) for about a year great condition. and i talked him into selling it for 450 which is great so now i can get another lens!

50mm 1.8 or nikkor 70-300 non vr
Ps: anyone know if third party batter packs for nikon are any good?

[Anbesol]

Heres a better idea - go with Sony or Canon! ;) :P

I kid, I kid... No, stick with first party batteries. If you want it as a rare use backup, then the cheap ones can suffice, but if you want to cycle through them - definitely stick with name brand.

I would definitely go for the 50mm f/1.8, very very much so. Normally I would ask how you use it, but A) that 50mm f/1.8 is really good, and its a perfect starter, and B) any 70-300 under or around $100 is junk. For telephoto zooms you need to be much pickier than just grabbing the first cheap wide zoom you find. The market is flooded with crappy telephoto zooms, and you need to be very selective about which telephoto zoom you make your own. Or, just deal with soft edges, distortion, aberration, slow speed and poo-color (pardon the french).

[nikonshopping]

In my opinion. I wan't D90. You can look reviews from any websites. D90 is a great digital camera.

[santacruz]

I would recommend to go for D90 which is better. I bought D80 but still want D90

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