I looked at the Nikon D60 and D80. The guy I spoke to (manager of the shop) was very helpful and really took the time to explain ish to me, but the choices I'm presented with (and the pros and cons of each) are confusing, so I'm hoping you guys could help some (I'm new to DSLR's btw, although I've been doing a lot of research and searching the archives for info). Bear in mind that I won't be maniacial about photography, but would like a better camera than my outdated P&S to take pictures with (I'll be doing a decent amount of photography at car shows, events (like the Cherry Blossom fesitval here in DC), monuments, some landscape, random stuff like that), and I would like to get a bit more creative with my photography (time lapse photos (if thats what its called), a little night shooting etc). Ok so here's what I liked and disliked about each:

Pros D60:

Low starting price (I don't want to spend a ton of money)
Small and light (easy to carry around)
Good entry level camera
10MP

Cons D60:

Plastic aperature ring
Worried I'll get bored with it and want to upgrade soon
Uses the "consumer level" lens instead of the D series lenses
Not as robust as the D80 (accoridng to the camera guy)

Pros D80:

Lots of features so I won't get bored
A step up in quality over the D60 (according to camera guy)
More robust/durable
Uses the D series lens
Metal aperature ring

Cons D80:

Bigger
Heavier
More expensive
Uses the D series lens (more expensive)
Worried the additional features aren't worth the cost

I'm hoping someone could help to rationalize all of this and maybe provide some insight on everything. I'm in a state of information overload right now (lol) but would like to try to come to some decision of whether to get the D60, D80, or wait it out a little longer. TIA!

-Matt



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