Body upgrade recommendations

[hafix]

Hi kind ppl.

Im considering an upgrade form my d40.
Its either the D70s or D80.
I hv heard abt the D80 being overexposed and being very noisy on high iso.
And that D70s is still on 6.1 mp, similar to D40.

What do you guys reckon?
Keep the 6.1mp and go for the D70s which I am more incline to considering its cheaper price.

Do advise.
Thanks in advance.

[jnet6]

Just go straight to D300...
no point to get older bodies with little feature upgrades.

[longkangman]

What your budget?

[hafix]

yea..budget is a problem.
being a student.. lets say maybe ard 1k..

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by hafix yea..budget is a problem. being a student.. lets say maybe ard 1k..

then i believe D80 is your choice... second hand px is around there.....
if you can wait i believe in feb a replacement would be out replacing it and therefore push the px down further...
meanwhile perhaps you should look into investing in more lens but i do believe for a D40 there are plenty of limitations...

[F2000]

Originally Posted by hafix Hi kind ppl. Im considering an upgrade form my d40. Its either the D70s or D80. I hv heard abt the D80 being overexposed and being very noisy on high iso. And that D70s is still on 6.1 mp, similar to D40. What do you guys reckon? Keep the 6.1mp and go for the D70s which I am more incline to considering its cheaper price. Do advise. Thanks in advance.

Be careful when you ask an open question like that, you know what people will recommend. Don't be poisoned. Knowing your budget is very important. Also, what is important for you. Do you mind bigger/heavier body that or you prefer light-weight body? Do you need to use screw-drive AF lens (i.e. non-AFS lens)? Do you often need high ISO? Remember, when I started taking pictures, I only use ISO100 films (cannot afford the ISO200/400 films), but still take lots of pictures. What is the typical size of print - 4R, 8R? Do you often need to crop the picture?

[hafix]

Thanks mate.

The main reason is that I need to be able to autofocus on non-afs lenses which the d40 dont allow.
Plus I take alot of events at which I shall need higher iso.
Heavier body is not really a problem and I think higher mp is not a need for me at the moment.

[psychobiologist]

d80 lah...... if the price is right, why not??

[airforce1]

Sell the cam and buy D200, currently good price for second hand.

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by airforce1 Sell the cam and buy D200, currently good price for second hand.

u trying to further poison him??.. :P
for $500-$600 more to get 2 more fps, i would suggest him spending that extra cash on better lenses... :P... kenwell website has a very good comparision between these 2 cams.... there is'nt much difference between the 2 cams... importantly they are using the same sensor and thus produces same same image quality... D200 is build like a tank though and trains your biceps at the same time as well... :P

[psychobiologist]

Originally Posted by blurboiboi u trying to further poison him??.. :P for $500-$600 more to get 2 more fps, i would suggest him spending that extra cash on better lenses... :P... kenwell website has a very good comparision between these 2 cams.... there is'nt much difference between the 2 cams... importantly they are using the same sensor and thus produces same same image quality... D200 is build like a tank though and trains your biceps at the same time as well... :P

if you are into AIS lenses, the d200 is the lowest end choice you have

[hafix]

haha yea..
I "played" with a friend's d200 before and it seriously is heavy!
But yea, I've toyed with the idea of getting a d200 too but then I rather invest those extra dollars on other lenses eh.


Btw if i decide to sell my d40 what would the right price be?
Considering it to be 9 according to CS requirements and shutter count of 5k-ish (how to really check the exact shutter count eh?)
(sorry if this is out of thread topic)

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by hafix haha yea.. I "played" with a friend's d200 before and it seriously is heavy! But yea, I've toyed with the idea of getting a d200 too but then I rather invest those extra dollars on other lenses eh. Btw if i decide to sell my d40 what would the right price be? Considering it to be 9 according to CS requirements and shutter count of 5k-ish (how to really check the exact shutter count eh?) (sorry if this is out of thread topic)

i believe you should be able to fetch 600-700 perhaps a little higher with warranty...

btw...

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthrea...98#post3689998

this guy selling a D80 with pretty much all you need....

[hafix]

thanks for the heads up yea.
will make the necessary consideration.

[Override2Zion]

Either get a new D70s or a 2nd hand D80 is you're on tight budget. Owned the D80 before and had a friend which owned the D70s, there ain't too much difference with picture quality but you'll like the bigger LCD of the D80 more I guess.