Photography
Equipment
- Nikon D80 dSLR
- 18-135mm ED-IF AF Nikkor Zoom
- Sunpak UV Lens Filter
- 18-200mm ED-IF AF VR Nikkor Zoom
- Sunpak UV Lens Filter
- Sunpak Circular Polarizer Lens Filter
- Nikon Neutral Density ND4 Lens Filter
- Nikon SB-600 Speedlight
- Sunpak Tripod
Experience and reviews;
The Nikon D80 is flexible and intuitive. When I say intuitive, you need to grasp the difference between a EVF and SLR camera. If you don’t, you have a learning curve ahead of you. There are a lot of good books out there to read up on SLR vs EVF (Electronic ViewFinder) cameras. Maybe at some future point I’ll put together a quick and dirty FAQ, but not now.
The 18-135mm and 18-200mm Nikkor lenses both suffer from slight (-3.5) pin cushioning (image distortion) and vignetting (18-135mm seems to occur more at high focal length, but I’ve not done any in depth testing). The bokeh on the 18-135mm lens may not be considered “attractive” by professionals because it places the blur emphasis on the outside edge of the blur. It’s not very noticable, but I’m something of a perfectionist so I noticed. Since photography featuring bokeh isn’t something that I’m very attracted to right now, it’s not a big concern of mine. I’ll come back to this topic when I drift in that direction.
Last updated June 1, 2007
