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Originally posted by taxwonk
The D80 will give you more megapixels, about 10 v. 8 for the models you named. Also, the D80 will gove you the opportunity for more tweaking to adjust exposure and shutter speed, if you decide to get more creative. The two are close enough in price that, unless you're hunting around for a great bargain on the D40, I'd pay the small increment for the D80.
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Agree on all fact points, but what I've discovered is that the incremental feature difference between the D80 and the D40 is extremely hard for an amateur to capitalize upon. You're better off sinking the price differential into the full-blown version of Photoshop, and sinking the time saved not having to learn the in-camera features of the D80 into learning Photoshop techniques.
Single most important decision factor between the D40 and the D80 isn't megapixels, because unless you're doing ridiculous blowups AND have kick-ass VR telephoto lenses, you just don't need the extra data. It's form factor. If you have big, meaty hands, the D40 will feel small, cheap and difficult to operate. If you have dainty lady hands, the D80 will feel like a heavy monstrosity. I would never recommend the D80 over the D40 to a woman unless she were a professional photographer.
I love my D80, but if I had lady hands, I'd buy a D40 and never regret the missed megapixels or feature set.
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