On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Aditya Kapil <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to all who wrote in. This has saved me a lot of time. > I'm getting a D60 for the following reasons (these thoughts are not mine; > but a synthesis of all that I've read here and offline - thnx in particular > to Thaths and Kiran (Jace)): > 1. Image quality of the D60 is as good as the D80 > 2. It's compatibility with lenses is limited (Vs D80) i.e. AF-S only. But > then I'm a beginner who will possibly add only a 18-135 mm to the stock > 18-55 mm VR that I get with the D60 kit. It also turns out that there's a > pretty impressive list of AF-S lenses available from Nikon. I counted at > least 21, spanning 5 categories.
The d60 / d40 actually have *better* lens compatibility than the d80 ... i have a bunch of old pre-AI mount nikon lenses from the early 1960s.. and a few AI lenses from the 80s... All of these mount perfectly on the d40 (but dont meter... but with a bit of practice you can learn to guess the metering by taking a picture and checking the output on the lcd - and adjust the aperture / shutter speed) ... These older solid metal lenses do not mount on the d80. All of the Nikon AF lenses mount, meter and expose perfectly on the d40 / d60 ... the only thing you lose is auto-focus ...which you probably don't need anyway if you are shooting landscapes, as you can either manual-focus or scale-focus. The nice thing is you can buy a lot of older AI / pre-AI and AF / AF-G lenses for very little money...since many sellers associate these with film cameras.
