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Originally posted by IMASA
I've read that the 18-70 is a better lens than the 18-135 in terms of sharpness and less distortion, hence why it costs more. It also has a metal mount vs the plastic mount found in the 18-135.
As for the D40 vs D80, go try them both. Some people can't stand the small size of the D40, while other love it. At first, I loved the small size of my D40X, however, slap on a heavy lens and an external flash, and the D40X feels very unbalanced and awkward. Also, manually focusing anything with the tiny view finder is a PTA with the D40's.
The D40 has a mechanical shutter, vs the electronic shutter on the D40X and D80, so you are limited to a flash sync speed of 1/200 on the D40X/80 vs 1/500 on the D40.
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I also heard that about the 18-135, but I have also seen people say that they dont know where that comes from as they think it is sharp.
I grabbed a d80 today so i dont miss out on the sale but i have not opened it. I went with my co-worker to talk to a friend of his who is a photographer for 20plus years and he suggested the k10d with 18-250 or 18-300over a d80. Ive been looking and most of the info I find on the k10d is over a year old. One thing that poped out at me was that people where saying it had a softer image thatn the d80. Was that ever fixed with firmware? Anyone chime in on the 2 wich is better?