Paired with an appropriate lens, the D80's auto mode catches a flurry of high-speed, action photos of our toddler.

Where the D5100 shines is decent still shots but a tad better video quality if your using the right lens, as it will shoot 1080p/24p/30p where the D7000 shoots only 1080p/24p, and this is where the articulating upgraded LCD comes into play, makes filming with this camera a tad more enjoyable and more flexible.

I pair my d5100 with a 55-200mm Nikkor AF VR lens, and with a stabilization rig, quality boom mic, and final cut pro x editing, im able to turn out some stunning and professional video.

Having removed the camera's image processing from the equation is very revealing, there really is no difference in the underlying images, both ten megapixel sensors (CCD in the D80 and CMOS in the EOS 400D) capturing the same levels of detail.

As you can see the D80's chroma-biased noise reduction keeps the visibility of the more digital-looking chroma noise to a minimum, as low at ISO 1600 as the EOS 400D at ISO 800.

Indeed despite several passes up and down the crops (and examining the rest of the image) I was unable to identify anything in the D80 image which wasn't resolved just as well as the eight megapixel 350D (there really is no useful difference between 8 and 10 megapixels).

I still do an awful lot of landscape photography, as well as sunrise and sunset images, and the D5100 executes exceedingly well with both the 105 and 300.

Thirdly, I was recommended the Nikon D80 by my brother who owns one, I have seen his pictures of some of his landscape and nature shots and they where awesome, so on a whim i paid the extra and got the D80.

I HAVED OWNED THIS FINE NIKON 10 MEG CAMERA FOR A YEAR, AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE SPECS BETWEEN THE D200 AND THE D80 ....THE DIFFERENCES ARE VERY SMALL..........THE D80 AND THE D200 ARE ALMOST IDENTICALTHE SHOTS I HAVE TAKEN BOTH NATURE, LANDSCAPES AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BREATHTAKING.

I've shot nature and architectural-type photos with the D80 and the Tamron 70-300mm and was very pleasantly surprised at the results.

The D80 has a high enough resolution to make good sized prints.

Shooters of wildlife, for example, will appreciate the additional resolution of the D80, as it is often necessary to photograph wildlife at a distance and then crop the image to cause the subject to dominate the frame.

I was extremely happy with my purchase and excited about the VR (Vibration Reduction) lens, which was the deciding factor for my choice, until I realized that the D5100 18-55 VR Kit did not included a VR lens at all.

I've had the D5100 with the 18-55 VR and 55-200 VR lenses for about a month.

The nikon Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-135mm AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lensd80 is an exceptional camera, so easy to use and take very clear and detailed picture.