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Has anyone owned a Nikon D70 camera and upgraded to the D80?

I was all set to order the Nikon D80 to upgrade from my D70 (not the D70s) when I read Ken Rockwells page about the bad metering on the D80. He says that the D80 over-exposes if you have a darker subject in the center and a light background. He showed a few example pics and it is just the kind of thing that would make me crazy. Now I do not know if I should order the D80 or just stay with my D70. Can anyone advise if they have had this problem?

I did my upgrade to the D80 from the D70 and I am happy that I did so. The metering of the D80 is fine to me as I am still taking similar quality pictures with the D80, as I did before with the D70,... this time with more pixels in a photo.

You could also play around with your EV levels to compensate for different exposures. And the D80 has more features packed into it as well, for different settings. Reading the manual of the D80 might help you see what you really need.
www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D...

Don't bother. If you're going to upgrade, do what I did and upgrade from the Nikon D70 to the Nikon D2X, and you will NOT regret it, especially if you have any intentions of becoming a professional. It is one damn fine camera, and a world of difference. With the introduction of the D3 you should not have any trouble finding a D2X on eBay at a reasonable price.
Upgrading to a D80 is to minor a jump to be worth it. If you absolutely cannot afford a D2X, at least move up to the D200.

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