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Eric wrote:highlander wrote:
To be honest, and somewhat late to the discussion, I would keep the D80 and pop a Tamron 17-50 f2.8 on it (or similar). Very cheap upgrade and allows lower light shooting without upping the ISO (a problem on the D80 compared to newer bodies). For street, then something light and compact is always better and given that this has a 1.5x crop sensor and street is normally a fairly confined space, I don't see the need to get anything longer. Faster and sharper would be my way to go.
If wanted to upgrade the body, then don't write off some of the slightly older bodies such as the excellent D300s which can easily be purchased for very little money at all, and would still provide an upgrade and better production at the higher ISO's than the D80.
Although a good camera, the D80 has been superseded by so many different bodies, all of which offer, primarily, noiseless higher ISO and faster processors. A new lens can lift ones spirits, but a new camera body is a much greater lift
I have found the tilting rear screen, that's more prevalent on later models, to be very useful when walking around in urban situations, not only to better enable candid shooting but to facilitate shooting from lower/higher positions to avoid street furniture. And of course the ability to shoot more easily from waist height (a la medium format) always improves your image.
I have to say that my Fujis make my photography much easier and lighter than with the Nikons but there are still advantages with teh Nikons not least of all is the lens range.
Which reminds me ...I must go and try an XT2, to put this Fuji/no Fuji decision to bed.
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Eric