Nikon D80 now?

[Keito]

I sold my Nikon D40 today for quite a lot of money - more than I expected, and with my upcoming birthday and growing love for photography I'd like to upgrade to a Nikon D80 - however I know it's quite an 'old' camera, so there's bound to be a new one soon replacing it, as I don't see Nikon placing one between the D60 and D80 or the D80 and D300...

I'd love to have a camera again by july and I've read something about a D90 possibly being announced mid-june... however, I'm not sure yet, because I think a D90 will be priced higher..

Any neowinians with an opinion on this? Buy a D80 now or should I still stick it out and wait for a D90?

on a sidenote; I can get a D80 for aprox. $835 / 540 eur, which I think is quite an OK price?

[crazzy88ss]

That D80 price seems about average.

I'd be expecting the D90 for christmas, to be honest. But the sooner the better!

[giga Veteran]

If you need one, get one. D90 is most likely coming in September.

[crazzy88ss]

Just curious, but which is more comparable to a canon 40D, the D80 or the D300? The 40D is dead in the middle of Nikon's price range.

[Brandon]

I would say the D300.

The D80 only shots 3FPS (bad for sports guys) and the ISO is terrible above 800. I would wait for the D90 - its bound to have a CMOS sensor instead of a CCD