forget the poll i did up in the afternoon. because there was a tempting offer dangling in front of me, i bit the carrot and decided to go ahead. i’m now $1640 poorer but am a proud owner of the Nikon D80! it shall be my birthday present for myself! ta-dah! please tell me it’s worth every single dime for it. i know. it must be very weird for me the make the decision to buy it… because even the shop assistant was kinda shocked that the camera was for myself. his exact words were,“i very seldom see a girl coming in to buy slr…”