Buy Nikon D80

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Time Goes by so fast..... its been about 3 month that I havent seen this blog. At least three interesting moments happend around that 3 months.

1. On November 2006 we were traveling to Bali (really beautifull)

2. December 30, 2006 I got my D80 cool !!

4. December 31, 2006 New Year eve at Romly and Ida's home

5. January 7,2007 Jims and Dewi wedding day

Finally I got my own D80...... After a long suffer waiting. You can imagine that I had to sell 1 of my bike just for this beautifull item. It's hard decision that I had to be made. I keep my lovely KHS stay in my garage event thought that bike need to be repaired before I can use it. And Let the K2 away...... :(.

Actually, the reason why I made crazy decision ( for me this is crazy) by sacrificing one of my lovely bike. This all because of my brothers Umbang and Jims. They have to responsible with all the thing that I had made. But at last I never regret it....

Last Novemer 2006, jims emailed me that he and Umbang had a plan to buy a new DSLR camera. The thing that made me shock at that time was they wanted to buy Nikon D200..... !!!. As I knew the price for D200 body IDR 12.500.000,- or around US$1300. They asked me wether I wanted join them or not ?.

At that time I event had no plan to buy a camera, event though on my heart I fell in love at first sight with this D80. Considering it would be a lot of trouble when one camera should be owned with three person, coz I couldnot used it anytime I need it just not like if I own it. So I made a decision to buy my self. The hunter start hunting .... :).

In my opinion D200 is too far beyon my budget. My Choise between entry level is Nikon D40 or D80. In my mind D40 is also good camera but I had to consider that all lenses that I had couldn't be used anymore. Since D40 donot equiped with internal drive focus motor. Just like what Phil Askey said on his site http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40/

" Perhaps the biggest negative on the D40 is that it doesn't have an internal focus drive motor and hence no mechanical focus drive pin, instead it only has CPU contacts which means it can only Auto Focus with AF-S and AF-I lenses (those with built-in focus motors)."

Then Nikon D80 was only my option. I had told Jims and Umbang that I wanted to buy D80 so I sugest them to invest also D80. They were agreed to buy also D80. The date was agreed on December 31, 2006 we would go to Mangga Dua to find the creature.

When the day had come me, Jim, Umbang and Dewi (Jims Fiance) went to Mangga Dua. At that time I felt that something wrong with both of them. I felt that they were hiding something behing me. But it was oke for me. At least I would find out what they were trying to hide from me.

My suspiciouse becaming clearly, when we entered the store they were already familiar with the sales person. Mmmm...this two ugly faces just trying to cheated on me......... Fine then :). I asked the sales person that I wanted to buy two camera suddenly Jims interupted me.

Jims " No..bro ..we just want to buy one, coz we bought D80 earlier ".

Me "Ooo... no wonder that is why you both are so strange, but it is ok. I'll buy this D80 anyway".

Then I bought Nikon D80 body only with 1 Gbyte SD Card for about IDR 8.625.000,- or around US$875. Expensive enough for my recent condition, but decision had to be made and couldnt be canceled.

Finally I have Nikon D80 ...... The Dream come True..........