Seems the lens is defective but the body works fine

I love this camera and lens but this particular camera does not focus properly and in the image there are many spots on the sensor.

Easy to hold, fast response, fast and accurate focusing, great features, great lens

Great camera and lens

The 18-135mm kit lens is a good all-purpose "vacation" lens, with only a tiny amount of chromatic abberation occasionally visible at 18mm (specifically sharp and distant objects in landscapes), and only then if you look for it

The lens is very versatile for travel and every day use.

The lens is HIGHLY sensitive to dust collection

Got it back, and I was happy enough, until 200 or 300 photos later, in early February, the lens broke again, same problem.

The shorter lens is great in confined spaces, where you can't easily back away from the subject, and its always better to move closer to your subject than use a long lens (unless you can't for safety

It wasn't a true DSLR, but it had a great lens, and at the time 5MP as as much as any amateur could ask

I'm still not sure what I'm going to use for an everyday lens for this camera but in the meantime, my AF 35 to 80 lens from my N70 works very well.

The product is great for day light with the lens, but with an averageperformance at night or with action shootings (need a faster lens forsure), even with a 600 flash light.

Coupled with the excellent Nikon 18-70mm lens, I have essentially the entire range of useful focal lengths covered (although those 12-24mm super wides do make me drool a bit!).

but it's a more advanced model; 2) buy this camera used or refurbished for half the price or less of what you find here (now above $700); with what you save you can buy a nice, good lens.(again: nothing against this camera, but really buying it new in 2012, when it's already out of production, doesn't make any sense)

lots of great lens's for this camera

If you're using a large lens or the built-in flash, of course you will drain the battery quicker, but to give you an example, I shot about 1,500 frames over two hours at an outdoor event using an 18-200 zoom.

Which should you buy?This D80 is smack in the middle, and packaged with a useful lens that's also middle-of-the road in its applications.

No lens limitations and works well with my sunpak flash.5

(An EXCELLENT LENS)

No lens limitations and works well with my sunpak flash.5

This kit lens is of FAR better quality than the horrible kit lens that came with the Rebel XT

If there is a good lens on this camera, then tech specs have little to do with the image quality

In total I got it, a great lens and charger for about $300.

I highly recommend this lens.

AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens) from Nikon is a fast-focus, super-sharp lens that allows you to take shots using all capabilities of the D80 AF system

Well, for whatever reason, yesterday I took the lens apart from the camera body

It's the lens, stupid

The lens is perfect as a starter for this camera ("Awesome" to quote her)

If you invest in this DX body, get a good (pro) lens to suit your needs

This particular lens isvery flexible and takes excellent photos, so we don'thave a gripe with it

First of all, the lens is awesome

the vr lens I got is great and the camera works great with my other nikkor lenses

D80 is an excellent camera and the 18-135 lens is also good to an extent

This lens is versatile enough that you probably will not need to buy a second zoom lens.

Most of the other digital SLR camera kits only come with an 18-55mm lens and in my opinion you would need to either purchase a more versatile lens or purchase a second zoom lens (55mm and up).

(I recommend the Nikon 18-70mm DX lens; I'm not a fan of the kit lenses offered with the D80.

Seems the lens is defective but the body works fine

The Nikkor 18-135 gives everybody what they want, an affordable lens with above average quality

I have a 55-200 mm lens as well, but I find I use the 18-55 lens more.

However, there are some cheaper lens I would recommend, one of them is the 50mm f/1.8 prime (Click

I chose the 18-200mm over adding a 70-300mm or some other zoom lens to compliment the kit lens mainly so I would not have to carry two lenses while traveling.

I love the 18-135 lens that came with the camera, it allows me to capture close-ups, landscapes, or zoom in for intricate detail

By the way, I love this lens.

The lens is excellent

Overall, the lens is sharp and clear, with a great range that does not sacrifice too much considering the range

For my needs, the Tamron 28-80mm lens is, quite frankly, virtually worthless, so it immediately went on eBay, and I bought a new Nikon 18-70mm DX lens in its place (a vastly superior lens).

I recommend users to have a better lens instead of the default lens 18-

Auto focus a little slow, Kit lens to "slow" to allow you to make a photograph in your kitchen without camera movement, or use of a flash

Paired with an appropriate lens, the D80's auto mode catches a flurry of high-speed, action photos of our toddler.

SLR flexibility, sharp lens, and wonderful image quality are what you can expect.

The lens that comes in the kit if you buy it that way is just splendid.

The autofocusing on the camera is staggeringly fast when coupled with the right lens

I got a great deal for the same price at Cameraland in New Hampshire for the D80 and the (D70s) 18-70mm tried and trusted lens

It did take a big bump in my last move, and the lens on the camera might have been damaged if not for the lens hood, which did not fare as well but saved the body.

The VR kit lens is also a good lens for the money

This is a great lens that covers an amazing range

Excellent camera ,Nikon quality,a CF card would be better than SD but...lens perfect

The exra money would be better spent on a good lens.

It's a good lens, but I'm going to need a shorter lens, probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 50-

The only challenge I am facing is with getting the expensive 105mm f/2.8 VR lens, as the cheaper AI-S lenses do not meter with