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different brands but are they pretty much teh same camera?
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ok I was just looking at them today and they looked like they had a lot of the same features. When do you think canon will release the 50d? if they ever do
The Canon 40D is a bit higher up on the totem pole than the Nikon D80 is. The two companies have their lineup staggered a bit in this range which helps them avoid competing directly with each other. The D80 is not quite a Canon 40D, which is not quite a Nikon D300, which is not quite a Canon 5D, etc. I don't think either are "superior". If you're a starter with a tight budget and don't need a bajillion features then the $5000 Nikon D3 is "inferior" to a $500 D40 in my book.
IQ wise I'll put my D80 against my buddy's 40D any day. Most of the differences in image quality you're going to be looking at in DSLRs within the same class (crop body DSLRs) are going to come down to the skill of the photographer, and the quality of the glass you've got on the front of the camera. I'd concede that the 40D probably does have better and cleaner looking high ISO performance at iso1600 than my D80 does. But my D80 (and pretty much all Nikons) have Auto Contrast control that the 40D (and most Canons) amazingly still lack. If you're shooting in very dynamic conditions with large variations in light and contrast levels from shot to shot the Canon will force you to shoot in RAW and sort it out later since you'll never be able to keep up with jacking contrast around manually, whereas the Nikons will control it for you and keep nailing perfect JPEGs all day long with regards to contrast. You won't find this in any spec comparison but the difference is there. This may or may not matter depending on what and how you intend to shoot.
If you're planning to shoot sports, just get the 40D and don't look back. It shoots at 6.5 FPS which is more than double the D80 and has weather sealing too. Most sports shooters shoot with Canon anyways, and their consumer level zooms still have zippier autofocus than Nikon's. For photojournalist type work (me chasing my 14 month old daughter around) I'd definitely recommend the D80 and Nikons in general since they adapt for you to dynamic and changing conditions whereas that's far more limited on the Canon cameras.
different brands but are they pretty much teh same camera?