What made you decide to upgrade to a better DSLR body?

[Syndac]

You do realize you can recompose after the focus locks, right?

Bah.. all this pressure! I'll try center AF for a while just for you.

 

[Antithesis]

I upgraded from a d40x to a d80 pretty recently. I was getting offers to start shooting back-up for my buddy when he does weddings, but I needed something compatible with his lenses. Not to mention the d40x would probably get pretty destroyed after a year or two of professional usage. The d80 also has a lot of important functions built into buttons on the outside of the camera, so you don't have to flip through 6 menus to get your white balance set correctly, or change your ISO.

For now the d80 suits my needs (basically a mini d200 without some of the professional features), but as I advance and start needing a second body for any reason, I'll probably save up and buy a d300 or a used d2x if I start doing more demanding work.

Really, the main reason I bought the d80 was the thrifty-fifty. The money I saved on this little lens easily necessitated a jump to an AF compatible body.

 

[Joves]

You do realize you can recompose after the focus locks, right?

Too slow for me I shift on the fly. I dont believe in recomposing.

 

[Fate]

Better ISO performance, more FPS (by far!) and image quality are going to make me upgrade from a S3 Pro to a D300. Luckily i can keep my nikon lenses

 

[MACollum]

More fps than point and shoot, no shutter lag, and more megapixels!