Technical Notes

Optional Accessories

One advantage of digital SLR cameras is the wide variety of accessories they support. See our web sites or product catalogs for up-to-date information on accessories for the D80.

Flash units

Battery packs

(Speedlights)

Viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

accessories

Lenses

ML-L3 remote control

10-pin remote terminal

Batteries

AC adapters

Filters

accessories Software

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Only Nikon brand accessories certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within its operational and safety requirements. THE USE OF NON-NIKON

ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY.

Picture Angle and Focal Length

The size of the area exposed by a 35-mm camera is 36 × 24 mm. The size of the area exposed by the D80, in contrast, is 23.6 × 15.8, meaning that the picture angle of Lens a 35-mm camera is approximately 1.5 times that of the D80. The approximate focal length of lenses for the D80

in 35-mm format can be calculated by multiplying the focal length of the lens by about 1.5.

Picture size (35-mm format) (36 mm × 24 mm)

Picture diagonal

Picture size (D80) (23.6 mm × 15.8 mm)

Picture angle (35-mm format)

Picture angle (D80)

Lens f/-number

The f/-number given in lens names is the maximum aperture of the lens.

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