IF you're just starting out go for nikon D40(IMHO). And if you feel you would take photography seriously na, go for D90 instead of D80. The kit lens of the D40 is great din naman yun nga lang wala siyang internal AF motor so you need an AF-S or HSM(sigma) lens para sa AF. The other nikon mount lenses na AF lang would still work but it won't autofocus. Hope it helps.
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i'm using d40 too! nasa kumukuha naman yan eh..hahaha!
pero seriously sir, kung gusto nyo ng D60 -- D40 nalang. i bought mine @ 21k mayer's sa hidalgo. D60 costs 26-27k pero additional sensor-cleaner (which sabi ng iba hindi naman daw ganun ka-effective... they say...), VR(vibration reduction -- which for me is not too useful since the max focal length is just 55mm -- pero still may pwede ka pa atang paggamitan nung VR for example sa night photog or kung kelangan mo talga ng mabilis na shutter speed) and extra 4MP making it 10MP. For me 10MP is too BIG.. For me, eh.. 6MP is already good.
yung extra 5k mo pwedeng for accessories nalang like flash, better cam bag, cleaner, lens etc etc. Para sakin lang yun...
pero kung into photog ka talaga sir, go for D80. Mas malawak yung lens na pwedeng i-AF (autofocus) kesa sa D40 na kelangan AF-S or AF-I para makapagfocus. Plus 18-135 na lente... ayus.. kaso walang VR yun (kelangan sa focal length na 135mm). I myself have tried it. Mahirap kapag walang VR @ 135mm. Kelangan super-steady ng kamay mo... ayun..
So ayun..
my 2 cents
HAPPY SHOOTING!