Nikon Coolpix P80 or Nikon D60?

[ToodlesRN]

I am making that bridge from my Sony T100 point and shoot into DSLR world, my Sony wasn't living up to our sport adventurous family. We have dirt bikes and it has been hard capturing the jumps among the other sports we involved in. I've been doing lots of research and played with a few camera's I narrowed it to the D60 until I came across this bridge camera Nikon P80 it has some similar features as a DSLR and the lens is 18X zoom, better than what I'd get with the 55-200 lens. I am leaning more towards the P80 as I am not sure if I'm ready for such a detailed camera like the D60 as to switching the lenses and I don't think I would really go into manual modes and raw footage.

Since the Nikon P80 is so new I really haven't found much reviews any thoughts or suggetions from any of you would be great?

Thanks,
Tierre!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

In general terms, you will probably have difficulty capturing the kinds of shots you want to get with anything less than a dSLR. In fact, you might even have difficulty then. It takes a combination of great skills and equipment to get intense action shots like those at a distance. I'm sure others will chime in, but to get you started...

 

[ToodlesRN]

Pea n me~ thanks for your comments, but everyone has to start somewhere none of us were born good photographers, it takes time to learn the skill and I am just starting out and looking for a basic DSLR or similar to get me started.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I hear you. There are just some big differences between the two in shooting the type of pictures you want. Your best bet might be to try both if you know anyone who has something similar (ie bridge, and dslr). Good luck.