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All these Nikon bodies will take the same pictures as they all sport the Nikon F mount and therefore can use the same lenses (but only the F80/N80 features modern autofocus and will meter <i>only</i> with autofocus lenses). So get a versatile body like the F801 or F90s/N90x and put your money in good lenses (primes; f/2.8 zooms). Keep in mind that the more modern the body, the more accurate the internal light meter in difficult lighting and low light.

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For portraiture lenses with a large aperture are best, like the 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2.5 primes or the Series E 75-150mm f/3.5 and the 80-200mm f/2.8 zooms. There also exists an excellent manual focus Tokina AT-X 60-120mm f/2.8 portrait zoom that has exceptionally smooth bokeh (see example <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/3050251">here</a>). Macro lenses do also work well as portrait lenses, but are often a bit slower than regular lenses at their respective focal length.

I sold my wonderful F801 (N8008) an that big internet auction site for less than €30. For this money, I highly recommend the camera over any other Nikon body for photography beginners, especially as the F801 can accurately meter with inexpensive manual focus lenses (unlike the F80/N80).

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But the F80 (N80) can probably use more of the most advanced features of the SB-800 (not that this matters too much, IMHO).

The EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM has a pretty good zoom range for a general purpose lens on a 1.6x body. It's probably the most inexpensive IS lens on the used market -- around €450 will get you one on that big internet auction site. But it's not an "L" lens.

This would only matter if you had the AE prism and the speed selector at (*). Else your correct settings are used.

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Yes. Not all metering modes will work though (check your manual for details).

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Yep, I think the Werra is like those Voigtländer fixed-lens rangefinders (Vitomatic...) that need to be loaded with film to cock the shutter. Like Michael said, you can wind the shutter manually with an open back, quite some force and dexterity.

Yeah, brand new is overrated. I spent €200 for a used F100.

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