Yes... full control through the dials, if that's what you mean.

By default, the front wheel on the N80 is aperature and the back is
shutter speed.  I prefer then reversed, since I prefer the thumb wheel
and tend to shoot aperature priority.

In program mode, the aperature wheel will temporarily shift the
preferred aperature.  Turning the camera off will reset this preference.
 It works a lot like aperature priority, but the camera has the option
to override the preference.

Cheers,
Richard

It is a zoom/wide.  Wide angle is mostly any focal length below 50mm.
Really, in practice, it is any focal length below 35mm.  Zoom just means
it is a variable focal length lens.  Perhaps what you are looking for is
telephoto (makes things appear closer)?

I have several lenses for my Nikon, but the one that almost never leaves the
camera is my Nikkor 24-120.  Although it doesn't appear so by looking at the
numbers, there is a huge difference between a 24mm focal length and 28mm.  I
find myself taking far more pictures at 24mm than I do at 120mm.  I loaned
my 24-120 to a friend of mine and he liked it so well he bought himself one
a week later.  The Nikkor 24-85 as previously mentioned might be a good
choice also, but I've never used that lens so I can't offer an opinion on
it.  As far as landscapes go, when you go down to 24mm, you have a huge
depth of field so you can focus from about 1-2 ft to infinity with no
problems.  The larger focal length of the lens works so well for portraits,
I hardly ever use my 105mm Nikkor anymore.

As far as getting one of those extreme zooms like a 28-300, I wouldn't
recommend it.  I had one once, hated it, and got rid of it in short order.
If you need that type of focal range, go with a combination of two lenses.
Something like a 24-120 and a 70-300mm.  You'll be much happier.