3 Responses to “Nikon D50 6th 1MP Digital SLR Camera with 28-80mm F3. 3-5. 6G AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens”

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   Fritz October 7th, 2009 at 7:05 pm

     First of all, I must admit that this is only my third digital camera, and the first digital SLR camera. But it is not my first SLR. . . I used a Canon Elan IIE for a number of years, and believe me, is no slouch on the camera.
     But enough about me. . . the D50 is the real star of the show! I have had the camera (along with the standard lens) with the kit and so far I am very happy. I bought it just in time to capture a few photos of my new niece, and my family swears that the pictures that I have that just picked randomly in the hospital look like they are professional portraits. Granted, some of my family members. . . well, their necks are pretty tan, if you know what I mean, but you get the point. The camera has a range of modes that are ideally suited to your subject (portraits, action, etc etc), and make them do a good job, all the tweaking that the quality of the photos for the non-improvement experts. But this camera has different levels of automation to where you practically need a photography degree to get your picture. My skills are somewhere in between, but believe me, if you are an absolute beginner in 5 minutes you can be the photographs that 99% of the quality that would take a pro with a $ 5000 setup are. Now, you may need to be snap a few dozen shots to just one surprising that already, but that's what just wonderful to digital cameras. And with a huge, razor-sharp in the LCD preview window you can see at the moment, whether you have a decent shot, and if not, delete it and try again!
     The camera takes a little big-toe nail " " SD memory cards, which a departure from what you see is usually in a digital SLR. I personally like the smaller size, otherwise I can not believe that there is a significant difference. When the handset of an important point of this review. . . READ THIS! I had first tried shooting with some SD card that I use in my MP3 player. It works well, but when filming would be a series of quick shots, the camera is what seemed like a few seconds to write to the memory. The all digital SLR cameras, which I've read about is typical. . . You might have a dozen high-speed recording, and then the camera way down " " Moore. And most of the time is right. But this camera uses the slightly more expensive per " " SD memory card, which can be written to at extremely high speeds. (For this reason, the camera can be a unprecedented number of recordings, I think 137) for Nikon! People is the amazing, let me tell you. You can simply hold the button down and fire away, and capture all high-speed action that you can imagine. No more excuses for missing the perfect action shot. Sure, you're not going to need this feature very often, but it's nice to have, just in case. And even with normal shots, it seems that high-speed memory work much faster than normal memory.
     The camera can save files in three different size (resolution) levels, three different JPEG quality levels, and the complete uncompressed RAW format. I'm about to shoot medium resolution and medium JPEG quality, and the photos look sharper than my old Canon 35mm SLR. You could easily print, 8 x 10 photos look amazing and they were also in the Medium quality setting, poster size would look fine on the High quality setting too.
     The rechargeable battery that is included, is simply incredible – I think they rate it for 2000 shots, and I believe it. It would be very diffult this battery drain in a single day, even with numerous flashes and auto-focus shots.
     The fast auto focus, very user-friendly navigation, flexibility with all Nikon lenses, and near-professional quality at a price of weekend warriors can make photo-consumer, I do not see how you can go wrong with this camera.
     Happy shooting!

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   Ethan October 7th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

     The camera feels so much like my old Nikon camera, it was love from the first moment I held it in my hand. With a 1 gig memory card I can shoot 350 + fine " " quality photos without having to change out of ten rolls of film. . . or to pay the processing! And a cell phone charger battery capacity quickly if necessary. Even with lots of flash pictures its charge remained strong for a very long time. A handy icon in the Info screen area so you can see at a glance who much power remains.
     I bought the D50 for a vacation photogenic at Southwest, and the camera was more than up to the task. Let the fast autofocus, auto simplfied the controls that are so quick decisions for portrait, landscape and full sun, clouds, night, let me shoot like a pro while the Nikon that converted my impulses into reality. Neat.
     With the ability to exchange lenses, and begin a great Nikon Zoom lens, I think, the camera shows that it is the optics that are just as important as the pixels. My earlier digital camera has suffered through a sudden retirement.
     I have a great car, Epson printer and print some of the images were printed as 12×18. Even with trimming, see the pictures as they were taken with a medium format camera. Progress!
     If you look crisp and detailed images like with no hint of digital-itis, this camera is a good choice. I love just composed images through the lens do not check the alignment of the harvest with the screen, but I am also on the ability to quickly check whether the screen will benefit to see the results at once. Never had that back with my old SLR without a Polaroid!
     Overall, this camera and lens is a real find, and I do not think you can go wrong with him. The only downside is a short learning curve to familiarize yourself with the many functions and possibilities that it contains known and this is not really a complaint. This camera has more tricks than I will ever need!

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   Anonymous October 7th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

     I have Canon and Nikon cameras are used for more than 20 years (love my N55 and use another AE1-P) and own other Canon and Nikon Digitals, but that was my first D-SLR. I scoured magazine and online reviews, and the choice fell on the Canon EOS Rebel XT and the Nikon D70.
     They are very similar. The EOS is 8 0 MP vs. the D70 are 6th 1 MP, but for the type of photography I'm going to do (max 11×14 prints) that is not a problem. The D70 has some features more control. That and the price difference made me towards the Nikon.
     Once I made up my mind to buy a Nikon, I compared the D70 to D50. They are very similar and in some ways the D50 is better than the more expensive D70. In addition to a robust housing, the D70 is missing some nice features the D50: a lighted control panel, a front sub-control thumbwheel, depth of field preview, and you can fine-tune the white balance. But the D50 has some features of the D70, striking a larger LCD screen, higher capacity battery and USB-2. 0 High-Speed support. Every magazine I read about the D50 and none of the features it lacked made me willing to pay more for the D70 was raging. I have the D50 with the Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm f / 3 5-5. 6G zoom lens.
     After several weeks, we will use for all that I can say is, wow! It is easy to use, but I can fiddle with almost all settings when I want to be creative. Using a digital almost no shutter lag has spoiled me. I will put a lot of great shots with a Canon PowerShot 1S, but it is now my backup. In the D50 I finally have an inexpensive digital camera that is used as much fun as my film cameras.
     Professionals, it is likely to prefer high-end Nikons but if you want to with film SLR cameras and want in a D-SLR will receive less than the price for a decent used car, I recommend the D50.
     June 2006 Update: I've photographed recently used D-50 to my friends do a triathlon to raise money for cancer research. It performed flawlessly in all settings and I ended up with many excellent photos. The triathlon gave me to use plenty of opportunity to the D-50's " Recreation " setting and the continuous exposure feature to capture athletes swimming, bicycling, and the operation of a variety of routes. The colors are perfect and I was able to get 5×7 and 8×10 prints on photo paper (from a lab) with barely a tweak of cropping. The D-50 is now my favorite camera. Yes, there are cameras with higher resolution and more features, but it is hard to beat " " bang for the buck factor on the D-50.
     One suggestion: just like any other manual camera I've ever read, the Nikon manual that comes with the D-50 are correct and complete, but leaves much to be desired. If you are not so experienced that you have not read a manual (and I'm not me) I recommend you invest a copy " Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon D50 by Simon Stafford ". This book is everything that is not the Nikon manual. This Magic Lantern Guide not only thoroughly explains each function on the D-50 however extends beyond showing how, when and why you would use a setting or function. It also raises tips & tricks, the Nikon writers would not include. Highly recommended.