Nikon D50

The Nikon D50 is a great little dslr capable of much more than you expect at the first look. This camera has enough functions although you have to set more options in the menu.

It doesn't matter for me it does it trick, it is reliaable it is a Nikon and this brand has the power of the image at every body's hand..

The D50 a really good buy for a Nikon SLR! For the money, an excellent camera, easy to use, great auto features and works well manually, heavy enough to reduce much camera shake and excellent battery life. Film compartment is a bit flimsy, and camera body lacks the confidence of its sturdy metal bodied brothers and sisters.

This is a fantastic SLR for this price. I would recommend it more highly than the equivalent Canon which costs slightly more, and feels tiny in the hand. The lens that comes with it is fine at first, and there is plenty of room to expand, which you will probably want to do after a couple of months.

When spread across my whole 19" PC screen there is very little difference in quality between 6mega pixels and 2 mega pixels.

For each successive extra mega pixel captured the additional memory requirement will increase and the comparative increase in quality and dimensions will decrease. (What a horrible sentence). Take this into account before judging a camera on merit of image size.

If this is your first SLR, remember: the camera is only as good as you are. I myself have taken some pretty abysmal photos using this camera; the merit of digital is that you can delete awful photos before they embarrass you. With perseverance and a bit of learning you will be surprised at what this camera can do.

If you are thinking of changing to DSLR then this is the camera to get. First off, the body costs less than £400 and if you buy the 18-70 lens instead of the cheap and shaky basic 17-55 lens, then you will be rewarded with outstanding photographs that will turn your photography from a hobby to semi-professional. It really is an outstanding DSLR. Everyone who sees the photos I have produced from it is astonished with the quality of the colours, the clarity of the images, and the ease of use. My wife loves using it too. Even if you use it as a snapshot camera on the auto setting, it can still astound you with the quality of the resulting photographs.

The downsides are clear once you use it for a while. 6 megapixels will give you jaw-dropping detail at A4 size, but this quickly disappears when you crop and zoom the images in a good photo software like Photoshop. So even though you will probably not have the A3 printer to get the best out of (e.g.) 10 megapixels, you may soon start to wish you had that much detail to play with. Also, Nikon is currently having a shake-up of it's DSLR line-up. So if you wait until September, the new D80 (whilst it will cost £300 more) will probably stay in your hand longer and give you less desire to upgrade too early. The other problem is that most amateur photographers will want a lens that is wider than what the 27mm (35mm equivalent) basic lens gives you. Nikons wide zoom (12-24 or 18-36 in digital) will cost an additional £770 - and with even a basic 70-300 lens it will cost £200 - that means your basic kit will set you back some £1500. Expensive, but worth it.

The other downside is the lack of any anti-dust feature. With several camera manufacturers including this as standard on even their most basic models (Sony and Olympus for example) Nikon will put off many from trying out this really excellent camera. And the final downside is the lack of depth of field preview. As a long time 35mm SLR owner, this is one thing I really miss. I often review a picture to find the focal point is out of focus - less likely to happen if you have the chance to review the image before pressing the shutter button.

Overall, I cannot recommend this camera highly enough. Pound for pound, there is no other camera that can match it's quality - and this is Nikons entry-level DSLR. I even reckon it takes better pictures than the equivalent Canon. Although I have to say this is probably an aesthetic viewpoint, and many Canon owners will disagree!

I gave up my faithful Minolta X-GM SLR camera some years ago in favour of going digital, at which point I ceased to enjoy my photography. As an amateur I could not justify the huge price tag that usually accompanied the digital SLR or D-SLR and had to settle for a compact.

Thanks to Nikon and the D50, I am once again enjoying photography. This is an excellent entry-level D-SLR camera that produces high quality, 6 mega-pixel images without breaking the bank. It can serve the uninitiated with the ability to be fully automated, whilst also allowing the more knowledgeable or adventurous to take manual control. There is no discernible shutter lag, the bane of the digital photographer and the auto focus, with adjustable settings, works extremely well. Depth of field can easily be manipulated by taking control of the aperture settings, whilst exposure is easily adjusted via a control wheel conveniently situated beneath the shutter switch.

If you are thinking of spending over £300 on a digital compact, I strongly urge you to find a little extra capital and invest in a Nikon D50, currently available with a 18-55mm zoom lens for a tad over £400, which incidentally, is less than I paid 5 months ago.

I bought a Nikon D50 digital SLR camera, partially because I'd seen the results from my brother's Nikon D100, and partially because I was disappointed by pictures I'd taken with My other cameras; a Nikon F401 Autofocus 35mm Film SLR, A Fuji Finepix 40i Digital compact, and a Sony P200 7.2MP digital compact.

The old Nikon 401 can produce good shots, but nowadays the instant review/delete facility of digital cameras makes getting decent photos so much easier than having to wait for results that might not satisfy! It has been left largely redundant, though its lenses and Flash unit can still be used with the D50 (a reason for not changing brand).

Regarding the two digital compacts I've had; the first one, A Fuji 40i, produced excellent images in the right conditions, but was lacking in others. At a wedding for instance, the outside close ups were great, but indoors shots were poor.

I upgraded to a Sony 7.2MP model, which again takes good photos in the right conditions, but can be caught off guard!

When swapping between the Sony and Nikon, it's easy to see which camera performs best, if you've experienced shutter lag i.e. a small time lapse between pressing the shutter button and the camera taking the photo, you will notice the Nikon performs very well in this aspect, responding almost instantly. The Sony is also pretty good for a compact in this regard, but not as good as the Nikon.

As with all SLR cameras, the D50 is of a substantial size and weight, but feels comfortable in use. There is a large learning curve involved if all of the cameras many modes/features are to be utilised for more creative results! Fortunately, point and shoot modes are available for those of less experience or when time does not allow.

I have much to learn, but I think I have made a good choice to learn with, and of the few hundred shots I've already taken there are certainly some to be proud of!

I think I made the right choice with the D50.

I'm very happy with this Nikon D50 camera.

D50 SLR is very good for beginner,good price.

Good dslr camera,only white balance is disappointing, in other ways it is perfect.