nikon d40 vs d50

[yuanseng]

Agree with most of the above that D50 is an underrated workhorse!

Personally I've owned the D50 for almost 3 years before I finally "almost finished playing" with the functions, and decided I need higher fps would like certain other functions, and hence only got a D200 for that reason!

Likewise, I have not sold my D50, because it has produced not only lovely photos for me, but also because it is a fantastic lil giant that has all the things an amateur, and even semi-pros, would need.

Then again, whether a D50, or a D40, or even a D300, in the hands on a pro, would all be the same. Just feel that the advantage of having the focusing pin is useful because I realised that even though I said to myself "I probably won't get those kinda lenses la...", but in the end, I still got "that kinda lenses". So having the feature is actually better than not! It's only about a hundred bucks difference to open up a whole new possibility of lenses!

 

[silence]

would i sell my d50 ? no. this will be a prized collection to me, if given a chance, i'd rather eat grass everyday to save $ for a newer body than sell off my d50.

im sure, those that have used the d50 would agree that this lil beauty is small yet powerful...

Totally agree... I own(only and still) a D50 for almost 2yrs and I have to say I love it very very much. It never disappoint me at all.. even the ISO and small LCD issues are nothing much of a bother to me.. The best thing about it is.. It can take almost every possible lens and produce incredible photos... Sometimes I would envy my friends' D40s D80s etc for their large LCD scenes, higher Mps or the smaller sizes.. but in the end of the day, my D50 is still the best to me... IMHO - Get a D50 2nd hand if you are on budget.. Get a D80 if you can afford... ;p

 

[weedtweed]

er..wat talking you?

ALL nikon dslr cameras dun have vr inside their camera.

To obtain VR, we need to use lens that have VR.

Not all VR lens can be used on D40. Example the AF-D 80-400mm VR won't work on D40.

You need the lens to be AF-S and have VR

OH .. i get it now! thanks! cus i was at harvey norman and that salesman mentioned something like d60 has VR, which kinda got me confused there.

 

[H4lcyon]

OH .. i get it now! thanks! cus i was at harvey norman and that salesman mentioned something like d60 has VR, which kinda got me confused there.

I think the salesman is talking about the D60 with kit lens, coz it comes with the new AF-S 18-55 lens that has VR on it

 

[dark72]

Too bad D50 aint got commander function built in.