What should I buy D50 or Canon 350D

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?
What do you like or dislike about the camera, if you are a user?

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?

I think that you should pick the one that most suits your needs. Makes
sense, doesn't it? After all, *you* are planning on using the camera, not
us...

steve

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:15:52 -0600, "Steve Wolfe"
wrote:

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?

I think that you should pick the one that most suits your needs. Makes
sense, doesn't it? After all, *you* are planning on using the camera, not
us...

steve

Very wise and accurate... but doesn't help the OP one bit.

Like loudspeaker buying advice: just listen to them and buy the ones
you like. Cop-out!

Buy the Canon. (Unless you have Nikon lenses, duh..) Generally, Canon
seems to have the lead in digital photography today.

K.S.

"King Sardon" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:15:52 -0600, "Steve Wolfe"
wrote:

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed
down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?

I think that you should pick the one that most suits your needs. Makes
sense, doesn't it? After all, *you* are planning on using the camera,
not
us...

steve

Very wise and accurate... but doesn't help the OP one bit.

I'll help the OP.

Buy the Canon.

In article 636a27f53e8ca@uwe, "abbasam" u24240@uwe wrote:

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?
What do you like or dislike about the camera, if you are a user?

Buy the Nikon....better technology in THAT camera....

"abbasam" u24240@uwe wrote in message news:636a27f53e8ca@uwe...

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?
What do you like or dislike about the camera, if you are a user?

These were the 2 i was considering, but they both had very basic kit lenses,
so I paid a bit extra and got a d70s which had a much better kit lens.

"Adrian Boliston" writes:

"abbasam" u24240@uwe wrote in message news:636a27f53e8ca@uwe...

I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
The Nikon D50 and the Canon 350D.
Which do you think I should go for and why?
What do you like or dislike about the camera, if you are a user?

These were the 2 i was considering, but they both had very basic kit lenses,
so I paid a bit extra and got a d70s which had a much better kit lens.

D50 body with the 18-70 lens.

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Rebecca Ore wrote:
I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
These were the 2 i was considering, but they both had very basic kit lenses,
so I paid a bit extra and got a d70s which had a much better kit lens.

D50 body with the 18-70 lens.


Are you using the said combination

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"abbasam via PhotoKB.com" u24240@uwe writes:

Rebecca Ore wrote:
I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
These were the 2 i was considering, but they both had very basic
kit lenses, so I paid a bit extra and got a d70s which had a much
better kit lens.

D50 body with the 18-70 lens.


Are you using the said combination

Yes. I bought the body from Ritz because B&H didn't have it then, and
the import version of the 18-70 lens (around $260, I think) from
B&H. Total cost was roughly $817 plus shipping, about $100 less than
the B&H price for the D70s with the kit lens). My other lenses are the
VR 105mm macro and a 50mm f/1.8 (both US lenses with the 5 year
warranty). I've played with a neighbor's 18-200 -- it's a nice lens,
too, but extends out a long way. I got the f/1.8 lens for the price
difference between the two cameras.

If the $100 difference isn't significant to you, then I'd go with the
D70s for the possibility of wired shutter release, depth of field
preview, and a bit more ease in setting shutter and aperture with two
different control wheels.

This is a crop from a shot with the 18-70 at 70 mm:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4400723

and another:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...400718&size=lg

The f/1.8 and the VR macro *are* sharper:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4592832 for the macro (cropped).

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4408558 for the f/1.8 (cropped).


If you really want to go cheap and good, the D50 with the 50mm f1.8 is
quite nice, too.


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Rebecca Ore

Rebecca Ore wrote:
I have been thinking of buying DSLR for some time now. I have narrowed down
my search to two SLR that I like.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]

Are you using the said combination

Yes. I bought the body from Ritz because B&H didn't have it then, and
the import version of the 18-70 lens (around $260, I think) from
B&H. Total cost was roughly $817 plus shipping, about $100 less than
the B&H price for the D70s with the kit lens). My other lenses are the
VR 105mm macro and a 50mm f/1.8 (both US lenses with the 5 year
warranty). I've played with a neighbor's 18-200 -- it's a nice lens,
too, but extends out a long way. I got the f/1.8 lens for the price
difference between the two cameras.

If the $100 difference isn't significant to you, then I'd go with the
D70s for the possibility of wired shutter release, depth of field
preview, and a bit more ease in setting shutter and aperture with two
different control wheels.

This is a crop from a shot with the 18-70 at 70 mm:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4400723

and another:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...400718&size=lg

The f/1.8 and the VR macro *are* sharper:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4592832 for the macro (cropped).

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4408558 for the f/1.8 (cropped).

If you really want to go cheap and good, the D50 with the 50mm f1.8 is
quite nice, too.


Thanks Rebecca, you have been a great help, plus I enjoyed looking at your
work, great potential.

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