A smashing entry level DSLR (Nikon D50)

Member Name: pinkspider

Product:	Nikon D50
Date:	20/08/08 (36 review reads)
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Advantages: easy controls, light weight, compact, great image quality, great value for money

Disadvantages: sensor dirties easily, hit and miss sharpening feature

The Nikon D50 was my first venture into the world of Digital SLR and what a brilliant little camera it is. And for the price - it easily rivals it's Canon contemporaries.

I bought it along with the standard 18-55mm kit lens and at first just used it as a point and shoot to get the feel for it and I have to say - I was very impressed. From later experiences I have found that some DSLRs preset features are somewhat hit and miss but the Nikon D50's presets (landscape, portrait etc) were spot on and very accurate, thus making it perfect for a relative DSLR user.

The controls, LCD display and view finder are all very user friendly and instinctive making it very easy to pick up and understand.

In terms of the manual controls, you have a very similar setup to what you would find on a standard 35mm camera: Aperture, Shutter, Manual, Priority making it very easy for film converts to understand.

At 6.2MP this camera will print up to a small poster size (10x15") with ease and is perfect for snapshot prints (6x4").
I have captured many a picture on this camera which I have then gone on to print with excellent results.

The only disadvantage I can find is a very trivial one concerning the auto sharpening option - it sometimes didn't prove overly effective but with a steady hand and patience this can be easily overcome.

Summary: A top entry level DSLR, well worth the money and in my opinion, above it's Canon rivals.

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