Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Nikon D50 Review
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"When it comes to the digital SLR market, Nikon has always focused on high-end, professional models like the D2X. While the company has not ignored consumer D-SLRs, its primary mission has always been serving pro shooters. That is why we were pleasantly surprised by the introduction of the D50 and what seems to be more of a commitment to the consumer. The D50 has a great price and includes helpful, user-friendly features. These, combined with excellent quality and performance, made it easy to single out this camera as our new Editors' Choice for D-SLRs. Nikon faced two challenges in introducing this D-SLR. The first was distinguishing it from the competition, especially Canon's 6MP Rebel and the very popular 8MP Rebel XT."
Clearly the reviewers at PCMagazine liked this camera because they have marked it as the D-SLR to get. I would agree with them that for the price, the Nikon D50 is probably the best you can get. They clearly saw the problems with the Rebel XT in its small LCD which is hard to see in bright daylight and lack of TIFF support and created a camera that prosumers would find attractive. Unfortunately, I am still deeply rooted in the Canon camp so I guess I still support the Digital Rebel XT.
Clearly the reviewers at PCMagazine liked this camera because they have marked it as the D-SLR to get. I would agree with them that for the price, the Nikon D50 is probably the best you can get. They clearly saw the problems with the Rebel XT in its small LCD which is hard to see in bright daylight and lack of TIFF support and created a camera that prosumers would find attractive. Unfortunately, I am still deeply rooted in the Canon camp so I guess I still support the Digital Rebel XT.
