Nikon D50

[SumTinWong]

I was looking at and almost decided to spend the big bucks and buy the D80 from Nikon. But at $1200 . . . Besides I am just an amateur, nothing to write home about yet, so do I need something that big to start with in the DSLR field? At the same time i wanted something more than what i had. The f-717 from Sony was around $1000 when I bought it in 2002 and after 8000 plus pictures I wanted to at least explore the idea of DSLR.

Well over the weekend after much prayer and searching I decided to buy the D50 from Nikon. At Ritz camera with the 18-55mm lens it was going for $699. Then there is the 2 GB memory card, the 70-300mm lens that i wanted, the gig bag, and it was all going to add up to close to a thousand.

My budget is very tight, so i decided that for now i would stick with my Sony f-717 (still a very good camera. Then out of the blue the Lord blessed me with a D50, brand new for $411. So with all the accessories and such it ended up being $736 total.

The only bummer so far is that i had just bought three new filters at 58mm for the Sony and my new rig takes 52 and 62 . LOL Oh well, it was still a great deal, that i thought I would share.

I will post more about the camera as i play with it, but right out of the box I impressed with the feel and look, not too mention the picture quality which is most important.

 

[Andyman_1970]

Nice Uncle Bud..........

I've got a D70 and love it. My dad was into photography way back in the day, and I'm trying to talk him into one of those new Nikon D40 (which I think will replace the D50) as a good starter DSLR.

 

[SumTinWong]

Yeah that is what I hear as well. With the holidays coming up I wanted one before the D40 wa going to be around in this area If he has old Minolta lenses, tell him to check out the Sony A100 as it takes all the old Maxxum lenses. Pretty cool, and it is under $800

 

[Transient]

I purchased a Sony f-717 as well back when it was very pricy. It was a great camera though so I hope the upgrade is worth it. Although, I am sure the Nikon won't be as freakishly heavy as the f-717.

 

[Wooglepums]

A lot of Canon lenses take 58mm filters, so if you find a local photography message board, you might find someone to swap with.

Congrats on the new 'baby'!

 

[SumTinWong]

Thanks. Actually i bought and upconverter for the filters and it should be here any day now.

The f717 is freaky heavy but man does it take great shots. I love it. I just wanted to step up to the next level and DSLR is it But I am keeping the f717 around as my backup for sure.