buy or not to buy nikon d50

[ZAKD]

I would like to have a help in order to know is it a good solutin to buy a Nikon slr d50 camera.
First i do not know about SLR cameras and what are the advantages.

I was planning to buy a Fuji s20 pro or canon pro 1 digital cameras because of optic zoom and quality in Mpx. How that fits to SLR cameras. Are there such kind of possibilities to d50. What should i have to know before buying d50. For sure i 'm thing to have a better quality of pictures with d50 but i do not have to much money. I know that the price of d50 is arrounf 750 eur. is this amount enough to have camera ready for taking pictures or not.

awaiting for your big help

thanks

[Bluedog]

You shouldn't have any problem getting better results from a D50 than both those cameras but of course that'd mean buying the extra lens to cover the optical range. One thing to note on the D50 is that the LCD settings display is not back lite ... meaning making any kind of camera changes in exposure and such very difficult in low lighting ... Nikon dropped the ball on that option for the D50.

[ZAKD]

I'm interested for
Canon Rebel EOS 350D XT with some lens.

What should be included into usuall packing, what could i buy latter and what lens should be included to have possibilities as on digital cameras with optic-zoom of 6x or maybe 10x.

Since i'm not very good vith SLR cameras and did not use any of them please for easy explanation that i could understand.

[D70FAN]

I'm interested for
Canon Rebel EOS 350D XT with some lens.

What should be included into usuall packing, what could i buy latter and what lens should be included to have possibilities as on digital cameras with optic-zoom of 6x or maybe 10x.

Since i'm not very good vith SLR cameras and did not use any of them please for easy explanation that i could understand.

There are two very good low-cost (relatively) options from Sigma:

The 18-125 is a 7X zoom and the 18-200 is an 11X zoom. They cost ~$280 and ~$400 respectively. Both are capable performers considering the price.

You might also want to consider the new Konica-Minolta 5D as it includes an in-camera anti-shake (image stablilizer) for those long shots in low light. having image stabilization in-camera means that all lenses, including the Sigma lenses I mentioned earlier, are now image stabilized.

Hope this helps.

[timmciglobal]

Optical zoom is the ratio between the wide angel and telephoto.

the kit lens is 18-55 so 55/18 = 3X optical zoom.

If you get a 28-135 lens thats 4.8 optical zoom.

If you get 18-125 thats 6.9 optical zoom.

Your best bet if you want a "all in one" might be the tamaron 18-125 mm lens with the xt body.

Tim

[D70FAN]

Optical zoom is the ratio between the wide angel and telephoto.

the kit lens is 18-55 so 55/18 = 3X optical zoom.

If you get a 28-135 lens thats 4.8 optical zoom.

If you get 18-125 thats 6.9 optical zoom.

Your best bet if you want a "all in one" might be the tamaron 18-125 mm lens with the xt body.

Tim

I think the 18-125 is only available from Sigma. Depending on how the K-M 5D actually performs, I would think that it would be a better choice for the casual amature shooter. Not as whiz-bang as the XT, but the image stabilization feature is definately a worthwhile trade-off.

[erichlund]

I'm interested for
Canon Rebel EOS 350D XT with some lens.

What should be included into usuall packing, what could i buy latter and what lens should be included to have possibilities as on digital cameras with optic-zoom of 6x or maybe 10x.

Since i'm not very good vith SLR cameras and did not use any of them please for easy explanation that i could understand.

Typically, will include the camera, instructions, battery and charger, assorted cables, and either the kit lens or no lens. Some packages add a second lens and maybe some filters. You need to provide memory card(s). For dSLRs, 1 gigabyte is probably a good starting point. However, some people recommend breaking that up into several cards, in case one goes bad. I have a 1gb and a 256mb as a backup.

The Sigma or Tamron 18-200 provides about 11X in a single lens. The Canon kit is 18-55, but from what I hear, the Sigma would be better. Some people like the Sigma 18-125, which is about a 7x lens.

Cheers,
Eric