Of course the Nikon D50 is popular. It’s a heck of a camera (see Hotshot Shoot-Out, March 2006), and, for a starter DSLR, a heck of a buy ($550 street, body only). It even gives the Nikon D70s a run ...

Understanding the Context

The D50 is the smallest, lightest and easiest-to-use Nikon digital SLR camera to date, and is designed for the broadest range of consumers including family memory-keepers looking to take advantage of ... Nikon on Wednesday introduced two new digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras — the D50 and the D70s. The D50 is aimed at hobbyist photographers who are transitioning from a simple point-and-shoot ... First impressions mean a lot.

Key Insights

That’s why we were eager to get our hands on a production version of Nikon’s 6.1MP D50 DSLR-to confirm our positive first impression (see “First Look,” July 2005). At a ... Nikon Germany accidentally let the product manual for the new Nikon D50 leak on the web for a bit. It’s been pulled already, but not before the pertinent details of the new entry-level DSLR were ... Last November, Nikon made an announcement that both delighted some and confused many.

Final Thoughts

The D40 was set out to replace the D50, but not replace it at the same time. Though both cameras had comparable ...