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04/29/2007 09:27:51 AM · #1 |
I Just bought a D50 and I have 10 days to return it.
I have been doing alot of reading on this camera and
alot people love it and hate it. I can return it and get a
d40 is this a better camera with less features? confused?? |
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04/29/2007 09:36:03 AM · #2 |
D50 is a great deal more flexible than the D40. It can handle many more lenses than the D50 - providing many more options.
Originally posted by electrolost:
I Just bought a D50 and I have 10 days to return it.
I have been doing alot of reading on this camera and
alot people love it and hate it. I can return it and get a
d40 is this a better camera with less features? confused?? |
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04/29/2007 09:59:53 AM · #3 |
| Keep the D50... the D40 has just been replaced with the D40x anyway (not replaced actually) but if I had just bought the D40 and saw them release the D40x 3 months later I would be rather annoyed.. Keep the D50 its a better camera and can use any nikon lens from 1960 to present day.. the D40 cannot auto focus unless the lens has internal focusing motore .g- AFs or HSM |
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04/29/2007 12:38:56 PM · #4 |
| i love my d50, keep it. the d40 has less features, something about AF lenses cant be used on it.. |
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04/29/2007 08:10:03 PM · #5 |
| Keep the D50 unless you are intimidated by the features you have since the D40 is a stripped down D50. You can grow into the D50, but you can grow out of the D40 way too easy. |
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04/29/2007 08:51:48 PM · #6 |
| Thanks for the info. I used to shoot alot with my pentax k1000 until I couldn't afford all the film and processing so for the last three years I have been using a Kodak dx7630 P&S. I really like that little camera alot but always felt like something was missing. As soon as my battery was charged on my D50 I have taken around 300 hundred pictures today. I like this camera. I like the sound the shutter makes. THey should throw in a fake film advanced sound for ole time sake. I didn't look at the pics on a comp yet but on the lcd alot of them seem overexposed. Is the lightmeter a little off on this model or is it the lcd? Anyways thanks all for making me feel better about my purchase. Don't come around money too often but had just enough to finally get a dslr and it feels good......rob |
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04/29/2007 09:24:41 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by electrolost:
Thanks for the info. I used to shoot alot with my pentax k1000 until I couldn't afford all the film and processing so for the last three years I have been using a Kodak dx7630 P&S. I really like that little camera alot but always felt like something was missing. As soon as my battery was charged on my D50 I have taken around 300 hundred pictures today. I like this camera. I like the sound the shutter makes. THey should throw in a fake film advanced sound for ole time sake. I didn't look at the pics on a comp yet but on the lcd alot of them seem overexposed. Is the lightmeter a little off on this model or is it the lcd? Anyways thanks all for making me feel better about my purchase. Don't come around money too often but had just enough to finally get a dslr and it feels good......rob |
I don't trust the LCD. It's just too damn small. It displays an image 1/20 the size of the final result. I've looked at images on the LCD thinking they were sharp only to get them to the computer to find them not. Just like anything else you'll find the things you'll need to adjust to. |
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04/29/2007 11:38:07 PM · #8 |
| yeah, the D50 is much better... just don't trust the LCD ;P |
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04/29/2007 11:58:02 PM · #9 |
| Tis an easy one... keep the D50. The lens compatibility alone is worth it. As far as I can tell the only thing the D40 has over the D50 is the screen. |
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04/30/2007 12:41:44 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by zardoz:
Tis an easy one... keep the D50. The lens compatibility alone is worth it. As far as I can tell the only thing the D40 has over the D50 is the screen. |
compared to the D50, the D40 has a smaller, lighter body, has unlimited shots during burst, stronger on-board flash and has support for SDHC. Oh and it has a larger and higher resolution LCD. Bad points - Auto focus only with AF-S or AF-I lenses (lens with built-in AF motors). I'd go for the D50, unless you include the D40x into the picture, then that'd be a tougher choice! |
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04/30/2007 01:23:17 AM · #11 |
| I was lookin at the d40x but it was 200 hundred dollars more than I had. I wanted to get something in the 10 mp range. But I decided to go lower mp and just try to get some lenses together and try to upgrade body later on when I win the lotto. Also for some reason I did't like how lightweight it was. |
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04/30/2007 02:21:46 AM · #12 |
Thank you, crayon, for finally posting a review about the D40 that didn't completely ignore its features.
As _eug said, the screen on the D50 is smaller than the D40's. The screen on the D40 is beautiful. Each camera has pros and cons, but the D40 is by no means a "stripped down" version of the D50.
Compared to the D50, the D40 has a better navigation pad, and has eliminated the top LCD (which some will like and some will not). The top LCD is not illuminated, so good luck in the dark (the D40 doesn't have this problem). The D40 offers a colour RGB histogram (with three button clicks), whereas I don't think the D50 does.
The main con of the D40 is that it doesn't autofocus with non-AF-S lenses. This is okay in some cases, but not for any type of telephoto lens. The D50 has a better meter than the D40. Also, the D50 uses a five-point autofocus, while the D40 uses three. I've never had a problem with only three that would be solved by 5 (I would've needed 9).
The most important factor is that the D50 is older than the D40. There have been a lot of advances in micro technology, and one can only presume that Sony has applied that technology to its sensors. We're now in 2007, and as someone already said, the D40x has been released. However, other than a slightly newer CCD (possibly; and the update is much more pronounced between the D50 and D40), an increased resolution (which, unless you're printing large photos, is just more noise), a slightly better burst rate, and a worse flash sync speed, the D40x is no different than the D40.
I'm a bit disappointed that so many people have clearly written off the D40 for the wrong reasons. It's no D3X or Mark III, but the D40 is a great camera, particularly for those just getting into dSLR photography. On that note, the D50 is also a great camera. I'd suggest comparing the specs on both and determining what features are most important for you.
Edit to correct a sentence.
Message edited by author 2007-04-30 02:26:20. |
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04/30/2007 02:26:43 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by geoffb:
I'd suggest comparing the specs on both and determining what features are most important for you. |
Time and again, that's the best advice.
Message edited by author 2007-04-30 02:27:12.
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