This is a video intended to show the quality of the Nikon D90 video mode, not to show photographic creativity. You can see the “rolling shutter” a little without the slow-mo, but with it, you can see everything, and it is really irritating. But at least the prank was fun!
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Hello everyone ! This is a Nikon D40 review. I go over all of its features.. like the ISO and the FPS… Please feel free to subscribe to me and ask me questions ! Thanks !
im looking for a sub US$1000 digital camera, hopefully more maybe around $500 (basically the cheapest there is (for personal use, not professional). which has a manual focus ring (ie: twist the physical lens to focus), and preferably a similar iris control (if there is such a thing). also a custom white balance and optical zoom lens wouldn’t go amiss.
ive been looking at the Nikon range, and am impressed by the D50, although the words they use in the tech specs go over my head and i cant work out if its a manual focus or not.
basically, whats a good digi camera with a manual focus ring at a cheap price? (i dont mind 2nd hand)
in response to dodol, even most consumer cameras have manual focus, what im looking for is being able to twist the lens to focus it, not some half-baked button-ised version of it… could you please clarify.
also, i am currently attending a film and tv tafe, which deals a lot in video cameras (digital and film) so as far as using the stills camera ill be fine. its understanding the terminology in tech specs which i find difficult.
anyway, as i said, personal use, not professional. ive just been spoilt from using prosumer video cameras and used to the quailty level of prosumer compared to consumer
The D50 has been discontinued and replaced by the D40. I recently bought a D50 because of it’s added compatability with non S series lenses.
The Nikon G lenses now come without an aperture ring on the lens. For aperture control, you need to use a dial on the camera body. Every Nikon lens has a manual focus ring, often preferred in tough lighting and action situations. All one needs to do is switch off the AF.
Here’s a D40 from a dependable Ebay vendor, starting at $430
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I’m an amatuer photographer and I’m looking into buying a new camera. Right now I have a Kodak EasyShare (I can hear you all laughing from here) and it’s just not cutting it for me. It’s great for candid shots for scrapbooks, but not much else. I started researching digital SLRs and came up with the NikonD50. It looks like a good camera and from what I can tell, it’s one of the cheaper ones on the market.
I guess I want to know if it’s really worth it? You have to understand, even though it’s apparently very cheap, it’s a HUGE investment for me. It has to be something I can use. The two factors that it really needs to excel in is durability (I have 3 kids under 6) and shutter speed (Again, 3 kids under 6). Is the D50 the camera for me? If not, what camera would you suggest? I don’t need the 6 MP that the Nikon comes with, but I don’t want any less than 4. And I can’t pay more than 1,000. Somewhere in the 500 dollar price range would be ok.
Any help would be appreciated!
The D50 is the right camera for you. It’s a fantastic camera for the price and a great step up from your Kodak or any other compact digital. With 6 megapixels, it can also make beautiful 8×10 inch prints.
Regarding your two main concers:
DURABILITY: Despite having a plastic body, the D50 is a rugged camera. It inspires confidence. Not like the old professional Nikons (you could use those as hammers, or tie 3 together to make a bullet proof vest) but the build quality is good enough to survive bumps, scrapes, small falls, and todlers. The nearest competitor by price and features is the Canon D350 (a.k.a. Rebel XT) and that camera feels like it will fall apart in your hands.
SHUTTER SPEED: I know what you mean, but technically the performance of compact digitals is not hampered by the shutter speed but by the following factors (which drove me nuts on my compact camera too):
* Compact digitals have electronic viewfinders. These transmit the picture to the viewfinder/ screen with a tiny delay. Just a fraction of a second, but as a consequence you’re always pressing the shutter button a fraction of a second too late! The D50 has an optical viewfinder, so no delay, and no more missing the right moment.
* Compact digitals have a slower auotofucus than the D50, but with both it pays to prefocus (half press the shutter), and then take the shot when the right moment arises.
* Older compact digitals have a noticable shutter delay. This means that even when you’re focussed, when you press the shutter button it takes a fraction of a second before the camera takes the shot. Newer compacts, and the D50 are instantaneous.
* Compact digitals usually have terrible low light performance. The maximum ISO is usually 400, with horrible image quality over ISO 200. With the D50, you can crank the ISO up to 800 with good quality, and up to 1600 in a pinch. This makes the D50 four times faster than compacts! (ISO 200 requires half the shutter time of ISO 100)
* If you want to, you can get a special low light lense for your D50. Something like a 50mm F1.8 lens. You don’t have this option with compact digitals. I splurged with my digital SLR and got the more expensive 50mm F1.4 lens. With a lens like that, and the ISO cranked up, I can leave the flash turned off and take shots by candle light. Try that with a compact!
All of these factors add up to put the performance of the D50 in a different league. And there are other benefits, too. With kids, you’ll appreciate that the D50 can take 2.5 pictures per second for up to 12 pictures in a row. And when you pick the D50 up and turn it on, you can start focussing before you even have the camera up to eye level. Flick the on-switch, and it’s on. I must have lost dozens of shots with my Coolpix, waiting for the camera to start up!
So, yeah, get the D50 and don’t look back. It’s a serious camera.
This was shot with a NikonD50 digital still camera. I used about 200 pictures I took to create the motion effect. First packing up my gear, then driving down the gravel road to the park, and finally the burn…
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