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Nikon D50 : Specifications and Opinions



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avatarjunior
sent on 11 Gennaio 2026

Pros: Handy and well built. It can be found at a very low cost. To learn how to use Nikon reflex and enter the world of real photography it seems ideal to me also because it can mount practically any Nikon F lens. With a 20 mm or a 24 of the D series, it is the size of a compact.

Cons: It depends on what you want to do. I imagine that it cannot compete with the sensors of a D5200 or a D3200 in terms of resolution and detail, cameras that can be found almost at the same price but that have controls that are difficult to manage if you want to shoot manually.

Opinion: Just bought used with I think 40,000 shots at 100 € with guarantee. Small, easy to handle, it gives good sensations in the hand. Essential but manageable controls. Only a few test shots have been taken. They seem to me quite sharp and with beautiful colors, even better than the D200 which in addition to having been a semipro at the time has a sensor with almost twice as many pixels. I thought that indoors with low light it was not usable but instead I shot with very low shutter speeds obtaining decent images. Also in Auto mode excellent color balance! I bought it hoping to get images that remind me of the colors I used to get with the 135 or 120 dia.

avatarjunior
sent on 06 Maggio 2025

Pros: CCD sensor, Perfect autofocus, superlative Jpeg (on sunny days), light, autofocus motor for old AF/AF-D lenses, Display on top,

Cons: Small rear display

Opinion: Bought used with 5450 shots. I consider it a wonderful machine! Say what you want but, in my opinion, it holds up well to my other reflex, the D750. I use it without rendering problems with all the "F" mount lenses I own and it gives me beautiful images even with the poor 28-200 for FF (being an Aps-c body it uses the best part of the lens, the central one). During a short holiday in Tuscany I took both with me and I have, for most of the time, shot with the D50 and the result was exciting: images with beautiful colors, impeccable focus, lightness! Although it has 20 years of technological backwardness on its rump, it does not look bad at all and is also easy to use, menus reduced to a minimum so excellent even for beginners. Again, battery that lasts a long time (in a week I took 450 shots and the battery was not even half). It won't be as refined as the most recent ML (which I own) but I guarantee you that it doesn't look bad at all. In PP it is a little difficult to recover any errors (e.g. shadow recovery allows a maximum of one and a half stops). The "cons" given the age are forgiven.

avatarjunior
sent on 06 Giugno 2023

Pros: It makes beautiful photos, is easy for newbies but has all the necessary controls for the more experienced.

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: I have owned and own several Nikon: D40, D60, D80, D90, ... D7200 and many others, of different brands, including some mirrorless and many advanced compacts. But which one is the best? Clearly the most recent, it is useless to reiterate. But then why do I insist on using, and do you think that I started photographing since 1970!!, old glories like the D40 or the D50, Pentax k-r ..?. Simply because, despite having an eye accustomed, in the end, if I take two prints at random and put them close, I can hardly distinguish, at magnification not higher than A4, with which camera it was taken! In fact, sometimes I recognize more the yield of the CCD and the thin grain, similar to film, to which I was accustomed a few centuries ago and which I still like. Therefore, despite being someone who buys and sells in an almost compulsive way, looking for the best for me, I still keep close cameras like the D50, with which I still feel a real pleasure to use. Of course I photograph for passion and at an amateur level, otherwise it would be if I were a professional photographer! But even in that case the search for Megapixels, the lens of great brightness ... and so on and so forth, beyond limits, easily reached even by "obsolete" cameras, ... they are all mental nonsense, of great emotional impact but of little practical use!!

avatarjunior
sent on 27 Gennaio 2020

Pros: Excellent CONSTRUCTION SENSOR CCD

Cons: Lack of second ring and lack of lighting according to state display.

Opinion: Purchased in its time shortly after buying the canon EOS 350D. Use both for several years and they gave me a lot of satisfaction. The Nikon d50 has fewer focus points than the Canon 350d but the machine body is more plastic-robust. I sold it many years later and then last year being repentant I bought another one having had luck in a photography shop had only 4600 shots, practically new and I'm reusing it and even having a better processing software than Nikon D70 and D70S. Great color rendering and sharpness of course at isO low. Now I think that on the used you struggle to find it to me happened by a pure case to find a perfect used one. I advise those who have it to keep it. Mine also has BATTERY GRIP of competition nowhere to be found.

avatarjunior
sent on 29 Giugno 2017

Pros: Everything that colleagues have already reviewed .----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------- rn -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------

Cons: I do not find defects, big reflex camera that still says its today and so will in time, an icon. --------------------------------- ---------------- rn -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -

Opinion: In the right hands with the experience of the one who knows how to use, I have been able to ascertain his peculiarities / performances, and to see that they have realized authentic Masterpieces. Vote 10. ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------- rn -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

avatarjunior
sent on 29 Giugno 2017

Pros: Dimensions, AF motor, yield, top display, low priced batteries

Cons: Old age defects such as small rear display

Opinion: By reckoning that I bought it 720nm infrared transformer so I can not express it on various aspects of the machine as if it were factory outlet. I have to say, however, that compared to the current level of entry (compared, for example, with a D3200) is certainly a winner in many respects, such as the fundamental built-in AF motor and the most useful top display, even though it lacks defects such as the lack of the second ring Entirely plastic construction. As far as I can say the CCD 6 mpx has been and is always a great sensor that shows great sharpness and with which you can easily take printable photos in 30x45cm. The noise at 1600 iso is also unobtrusive, but this is probably due to conversion. In conclusion it is definitely recommended even in 2017 especially for those who must learn is better at the current entry level and the value hold is very high. Vote 9.

avatarsenior
sent on 24 Marzo 2016

Pros: RAW quality, color

Cons: ISO scarce max 600

Opinion: My first SLR camera, bought in 2007, jealously guards. After her, I avuro D90 and D7000, and neither exceeded the quality of the D50 file. I did a wedding with D50 + 50 mm f1.4 and I can assure you that this pairing was successful. Obviously the lens garaantiva I do not have to go with Iso otherwise had trouble because unfortunately are just the ISO the sore point. But the photos printed up to 20x30 were a love ... Mass in the drawer to make room for D750 obviously another level

avatarsenior
sent on 23 Marzo 2016

Pros: robust body, dual display engine Af

Cons: He has his years ...

Opinion: I have a weakness for this reflex is old ... but to me a great, great reflex that I left my heart and that I keep carefully. My totaled more than 450 thousand shots and has never given me any problems. Of course, today the little use because I believe that it came to the limit. You deserve the rest! There are other born after her to do his duty. It used for a long time with a nice Nikkor 70-210 ... old, old even he that even today, with its limitations does not disappoint. Until some time ago, I used the D50 with the M42 adapters and I can guarantee that I made the Bokeh shots clearly superior to newer SLR. Online can still be found and prices are good. Do not forget that this reflex has its years and you can not expect that much, but if you need a "school ship", you can start here.

avatarjunior
sent on 17 Gennaio 2014

Pros: Body robust, second display, battery life, image quality, internal AF motor, the price of used (January 2014), light, convenient buttons on the back, the quality of RAWrn

Cons: Yield at high ISO (up to 200 good, 400 good, 800 and 1600 if properly exposed: enough), Absence of the second ring, the second display is not backlit, accepts cards from 2GB maximum, small and dark viewfinder, lack of function keys more advanced, dynamic range by over 400 iso su.rnJPG on camera.

Opinion: Great car in 2013 can still tell her! 6 MP genuine, top-quality optics with the right offer nuances and details fearful. Good sensor but trudging above 800 ISO up if the photo is in color, otherwise up to 1600 without any problems. It costs very little, is backwards compatible with the optical AF and Ai. Council to match it to the fixed or zoom quality and avoid similar 18-55 et. We will provide a lot of satisfaction, I recommend it to those who can not spend a lot and wants to enter the real world of photography. Do not worry about "only" six megapixels, enough for a PC and can guarantee a poster-size prints if you are good at shooting. E 'with bracketing and once you learn to use it you'll be glad to have a car equipped with this function. I would recommend this or the D70 + AF 50mm 1.8 + 2.8 + a 70-300 zoom + flash and at a cost equivalent to buy a nikon 3xxx series will have a more complete kit that will give you higher quality pictures if you are willing to commit and volerle well :) rnAll'inizio photos seem to give little contrast and dull, but using RAW will open a world nuovo.rnNe'm in love and I will change only to move to a newer model that reflects my new needs.

avatarsenior
sent on 09 Settembre 2013

Pros: Price (who now is the era of second). Robust, much of the current entry level. Machine somewhere between a entry level and a semi-pro., Has the breaketing, the second display and an excellent synchro flash of 1/500, and especially autofocus motor inside! Good performance at high ISO (up to 1600 and get up to 800 defends well)

Cons: The second display is not lit (what it cost enlighten .. mah), no get up mirror and delayed shutter release. Missing the second ring (for shutter speed and aperture), and the commander flash, depth of field and many key programmable keys. Viewfinder is not very bright and does not cover 100%

Opinion: I've made so many shots, excellent training ship, has the functions a bit 'more advanced than classic entry level and the possibility of using AF is not insignificant. It has a good yield, and up to ISO 800 is usable and it performs well, the synchro flash to 1/500 comoda.rnNonostante the very thing I did 6mpx stampre to 30x40 with a good resa.rnIo I bought 3-4 years ago used to price of 150 euro with 2nd battery, and I think that he still roams on that figure. Costs very little and many soddisfazioni.rn

avatarjunior
sent on 17 Luglio 2011

Pros: The price. By the time it was good. The alternative was the Canon 300D. Robust camera body, I say it after 30,000 shots, and manageable. Battery life.

Cons: Does not have the top panel illuminated sensor mediocre over 400 iso, no get up mirror and even the key to verify the depth of field. Viewfinder dark and small.

Opinion: I decided to go to the D7000, after almost six years and 30,000 shots, almost exclusively for the performance of the new sensor. With the D50 I took pictures that gave me a lot of satisfaction (all those present today in my portfolio were taken with the D50), and only the birth of my three children has led me to want a change just for the performance of the sensor. If you are considering buying a used one, as the first body I highly recommend it, especially for the price, which is now expected to be around € 200 scarce.








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