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Review summary: Nikon's latest brace of digital SLRs lower the entry-price into the professional camera market still further. Both will challenge the wave of high-end, closed-system prosumer models, such as Sony's Cyber-Shot DSC-F828 and Nikon's own Coolpix 8800.

Pros: D50: Compact body with responsive AF, 1/500 flash sync and bags of auto and manual control. Impressive buffer and file handling allow extended burst depth ; D70s: Super durable body with ultra-fast handling, plus there's low-noise and great colour ...

Cons: D50: Some handling quirks due to a single-command dial to the rear. Kit lens not a patch on the 18-70mm supplied with the D70s. Still only six-megapixel resolution ; D70s: cons Pricey for a six-megapixel digital SLR, but the kit lens is by far the ...

Verdict: Surprisingly, we found both cameras tended to underexpose slightly, but the D70s did so on far fewer occasions. Naturally, both models offer two sRGB colour spaces, Adobe RGB, and Nikon's compressed NEF RAW file option, with the choice to capture a ...

Review summary: single lens reflex camera, sibling to the slightly more expensive and very popular D70, arrived in Antipodean shops in July 2005

Pros: This is another quality Nikon camera that feels well made and robust. It is larger and heavier than the competition but sits in the hand so well that the weight and bulk are not an issue. Output quality is outstanding.

Cons: The kit lens works well enough but it doesn't inspire confidence because of its light weight and plastic materials. It is obviously a lens made down to a price whereas there is nothing about the camera body that suggests penny saving by using cheap ...

Verdict: The obvious competitor for the Nikon D50 is the Canon EOS 350D. The Canon is $300 dearer, actually feels like a cheaper camera in its construction, but it does have an 8mp sensor. However Canon also supply a cheap and uninspiring kit lens. This is a ...

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: Digital SLR's are quickly becoming the fastest moving segment of the digital camera market, this means more new digital SLR's, more competition and lower prices. The Nikon D50 is introduced as a more affordable and easier to use version of the D70 ...

Pros: Good resolution and detail, just slight less 'crisp' than the D70/D70s, Use of default color Mode III delivers punchy vibrant colors, Low noise even at high sensitivities, better than competitors, Excellent image parameter control ; sharpening, tone, ...

Cons: Not as crisp (per pixel sharpness) as D70/D70s, Still some moire / maze artifact pattern visible (noticeably less than D70/D70s however), Kit lens performance is pretty average, corner soft, light fall-off, No Kelvin white balance selection, No ...

Verdict: Unlike Canon when they produced the EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) Nikon chose not to cripple their affordable digital SLR.

Review summary: It is potentially a tricky time for digital camera manufacturers. Sure the market has exploded as punters have traded in their analogue snappers for shiny new digital models...

Review summary: As of today, the Nikon D50 DSLR kit is now also in stock with B&H Photo (US). June 14th. Nikon USA Inc. has just released the Nikon D50 digital SLR kit with the AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED Nikkor zoom lens. A quick check of online retailers this ...