nikon d50

[milanbenes]

you cheeky monkeeeeeeeeeee

Milan.

[Spartacus]

Sometimes I just can't help myself.

[Clog II The Avenger]

I am considering upgrading my John Stock wet full plate camera to a dry half plate. Will the contact images be as good? Does the sepia tone come as a extra?

[Fungus]

I am considering upgrading my John Stock wet full plate camera to a dry half plate. Will the contact images be as good? Does the sepia tone come as a extra?

I'm considering upgrading my easel to a self levelling one with a stand for a tea cup. Are the new fanlged acrylic paints any good?

[Spartacus]

I'm a keen artist and am finding the wall of my cave and coloured rock crushed and mixed with water is limiting my creativity. What could anyone suggest as the next logical step?

[bogeyman]

with the 18-70mm lens. does any member of the assembly have any experience of this camera? good/bad/indifferent? it's this or the canon 350d on the shortlist and so far, the nikon is frontrunner.

Have used the D70s (big brother of the D50) and it was a pleasure to use, gave excellent results. Assume D50 would be similar, less a few bells and whistles.

Phil Askey at http://www.dpreview.com/ is the last word on camera reviews so his D50 / 350d reviews will be worth a read.

Personally I don't like Canon DSLR cameras, even though they seem to be replacing Nikon in the pro arena. The ergonomics seem crap to me compared to a Nikon.

The low-end Canons feel horrible and cheap. The low end Nikons seem well made and solid.

Image quality is very slightly better (less noisey) on the Canon, allegedly, but both produce superb images in 99% of shooting conditions.

I'd go with the Nikon, but check out the Olympus E series too.

[scotspine]

thanks guys. a lot of very useful stuff here which i will follow up.

[Fungus]

I'd go with the Nikon, but check out the Olympus E series too.

The latest Olympus deals are extremely good value, and the cameras are nice and small, and have built-in dust removal that keeps the sensor clean. But they are not so good if you want to get serious due to a smaller range of lenses, and the smaller sensor.

You could also pop in to W H Smiths and thumb through the photo-mags. They usually have best buy guides in the back.

[Fungus]

I'm a keen artist and am finding the wall of my cave and coloured rock crushed and mixed with water is limiting my creativity. What could anyone suggest as the next logical step?

Evolution. I'd give it a million years if I were you.

[Spartacus]

Evolution. I'd give it a million years if I were you.

I'm disgusted at your so-called secular humanism. You should be pre-emptively killed.

Chico.