Nikon D50 with Customized Lens Kit 6.1 Megapixel

I have a D60 and picked up a used D50 as an extra body and to have something my wife could tool around with while I was busy with the other camera.

Turns out the D50 is nicer than the D60. The built in AF motor can't be found for this price. I think it has a nicer meter and the top LCD is something I really wish the D60 had. The menu buttons are laid out in a more user friendly way if you like to control the settings and don't shoot in the Icon modes. If all your have are AFS lenses then no advantage from the motor, and if you only shoot in automatic or the preset icon modes then the D50 looks old and bulky.

If you actually use a DSLR for the control it offers, the D50 is a better choice than the D40, D40x, and D60.

The Nikon D50 is a great camera. It has an autofocus built into the camera body so that you can use a lot more lenses than the D40 or D3000. If your just starting out it is a great buy but I found that you can only buy it online from ebay for a reasonable price. It is discontinued which is a shame that they did not come out with a newer camera for the same price with the autofocus feature in the body. Only problem I see with it could be the 6.1 Megapixels if you wanted to print a larger image (like a poster) with it, then you need something better like the D90.

Thank you this was a gift for my father in law, he borrowed my Nikon several times and we decided as a family to get him his own for Christmas!! He loves it :) Thank you!!