Difference in Nikon Digital SLR Cameras?

by Paul Circlet

I want to buy a Nikon Digital SLR Camera. Though, I don’t know which one will meet my needs. All I want is a camera that will take the highest quality photo without me having to do anything. In other words, I’m not an avid photographer and I want a camera to do all the work for me – but I don’t want to overpay for features I don’t need.

I now have an Nikon N60 which I’m pleased with. Though, sometimes when I take action shots (e.g. someone playing sports) the camera doesn’t always shoot as quickly as I would want. So, I may want a camera that is better and taking action photos.

I’ve looked at the Nikon website that compares cameras located here, but it is too technical for me:

http://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/DLSR_comparison_chart_V2_060905.pdf

Answer by dalal h
if u r a professional photographer, sure u should buy. if u want it for ur own domesticuse, a regular one does the task. try pentax,, i have a very excellent experience with optio s40. nikon, being made entirely in plastic had a poor make. pics were of course not terrible. it is coolpix 5200. but surely pentax is wonderful.
by the way both have parallax if u use the view finder. by the lcd doesnt give the error

Answer by f0nt of wisd0m
For entry level, the D50 is a very nice camera. What you get as you step up to the D70 and the D80 is a small higher resolution and more features/creative control. For day in-day out photography, though, I reckon you’d be fine with the D50. If you plot on blowing anything up to a large size, consider the higher rez D80. D200 and above are for pros, though many hobbyists do buy them.

Excellent luck.

Answer by Tanya M
We like our Nikon D50. We aren’t photographers and we like the fact that it has a bunch of predefined settings in an simple rotary wheel on top. One of the settings is “sports” and we like how quickly it takes photos. In rapid fire mode it can take 2-3 photos per second.

Get a wrap that has a 18-50 and a 50-200 lens. I’m not sure what the facts mean but the first is for portraits and landscapes and the second is telephoto.

Our Kit cost $ 1200 with a case, card, 2 lenses, spare battery etc.

When we questioned the expert at the store they said the D70 and D80 were higher mega pixels but that it was way more than even avid photographers needed.

Excellent luck.

Answer by kegdawg_nj
Nikon just came out with the D40 (6MP) which is replacing the D50. It retails for around $ 599 and would be more than enough camera to suit your needs.

Answer by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1
The entry level D40 or D50 should be fine.
The main differences are that the cheaper D40 has 3 AF points vs. 5, and it can only use AF-S lenses (lenses with an internal motor). The D50 can use all AF lenses.
That last bit might be an issue so check your current lenses… classics like the 50mm f/1.8 AF do NOT have an internal motor. Manual focussing is still possible but I wouldn’t recommended it. The D40 and D50 have honestly small viewfinders and lack a split prism focussing screen.
Also note that all Nikon dSLR cameras magnify your lenses 1.5 times. So a 50mm lens will appear to be 75mm, etc. This is fantastic for your telephoto current lenses, but it plays havoc with your wide end lenses and standard zoom. You can get the 18-55mm kit lens to compensate – the effective range is 27-83mm.
With the D70 and up, you’d doubtless be export more camera than you need. That is, unless you need a blazingly quick AF system and more frames per second. If the D40/ D50 don’t meet your needs in this department, the D200 with a 70-200mm f/2.8 should do the trick – but that wrap is 4 times more expensive.

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Answer by fathead
Works fine. Not sure if the 3D functions are working though. No mind…if you have the SB28 and the D80 you’ll soon see it works fantastic.

Answer by fhotoace
The SB-28 is a fine sparkle.

If the D80 has the Command Control feature which controls SB-600 and SB-800 flashes remotely, then that will be one feature the SB-28 does not support.

Answer by uhm101
You will not be able to use TTL sparkle functionality.

You can still get excellent results by the non-TTL auto mode on the SB-28.

Answer by anthony h
The Nikon D80 uses the i-TTL creative lighting system, which is not supported by the SB-28. You won’t get TTL-based sparkle.

Instead, you’ll have to switch the SB-28 to AA (for automatic gap) and shoot that way. It works, but it’s not Through the Lens sparkle metering. In this scheme, the sparkle will read the reflected set alight coming off the subject and cut itself off. It will also adjust the power as you adjust the gap.

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