New Nikons!

Unimaxium · Apr 20, 2005

I'm surprised there's no thread about this yet (unless I'm blind and missed it somewhere). Nikon today debuted two new DSLRs: the entry-level D50 and the new D70s. Both seem to be 6.1 megapixels. The D50 is supposed to be small and light and feature a new mode for photographing children (strange :meh: ). Not sure yet what's new with the D70s. Here are the official press releases:
D50
D70s

And here's a page that kind of sums the stuff up (but I haven't read it all the way through yet):
http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/04/20/new.nikon.digital.slr/

thebeginning · Apr 20, 2005

awesome!

ferny · Apr 21, 2005

Just going to move this over to the General Photo forum.
If you'd all just step to one side for a moment... Ahh, thank you.

Ant · Apr 21, 2005

And for us existing D70 users there's going to be a nice firmware upgrade that improves AF performance

Canon Fan · Apr 21, 2005

Unimaxium said:
and feature a new mode for photographing children (strange :meh:

Can we call that the "Micheal Jackson Mode" then?!

Sorry couldn't resist

Unimaxium · Apr 21, 2005

Sounds like a good name to me :eyebrows:

john3eblover · Apr 23, 2005

i was going to make a thread about this the other day, as i had heard rumors about these new cameras. Now i'm wondering if i should save up to buy a D70, a D50, a D70s, or a 300D or 350 xt .... hmmmm

craig · Apr 24, 2005

May I suggest the Nikon D2X. 12.4 megapixel. let me know if you find it for under 5 grand.

mentos_007 · Apr 25, 2005

damn... now I have a huuuuge problem the same as John3eblover... hey, but I haven't spotted any difference between d70 and d50... hmm only in weight? can somebody wise explain it to me?

Ant · Apr 25, 2005

No LCD light on D50
No DOF preview button
Some difference in focusing method..slightly less manual choice with AF-C and AF-S on D50
slightly larger LCD on D50 but no cover.
Only 1/4000 max shutter speed on D50 as opposed to 1/8000 on D70
D50 takes SD cards as opposed to CF cards
2.5 FPS on D50. 3FPS on D70

mentos_007 · Apr 25, 2005

ohh thanks Ant... I'm waiting to see it in shop and compare the prices here in Poland

Ant · Apr 25, 2005

I have to admit that if the D50 had been out when I was making my DSLR purchasing decision I probably would have got it instead of the D70. The stuff they've taken off I don't usually use anyway.