bearbo said:D70 and D70s is the "new camear" to replace the D50, but that'll run you around 900 for the body
there are 2 new lenses by Nikon, one is a 18-135mm f/3.5(at 18mm only) - f/5.6, for $400
and another 70-300mm f/4 for around 560ish
dont forget memory card, 1Gb is about $50
i dont know what's the night vision you are refering to, but neither of those are "nightvision" as far as i know
and 18-135 is no big zoom.. i personally didn't like it too much because the aperture isn't terribly big
KfackC said:Ok,
D50(have new camera(nikon) will be out soon?) + with lenses ?
stand corrected.. i was thinking about d70s replaces d70jlcharles said:Actually, the D70 was out well before the D50 I believe.
miloblithe said:D70 older. D70s and D50 came out about a year and a half ago. They will be replaced sometime by a new camera. When is anyone's guess. It's not terribly relevant because new DSLRs from Nikon and Canon are probably out of your range ($700+ for body only).
KfackC said:Hello,
I want to buy new camera
I have a 550$+- just for it,i will buy the camara on usa.
I want SLR camera and Lenses .
which camera to get?
My requirements are:
night vision,1gb memory,excellent quality of photo,big zoom.
bearbo said:i know you said when is anyone's guess, but where do you hear indication of new one coming out? and are they due in say a matter of a couple months, or far more than half yr?
i'm probably gonna buy a d80 in a couple months, but i'd certainly be able to wait for another couple months...
KfackC said:Hello,
I want to buy new camera
I have a 550$+- just for it,i will buy the camara on usa.
I want SLR camera and Lenses .
which camera to get?
My requirements are:
night vision,1gb memory,excellent quality of photo,big zoom.
bearbo said:i know you said when is anyone's guess, but where do you hear indication of new one coming out? and are they due in say a matter of a couple months, or far more than half yr?
i'm probably gonna buy a d80 in a couple months, but i'd certainly be able to wait for another couple months...
lamina said:Check out the Nikon D50... amazing camera.
I did extensive research before my purchase and I haven't regretted it one bit.
miloblithe said:Purely a rumor, but isn't that the kind of stuff we all love?
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm
But, logically, the D50 is over a year and a half old. It will be replaced.
Sounds likely, to me, to a perfect entry-level DSLR, basically a D80 stripped of a few features that aren't likely to be important to amatuers.
But, as our buddy Ken points out, waiting doesn't neceissarily make sense for a camera. You'll miss out on taking picures in the meantime for marginally better performance that will most often be unnoticable.
compuwar said:The idea that a well-designed body that takes good pictures is "obsolete" after just 18 months will end sooner or later. While there certainly seem to be enough suckers jumping from camera to camera for the moment to continue the trend, sooner or later it'll end-- especially given that most of the people taking them don't even use the capabilities of something like the D50 99% of the time. Nikon spent 2006 reving its "prosumer" cameras, we'll see if they spend their energy in 2007 reving the pro line, or what...
beavo451 said:Technology wise, yes it will be obsolete when a new model comes out. The G5s are technically obsolete now. Are they still "good"? I would say yes.
The D70 is an old camera and it still takes good pictures. Is it obsolete? Yes. Is the D70s obsolete? Yes, when the D80 came out. Is my D2H obsolete? Yes.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting the lateset technology. If you have the money to buy it, go all for it.
miloblithe said:The technology curve for DSLRs as been pretty dramatic until recently. A $5000 camera from 6 years ago is crap compared to the $500 D50 of today. But that curve is over. For the foreseeable future it's a slow progression. .
miloblithe said:But, as our buddy Ken points out, waiting doesn't neceissarily make sense for a camera. You'll miss out on taking picures in the meantime for marginally better performance that will most often be unnoticable.
ChrisA said:I have to disagree with part of what you say....
compuwar said:I suppose it depends on what part of the definition of obsolete you're talking about- "Old?" I've got useable view camera lenses older than any digital camera. "No longer in use?" Not that one. "No longer valid?" Not that either. "No longer fashionable?" Tough call! I don't think the D70 series are old, unused, or invalid. I'm not the fashion police though- can't make a call on the last.