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Sorry Folks,
Confused again. I had almost decided on getting Nikon D50 with 18-70 lense + 55-200 lense later on. But ... just saw the Olympus E-500 kit with 14-45 and 40-150 lense for 100£ less. Should I give in to the temptation of saving 100£ or should I stick to the Nikon D50. :O -- Gaggu |
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Well if i were you i`d think of a D50 with the Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens.
It`s much more practical to have just one lens,you`ll therefore avoid the dust getting in the camera issue. You will benefit from the VR system which is fantastic. Remember .... lenses stay for a very long time therefore it`s much more important to get the right lens instead of the right body.....meaning it`s better to invest in a very good lens instead of choosing a D80 over a D50 for example. |
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I always suggest getting your hands on both cameras and trying them out.If you can, bring your own memory card in-store and take a few shots to review at home. The Nikon is a fine camera; the Olympus lenses, IMO, are some of the best "kit" glass on the market. Either way, you won't go wrong.
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So? What were you innitially looking for in your next camera? In my book, these two cameras are different and will eventually lead you to different paths. Consider that one of them is the four-third system CCD and the other is Nikon with the APS-C system CCD. Eventually you will be buying into the "system's" lenses due to the CCD type. As a side note: The 18 - 70 mm lens that originally comes with the Nikon D70s is one of the best kit lens around according to reviews and test results. |
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I was expecting you'd reply ... your posts are actually quite interesting ![]() Well, this is my 2nd DSLR. The first one was EOS 350D which I had for 2 days and returned it coz it _actually_ was cumbersome to handle. (Technically, I still am looking forward to buy my first DSLR) Here's my criteria - Should cost me no more than 650£ to start with. That should include 2 lenses + memory + bag and if possible a good tripod. - Easy to handle. (Not like EOS 350D) - Some cameras like Pentax have a shallow buffer so Burst Modes are average. I don't want to be restricted in those terms. Nik D50 is pretty nice there. E-500 can also give u similar but not as good performance. - Should have as much flexibilty in as possible. For e.g. Oly E-500 allows one to (almost) fine tune ISO, WB etc. Nikon D50 is not as flexible. - Kit lenses should be good. Yes Nikkor 18-70 is GOOD, and so is Nikkor 55-200. I am not sure about Zuiko ones. I did check out E-500 at a Currys (Dixons) but guess what ... they didn't have live battery so I couldnt actually try how it performs. But still the 40-150 lense was heavy enough to feel just good. Both E-500 and D50 are very comfortable to use. (Just a little snitch with E-500's so called slow response LCD which I couldnt actually see due to dead batteries there ... and which I am sure Oly can fix with a firmware upgrade later on) I have seen D50s results. Excellent. I have seen E-500's results on interenet. Don't look bad. Infact some of them are simply brilliant. I don't have a collection of lenses as yet ... so it doesn't matter which ones I start off with. In fact ... for a long time ... I don't think I'll need more than what I'll get with both the kits. I am not bending towards E-500 coz of the Wave Filter. Somehow I dont really believe that its effective. (I think someone in the future will come up with an idea where some "lense" like thingy could be attached to the camera which discharges and then vaccum cleans the inside of the body and disperses the grit out of the body. That would sound more effective) Its the Price vs Value proposition. And here it is. - Nikon D50 + 18-70 + 55-200 + Bag + Memory is coming at 'promotional' offers for just under 650£. - Olympus E-500 + 14-45 + 40-150 + Bag + Memory + Printer again in 'promotional' price is costing 550£ Add on top of it the price of filters. Thats an additional 30£. In that sense ... I am confused. :O Just wondering ... do all people go thru what I am going thru when they are about to buy their first DSLR ? -- Gaggu |
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Both the Nikon D50 and the Olympus E-500 are (according to people and reviews) comfortable and pleasant to operate. If you like the way they bothfeel, then you are going somewhere for a good start. ![]() Good luck with your selections. EDIT: You can check out the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX & the Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX __________________________________________________ _______________________ TheOlympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital & the Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital |
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It is an 18-70 lense. No it is not being sold as a kit lense. Its body+lense+lense deal. The package with std kit lense is even cheaper ![]() -- Gaggu |
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In such case I would go for D50 then without doubt.
There are two things I really don't like about Olympus: - 4/3 system; - very big noise at higher ISOs. |
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