Nikon D50 Digital Camera

I just bought a used Nikon D50 and the screen has some scratches. Nothing major, just some light scratching that might be buffed out.

It has a glass protective plate over the LCD. Elvis is right, since you are not using the LCD to make critical adjustments, it really does not matter.

2007-11-25 14:34:14 by Grant B

Nikon D50 & SpeedLite SB-600. - 1/2

I'm basically trying to find out the specific purposes of different types of lenses.

Remembering that the D50 has a 1.5x lens factor, I'd say that a 60 mm lens is good for head shots. It lets you get back from your subject a bit and it will give that "classic" portrait look you would get from using an 85 mm lens on a 35 mm film camera. 105 mm (35 mm equiv.) is a great portrait lens, also.

If you are looking for a lens to start out with, consider the Nikkor AF-S 18-70 f/3.5-4.5G ED DX lens. This will take you from the 35 mm equivalent of 27-105, so you will be able to try out a lot of focal lengths in the "portait" range. If you really settle in on one, you can go buy it as a prime lens for better optical quality. Personally, I have the Nikkor 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (aka "micro") and it is an excellent lens for macro AND head shots, but it is a $400 lens.

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2006-12-09 22:11:49 by Neko Bird

Price: $19.99 $1.74

Model Name: Nikon
Model: EN-EL3e

Going to disneyworld and would like to capture it on camera, but how

This can be tricky. IF POSSIBLE, you would get better results with a tripod and a VR lens. Nikon makes VR lenses in 18-135 and 18-200 (among others) that might be useful for this venture.

If you find that the fireworks are all going to pretty much the same altitude, you can pre-set the camera on a tripod, using a bit of a wide angle view to be sure that you capture the whole burst. If they are varied, you can use the tripod with just two legs on the ground or even just one and kind of track the bomb trail until it bursts.

Use the P,A,S or M mode so you have more control and so you can leave the flash turned off. It will pop up if you try this in AUTO.

You will have to use as large an aperture (small numbers) as possible and you will have to use 1-to-2 seconds, maybe even more, at ISO 200 or 400. Familiarize yourself with these adjustments so you can quickly make adjustments if you need to. Once you find a setting that is satsifactory, don't mess with it! Assume that the rest of the shots will need pretty much the same exposure.

I've also taken decent shots of fireworks by laying down on my back and looking up instead of using a tripod.

The D50 night portait mode might be useful for general scenes at night.

Here's a long discussion about fireworks at Disney:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/show thread.php?t=285194

Here are some sites with fireworks:
http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2 006/07/05/disneyland-fireworks/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smtpboy/373 815843/in/pool-views300/

2007-03-24 16:36:32 by yuchi1

Price: $16.45 $1.74

I am looking for a book or guide that tells me how to set my Nikon D50 SLR camera for specific scenes. The ideal book would show a photograph and the exact settings (shutter speed, aperture, etc) the camera used. I've read the manual, but it's a bit difficult to remember the various settings. I also want to avoid the "automatic" setting, in hopes of achieving a better shot. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Unlike P&S cameras there are no settings for specific scenes. The D50 is a fully adjustable camera and the f/stop and shutter speeds depends completely upon the effect you are attempting to archive.

You don't have to remember your settings. Just compose the shot and set the camera using the fine light meter on the camera, using the aperture to set the depth of field, or the shutter speed to either "freeze" the action or imply speed by panning at slow shutter speeds.

These are the things you will learn if you take a couple of classes in photography.

You may have noticed that the photographers you see shooting at professional sports games are not continually looking at notes to see how to shoot the next shot. They bring the camera up to their eye and then make any adjustments they need to make and then take the shot.

2009-01-04 16:45:17 by knowledgeisgreat

Usually the button you press to turn the screen on or off, is pressed twice and it will go into normal display.

2007-12-24 15:11:26 by Poet