The Elder Camera - Nikon D50
Nikon’s D50 - a pure and simple camera A longterm, personal review During Christmas/New Year, 2023, I went to Qatar to visit my in-laws. Never been to the Middle East before. And I had the usual anxieties about what camera to bring. In the end, I took my D700 with a Nikon 28-105 zoom and a couple of primes. Most of my cameras are high mileage, so I threw my little six megapixel D50 into the bag as a spare body. Nikon lenses are pretty compatible with most Nikon cameras so most autofocus lenses that work on a D700 will work fully on a D50, although in cropped mode. A 50mm lens on my D50 will feel more like a 75mm. In Qatar, you drink a lot of water. You carry it with you. I was carrying some of my wife's water supply as well; she drinks more water than I do. Water is heavy and I don't like being weighed down when mostly what I'm doing is moving from one air-conditioned shopping mall to another. Within three days, the D50 was promoted to main body with a 24mm (35mm focal leng...