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Originally posted by JMO
I'm looking at buying a DSLR camera and these 3 are in my price range. Any pros and cons about them and anyone who has used them have a info. Thanks.
Nikon D50 w/ 18-55 & 55-200 lenses $999
Olympus Evolt E-500 w/ 14-45 & 40-150 lenses $899
Canon Rebel XT w/ 18-55 $869
My price range is around $1000. I'm leaning towards the Nikon because of the 2 lenses. Any insight would be appreciated as I plan on buying this weekend. Thanks again
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I'd take the D50, great, great camera and it can do whatever you want it to do as long as you know what you're doing.
The 2 lenses are better than their Canon counterparts so you're really getting a good deal there.
ISO 1600 is clean clean clean on the D50, no worries. If you don't plan on going over 1000 bucks then the D50 with 2 lenses is the best deal out of the three. I shot with one for 1 year and have nothing but praises for it.
Nikon also has some AMAZING pro lenses too, if you ever intended on getting some. Their cameras are WAY more comfortable than Canons as well.
Only reason I switched to Canon is for sports and a 5 fps motor drive within my budget - something the D200 isn't and the D80 should've been.
But yeah, noise is NOT a problem with the D50, it's one of the cleanest in the Nikon lineup, I'll even say it's pretty close to some of Canon's cameras from what I've seen so far.
Get a D50, you'll love it.
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HOWEVER
If you have more friends with Canon cameras and can borrow their lenses when you need them, then you may want to look into the XT as well, great camera but is too small for a lot of people... so you might want to play with it before making the decision.
They're all great cameras, just pick the one that fits your budget and one that you feel most comfortable with - I mean, you WILL be using that thing for many, many hours.