Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
NOYB wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
Is it a decent camera? Ritz Camera has if for $549 on black friday.

I want to get a lens with a ring flash too (for taking close-up tooth
pictures in the mouth). Anybody know what model number lens that
would be?
When I went digital last year, I debated between the D50 and the D70. I
finally went with the D50 because it is a bit *less* complex than the
D70 was, or than I assume the D80 is.

That was me. I'm an "old school" photographer and whatever small amount
of qualiy may be present in any of my photos is more likely due to
deliberate technique rather than riding to the rescue after the fact
with corrective software. (IOW, I still take 20 pictures to come up
with one good one- I just don't have to pay for processing anymore).
The little D50 is a nice transition between the manual SLR's I have
always used and the no-brainer point and shoot higher tech systems.

If you're way into the most advanced gadgetry you can get on anything
you own, you might want a fancier model than the D50.

As far as being a decent camera, we print photos taken with this camera
on the Large/fine setting as 8 X 10 high gloss magazine covers.
Anything the cover photos lack is due to the photographer, not the
camera. :-)


Thanks for the info. I don't know the first thing about cameras, so
simpler is better.

There are companies that put together packages for dental photography,
but their package prices are usually 25% higher than if you built the
same package yourself.

For instance, calumetphoto.com has a dental "kit" as follows:

Canon 30D camera
Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite
Canon 100mm Macro Lens
Calumet BT-511A battery
Calumet 2-Hr. Charger w/ 4-AA 2500 Batterises
Calumet 4-AA 2500 mah Batteries
USB 2.0 CF Card Reader
1GB CF Card
Pelican 1500 Case w/ Dividers

Price: $2569

Seems I can build it for at least $500 less than that.

NYOB has a medical micro lens that would be great for your work.
Let me correct this:
Nikon has a great medical micro lens. I have purchased some items from
Ritz and have never had any problems. You can find the D80 at $949,
there are some people "selling" it for $850 but if you run a business
review on them you can see they are con men.