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?

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. :-)

"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.

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.

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.

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?


It is a great camera, but today, I would buy a Nikon D80, with Nikon
18-200mm lens

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:22:38 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

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?


It is a great camera, but today, I would buy a Nikon D80, with Nikon
18-200mm lens

I'm getting this one for Christmas for the wife:

Nikon D50 Digital SLR w/Nikkor 28-80mm F/3.3-5.6 G Lens

Hope she likes it!

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
. ..
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?


It is a great camera, but today, I would buy a Nikon D80, with Nikon
18-200mm lens

Have you held a D80? I found the body to be uncomfortably small, and it
felt unbalanced with 18-200 lens on it. My D70 feels much more
appropriately sized for my hands, and better balanced with the lens. Too
bad, because I was ready to buy the D80 and like everything about it but the
size and balance issue. It's a great value. The same issue would apply to
the D50 and even more so to the new D40. I guess it's the D200 for me.

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:56:43 GMT, "RG" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
...
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?


It is a great camera, but today, I would buy a Nikon D80, with Nikon
18-200mm lens

Have you held a D80? I found the body to be uncomfortably small, and it
felt unbalanced with 18-200 lens on it. My D70 feels much more
appropriately sized for my hands, and better balanced with the lens. Too
bad, because I was ready to buy the D80 and like everything about it but the
size and balance issue. It's a great value. The same issue would apply to
the D50 and even more so to the new D40. I guess it's the D200 for me.


I love my D200.

I love my D200.

Do you miss not having the various scene modes that your D70 had? I
occasionally use them and find them helpful. It's the one thing that's
missing on the D200 that the D80 has. They sort of allow you to be lazy and
still get the job done. I certainly understand why they were omitted from
the D200, but I wish they were there just the same.