I assume if he's looking at the D50, he expects to get the 17-55 kit lens that normally comes woth it. I don't have much to contribute about lenses or brands since I haven't had much opportunity to compare, other than as Chris said, I love the one I have...

However, I have had the opportunity to compare a D50 to the newer D40 (which I bought) and if you have the chance, go with the D40. It has exaxtly the same image sensor and the kit lens is of the same quality, but the camera is slghtly smaller with a sinificantly better (and larger) LCD screen. The interface for viewing photos you've taken is also much easier and quicker to use.

Here's a photo taken with the kit lens. Depending on what kind of photos you take, you may not need a dedicated macro (whic will be 40% of the price of a new D40 with the kit lens).

For perspetive, this was taken in a studio with an external flash. It's a full resolution crop roughly 1/3 the width of the original. The snake is around 15-18 inches, I think. You'll probably need direct sunlight to get this depth of field out in the bush.


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