The Olympus might be nice but Olympus is the weakest player of the bunch and I am not sold on the 4/3 format.

Personally I am very impressed with what I am seeing coming out of the D50. To what extent this is the photographer and to what extent the equipement you never know just from a photo but for the money the D50 seems sweet. The Canon is undoubtedly also competent and people are producing great stuff with it too. However, when I was shopping I was comparing the XT and the D70s (the D50 wasn't out yet) and settled on the D70s in part because there was something about the handling of the XT I didn't like in comparison. If I had the benefit of signifcant real world time maybe I would have made a different choice for all I know.

Both Nikon and Canon are producing good cameras up line so there should be a decent upgrade route with either brand if you are ever inclined. CF still dominates the upper line cameras so that would be nice but memory is cheap enough (and dropping) that I wouldn't worry about it and who knows what the next camera you want might have.

If you don't mind paying even more I'd also consider the D50 body only + 18-200 VR (assuming you can find one available). I haven't used it but seems interesting and well reviewed for a walk around lens to cover that range for a first lens instead of the two you list. Down the road you can add specialized lenses if desired.

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• OT: New Camera: Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, Allen in N.O., Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:56:27
  • I chose the Canon XT over the Nikon D70s, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:58:01
  • Re: OT: New Camera: Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, destijl, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:17:49
  • Dpreview.com, Tim B., Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:03:16
  • If you're getting the Canon ..., Trev, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:36:48
  • Film rules! (+), vvk, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:49:45
  • I'd say either the Nikon or the Canon good start, saw, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:32:22 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Another lens for the Nikon D50 is the 18-70 DX, saw, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:57:39
      • Think about a large aperture lens instead of kit lens, DER, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:33:50
        • Cost, size, weight perhaps?, saw, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:52:59
          • Good points, Larger aperture allows for, DER, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:03:02
            • Nikon or Canon, jp, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:05:16
              • Yeah a 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 is great for shots like that, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:27
              • Beautiful subject matter, DER, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:03:09
    • Regarding the handling of the XT, try to get your hands, RayV, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:44:42
      • Plus it's also a question of what you're used to, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:05:35
  • I went with Nikon.., Noel, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:16:25
  • I have the Rebel XT and love it! I just bought a 550EX, RayV, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:09:27
  • Check out this web site >, ChipJ, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:46:46
  • 2.5" screen....., Mike Lynch , Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:18:08

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