Nikon UK has confirmed that its new 6.1-million-pixel digital SLR, the Nikon D50, will be out in shops on 17 June 2005.
Billed as an ‘entry-level’ model the D50 boasts features such as a 0.2sec start-up time, a 2in LCD monitor and a shooting rate of 2.5 frames per second.
It will carry a body only price of £549.99. It will also be available with an AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens in a kit priced £649.99.
‘Specifically designed for consumers looking to upgrade from a digital compact to the next level of digital photography, the D50 is affordable and simple to use, perfect for the SLR beginner,’ claims a spokesman for Nikon UK.
Also on board is a top shutter speed of 1/4000sec and equivalent ISO sensitivity ranging from ISO 200-1600.
The D50 can shoot in JPEG or NEF (RAW) image format and images can be downloaded using the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface.
Nikon D50 – 6MP APS-C sensor. Photo Joshua Waller/AP
Don’t miss AP’s review of the D50 in our 9 July issue (in shops 5 July 2005). The newcomer is due to go head-to-head with the Canon EOS 350D digital SLR in AP 16 July.
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