Let me just start by saying that I am a good photographer... not to toot my own horn, but simply to state that I can put the D50 and other cameras through their paces in terms of technical quality, techniques, and artistic use. I now primarily use a Nikon D90 which is mind blowing for its price, but I would still never get rid of my D50.
Why??----- This camera is simply easy to use for a DSLR, lightweight, technically amazing at 6mp if you can use it well, and the ergonomics on the camera are better (in my opinion) than pretty much any other DSLR I've ever held. Like I said, that's my opinion, but the camera simply feels great in hand, and looks very nice as well.
It has an auto-focus motor in the body so you can use it with pretty much any Nikon lens ever made and it gives amazing results in manual mode. While newer cameras like the D90 and up into the way more expensive professional models current in 2010 have "technically" better image quality the D50 is kind of like a digital holga for me. As any good photographer knows, megapixels don't mean jack sh** beyond getting somewhat more detail in huge prints---a medium format film camera doesn't take inherently "better" images than a 35mm film camera unless there is an objective goal of more detail in the final (large) print. Getting back to the D50, the image quality is superb and even in huge prints (I've made prints as large as 40"x50" with the D50) even though there might not be as much detail, the results are stunning if you know what you are doing in photoshop, lightroom, etc.
As of 2010 if I sold this camera on EBAY the money I would get would not be worth what the camera is really worth. Only much farther in the future when this camera is truly an antique might it actually be worth a lot more. Therefore I'm definitely keeping and using this camera for a long time to come. It is a great backup camera or still primary camera for that matter outside of paid work. I also didn't mention, but I truly think this camera can take more of a beating than other Nikon DSLRs that don't have magnesium bodies. The plastic body is superb and if I ever dropped it hard I'm sure the impact would be absorbed easily.
All in all if you can still get one of these don't hesitate because it is only 6mp. 6mp raw or .jpg files are way easier to handle than some of the 12mp or 21mp files I've handled. That may be a non issue if you have a super fast computer, but still it is something to consider.
Overall this is one of my favorite cameras of all time.Get more detail about Nikon D50 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only).
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