"You also get to be a bit more creative and play around with the wireless iTTL flash capability on the D50. Pop up the internal flash, and you will be able to remotely control a compatible Nikon flash (such as the SB-800, SB-600 or SB-R200) – the internal flash communicates with the remote external flash units via series of light pulses. The Nikon D40 does not support this feature."

This is just wrong. The D50 does not support the Nikon commander mode. You'll need a D70 or up to do so. Alternatively you could get a sb800 or similar, but that also applies to the D40, so in this field the D50 is equal to the D40.

Sorry for the possibly broken English as it is only my third language.

You give the d40 advantage due to the programable button alowing control of iso/wb/pic quality. This is laughable!! the d50 has dedicated controls on the camera for each of these (on the camera rear you hold the relavent button and then turn the wheel), i have only played with a d40 for an hour or so but having ONE button which can only control only ONE of the chosen settings vs THREE buttons one for each setting is in no way an advantage (even to the beginer).

I'm sure everything else is accurate in the review but you need to check up on facts before preaching which should be purchased.

To me I love my d50 but i'm starting to outgrow it a little and would like something a bit more pro like a d200, this maybe the reason i prefer the larger d50 to the slimmed down d40. AF areas are also a more limiting factor than you may let on. If I you want a full portrait (head to foot) i would select the top focus point allowing me to focus on the face not the midrif while shooting. On the d40 this isn't available so you would have to lock focus on the face, re-frame the pic then shoot, (on a moving subject its imposible, even on a static subject you probably missed the shot).

The d40 images may have a slight advantage (personal i haven't compared) however for the beginner who probably hasn't mastered getting a correct exposure from an SLR, and shoots on 'AUTO' mode constantly will almost certainly not know any difference between D50 and D40 pictures, Although its a good selling point for Nikon in reviews etc that the d40 has better pic quality to the d50, lets be honest the people who really would see the difference and care that much about it, already bought the d80 at least.

Just my reiew if anyone is interested

Love this website, a real "equipment junkie" type of place to visit, and that's me.

I did, about a month ago, reacquire the D50, got it with an 18-55mm (the II version) for only $400 and I added the 18-135 AF-S lens. I don't currently have any "non AF-S" glass, although I've considered the Vivitar 100mm f/3.5 macro (I can get one for $109) for using with portraits to have good "bokeh" with a blurred background. The D50 would obviously work well with that lens (it's non AF-S). That said, it has continued to be the case that I find myself tending to use the D40 more.

Maybe I am a "fake enthusiast" or whatever, but I have found that, as some Canon Digital Rebel owners have said, I like having the information all on the back, it just works great for me that way for some reason. I realize they've been putting LCD panels on top of SLRs for years, and I don't consider that design a "throwback," but I seem to like the D40 way of having in on the back. Don't know why I do.

Also I have found that the D40 executes the "green dot reset" better than the D50. This "green dot reset" is great–you don't have to worry about leaving the ISO at 1600, the white balance at flourescent, the drive mode in 2-second remote, autofocus mode in continuous, exposure compensation at -.07EV. Just do the green-dot-reset, and all those values (and others) return to their defaults. This is where the D40 is better than the D50–it returns "AF area mode" to "closest priority" as I prefer (the D50 leaves it where it's currently set) and the D40 also does NOT reset "optimize image" to "normal, Mode IIIa" as the D50 does, it leaves it set as-is. Both are my preferences.

Also like how having the "fake status panel" setup means that the ISO setting is visible, or if you (say) use "Portrait" under "Optimize image" you see it and remember, the D50 you'd have to access the menus to see the setting. The "My Menus" is also great, and I prefer its more sturdy 4-way compared to the "mushy" style that the D50 (and D80) use.

I also prefer its more straight-up zoom in-out method, and having a larger LCD is sure nice, too.

Just like the D50 (perhaps even more so), the 6mp images blow-up really nicely. I just received some full-frame 16×20 blowups from AdoramaPix (effectively 13.3 x 20 inches in size with the full-frame option engaged), and they are super tack-sharp.

I surely loved my D50 when I first owned it (9-2005–6-2007) and love having it again, but I seem to prefer my D40 and may well AGAIN sell this D50, as I've seen someone offer a D40 kit for $400 and I'm wondering if I'd rather have two D40 bodies instead. Decisions, decision, I know–I am just saying, the D40 is a winner, I can't recommend it enough. This camera is absolutely worthy of enthusiast usage, not just the "soccer mom" crowd.

Cheers,
Kiran