It's monsoon season here in central AZ and the lightning storms are unbelievable. I really would like to try getting some shots of the storms, but I haven't yet tried, do to the fact that my camera does not have the cable release option.

Any tips on how I could go around this?? I know that I could set the timer and pray that I get lucky, but that could take forever. I hope there is an easy solution because the storms are plentiful and the possible images are endless.

Thank you!!

does it have a hot shoe? you could buy one of these,

http://www.lightningtrigger.com/

Have a look at this howto it helped me a lot.
http://www.weatherscapes.com/techniques.php?cat=lightning&page=lightning
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Thanks for the tips. I will give it a shot first and then see how things go. If needed, I will go with the trigger.

Thanks again!

You can use the Nikon Wireless Remote Control ML-L3 with the D50.