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Cool, Compact and Capable

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:01 GMT

Cool, Compact and Capable

Danny R. from Santa Monica, CA

The D40 has an excellent image quality with a very fine detail. Surprisingly, it's the smallest, lightest and comes with a modest kit lens as well as the most affordable DSLR camera in the market so far. It's an excellent first step for anyone who is eager to get into DSLR photography. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Read more

My First Real Camera & My First Digital

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:01 GMT

My First Real Camera & My First Digital

Jimbo from San Diego

This is my very first digital camera and my first real camera.I consider this digital SLR a real camera.I also wanted a camera I could grow into, but not be disappointed or limited by, after I learned more about photography. I think I hit that sweet-spot with the D40.I researched the heck out of digital SLRs before I made my purchase, and I'm very happy with my D40, and having owned it for a month, I would buy it all over again.They say it's not the camera but the photographer that makes a great picture, and to a degree that is true, but when you are just starting out, the difference in your photographs between those taken with a good SLR and a cheap point and shoot is like night and day.You really have to try to take a bad picture with this camera.At the bottom I include a couple of pictures that I shot the very first day I got this camera and you can decide for yourself.[...]My ONLY complaint is that I wish this camera had more pixels (if I had more money I would have purchased the D … Read more

Great move from Point and Shoot

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Great move from Point and Shoot

soundman1024 from Saint Joseph, MO, USA

I've been using an HP P&S for a year and a half and beat it up to the point where it didn't work. It was not a good camera, but it was equipped perfectly for me to learn. Though it offered no manual controls I was able to trick it through using the right scene modes to do what I want after I learned what I wanted. When I couldn't use that anymore I picked up on old Minolta SLR my dad has from the '70s. I learned to about exposure better since it was manual to the point of rewinding film after the roll is exposed. I also learned the importance of lenses. Using that made me confident a dSLR was the way to go, not a superzoom. When my D40 arrived I was surprised by its weight, or lack thereof. Right out of the box I charged the battery then it worked great. Everything I learned from using a point and shoot, and using a film SLR for a month or two fit perfectly. The kit lens is great. I would like a faster lens, but for the kit lens it handles a lot of the places I shoot fine with … Read more

Definitely a good choice

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Definitely a good choice

Venkie from New Jersey

Wow! The D40 can give any SLR in the market today, a run for its money. I use it for casual photography on vacations, subjects being people, scenic locations, entertainment shows, etc. Whats great - Colors are a big turn on and make for delightful photography. Since most of the deliberation is between the Nikon and the Canon, I think I should add that I find the color scheme on the Nikon far better and truer than on the Canon. Aperture and shutter speed settings are extremely easy to change, against the canon which requires some effort. Flash does not produce any red-eye and photos do not need any correction. Whats not - Autofocus is quite slow and is a pain in the neck, especially if you are in your car, at say 30 mph and taking pictures through the windshield. Trust me when I say that you would be better off doing it manually because all you would really be doing on autofocus is focussing back and forth on the windshield and the subject, which would be long gone by that time. Read more

Megapixels don't make you better....

Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Megapixels don't make you better....

ArthurJS from Worcester, MA

This is really an amazing product for the price. it is built very well. My 1st one was taken down to Florida, where a dust particle settled in on the low pass filter/sensor. My Ritz dealer replaced it with another D40. I have taken portraits, children (some amazing shots of my 3 year old son), travel (west coast Florida), nature, and a Memorial Day parade in Massachusetts. Add the 55-200 mm with VR, and you have a solid kit. Don't be afraid to try the manual focus on this lens. The vibration reduction really does work. Please, take my recommendation if you have had it with "point and shoots" and have since moved to that next step, into D-SLR's. Keep a hand blower in your bag, because like all D-SLR's, dust on the sensor is going to be eventual and unavoidable. And follow Nikon's instructions for cleaning. You will not be disappointed. Read more