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What is the benefit of having a higher Flash Sync speed?

 

D40X is $150 ~ $200 more than D40. It really doesn't worth the extra 4MP. On the other hand, you probably get $100 more when you sell your D40X than from selling D40. So, you actually pay $50 ~ $100 more from a D40 to a D40X.

Ian, Fuji Frontier is a printer, not a scanner. Your scanner is very good. Is it a professional grade?

Ian, which negative/slide did you use? What scanner did you use?

It states, "This Nikon 135mm f/2.8 Series E AIS Lens shares virtually the same optical design, technical configuration, and the same maximum aperture with the more rigid Nikkor lens counterpart. ..."

 

What is the difference between Nikon Lenses and Nikkor Lenses?

On DX camera, your 50mm becomes 50mm x 1.5 (crop factor) = 75mm. Therefore your 50mm behaves as a 75mm lens.

Is it a setting on the camera (D40 series) or on the flash?

Aperture, Focal Length, and Subject Distance affect the Depth Of Field. How to

do the math?

Shun, "100% crop" doesn't tell the magnification or zoom in how much.

Optical plastics can achieve higher refractive index than optical glass with the same thickness. But I suspect optical plastics may turn yellow over a long period of time, while optical glass may take much longer time. Optical plastic is less scratch resistance than optical glass. Since you lens does not focus on its surface, small amount of scratches is not a problem.

Forgive my stupidity. What does it mean "100% crop"?

Nick, reading newspaper from the lens is fun.

 

The Sigma 10-20 has minimum focusing distance of 24cm.

The Nikon 18-55 has minimum focusing distance of 28cm.

 

How far away when you shot?

If Canon does, which lenses?

If Nikon does, which lenes?

Do you know what choices out there to have a protective thing for camera's LCD

screen. I damaged my Sony camera LCD some time ago.

Could you suggest me something (like a film) to protect the LCD screen? I did

break my Sony LCD and wasted the $750 camera.

Alan, I don't see the material used on D40 different from D50, D70, D80, ... What do you mean by "cheap". As camera prices drop, all manufacturers use less metal more plastic to justify the cost. That is what consumers ask for. You SD flash card is defective. It has nothing to do with the camera. Or your camera is defective and makes you memory card behaves funny. Enjoy photography, not the camera body. D40 is a great and inexpensive camera. Have fun.

It probably for the assembler to life up the lens :) Or it is for people to reconize it is a Nikon product (do you know why Canon paint their tele lens white?)

Dan, do you mean 60-line/mm for film, 70-line/mm for lens? If that is the case, a 35mm film has only 3MP and lens (just approx. because prime resolve better than zoom) can resolve 4MP. How can thost tiny P&S digicam's lens can resolve 12MP?

I concern are:

(1) What is the FX sensor's maximum MP of which current lens technology (say 50mm/1.8) can resolve?

(2) I have many 35mm Kodachrome 64 slides. In the word of MP, how good these slides can resolve?

(3) Current P&S cameras going to 12MP~15MP. Can the tiny glasses resolve that?

What is Nikkor prime's (say 50mm/1.8) resolution? What is the 35mm Kodak

Kodatchrome's resolution?

Shun, is this www.photo.net digital ready?

Thank you Michael Freeman. I want to know if I received a brand new item as advertisement, not a refurbished one.

 

Some manufacturers stamp some thing on the item to distinguish refurbish from new, some don't.

How can I tell if the camera / lens / flash I bought is really new or refurbish?

Amazon.com's Nikon cameras, sold directly from Amazon.com, are USA model or not?

How can I tell from serial numbers if my Nikon cameras and Nikkor lenses are

USA products or grey products?