tom_yuan

I have a D40, but I have to say that the most useful and used lenses are the primes (especially the 50mm), which won't autofocus on the D40

I don't know if KEH ships to the UK but I got mine for $109 new from them.

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It's like trying to find Waldo.

I don't understand why anyone would pay almost $1000 for a D40 when the D80 can be had for that much.

Buydig.com is an honest seller and I have ordered both the Canon SD200 and Nikon D40 from them, the former over 4 years ago and the latter just last week. Great service and quick shipment. Vesterback please do your research before you try to convince other people of your suspicions.

beachphoto.com (part of buydig.com) is very reputable and honest. I just boughta Nikon D40 from them, it's arriving tomorrow with no hassles. they currently have the Pentax K100D w/ the kit lens for $493 BEFORE rebate! You can get this thing with the lens for under $450 after rebate! That is a fantastic deal. The Pentax K110D is not much less and the SR is very useful. FYI I went with Nikon because of their larger / cheaper lens selection.

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Please do not buy the D40x. If you have the budget to go for that, go for the D80, a used D80, or save some money and get a D40 (I have this camera and I love it). The D40x is a complete waste of money. There's no need for 10 MP unless you do extensive cropping in Photoshop or print pictures the size of posters. The D40x was a marketing move.

 

Jan is right, any lens you attach to ANY Nikon DSLR will have the effective focal length multiplied by 1.5x. But there are advantages, you get better distortion and vignetting figures, (almost none with primes), and telephoto lenses go further.

 

If you really need autofocus, go for the D80 and stick with your 50mm f/1.8. The Sigma 30mm is nice too but bodies only last for a couple years anyways so I would focus on your lenses and not the body.

If you want to go with Canon and you really would like to a nice Canon Camera, the Canon SD1000 goes for $219.99 with a free 1 GB Crucial SD memory card at newegg.com after rebate.

 

If size matters to you at all, try spending the extra $20 (which is barely more than two take-out lunches) and get a camera you will love.

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The salesman is suckering you into buying a D40x when no one all anyone really needs is a regular D40 unless you're printing photos the size of posters! Personally I cannot stand salesmen like that. I went to Ritz and the saleswoman even told me that the D40x is retarded, purely marketing, even though she would make less money.

 

BTW you can get the D40 Brand New for $529 from Amazon.com or Beachcamera.com

 

I got mine from the latter. The Pentax, however, is only $450 after rebate from the same site. I picked the D40 because I figured that in the end, I want the lens matters more than the body. Bodies are replaceable, and they have less than a 5 year life cycle.

I strongly doubt that the 18-70mm is that much better.

 

It has worse vignetting, worse distortion at 18mm

It's not as sharp as the 18-55mm in the center.

 

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I hope you get better soon!

Did anyone else notice that he said indoor sports photography? For that you'll probably need a much faster lens (f/2.8 and up), moderate telephoto, preferably a prime or a quality zoom. And those are not cheap, especially for someone buying into the range of the D40.

Wow, just for kicks, do you have a photo of that lens mounted to the diminutive D40? I have a D40 myself and would like to see how balanced/unbalanced that looks.

I went with the D40, the thing takes pictures in low-light with nearly no noise! I do not mind having to manually focus my 50mm lens. Camera bodys only last for a couple years anyways, when I upgrade I will carry over the lens.

 

I'm not quite sure that the 18-70mm lens is all that much better than the kit lens. It has wild distortion at 18mm, much much greater vignetting than the 18-55mm and the MTF charts show less resolution. Why would you pay an extra $200 for this? Maybe if they were the same price...

Is it fair to treat the new 55-200mm VR the same as the old 55-200mm? I have heard that they are two very different lenses, and externally they are also different when zoomed (the old one extends 3 times, the new one only has one extension ring)

Thanks everyone for the prompt responses.

really? can anyone else confirm this? my old Canon SD200 could detect orientation without any (audible) loose objects...

I meant to say, put your ear right next to the camera and shake it around.

For any D40 owners out there, when you put your ear right next to your camera,

does it give a very faint rattling sound, like there's a marble in there sitting

in a metal well?

Thanks guys for the responses. I think you hit a point there about the camera having trouble auto focusing and metering at such low light anyways. I think I'll just get one and manually focus it for now, it should teach me a thing or two anyhow. I'm new to photography as a whole but I'm planning on building a lens collection through the years and learning as I go.

I just purchased a new D40, and now I don't know what to do. I was on the edge

between a Pentax K100D and the Nikon D40, and I sprang for the Nikon because

almost nobody would go for the K100D. Personally, I didn't go for it because of

the slow auto-focus and lack of continuous shooting, and I went for Nikon. But

now I'm really starting to realize there are NO prime AF lenses for the D40.

I'm just looking for a cheap 30mm or 50mm lens from the 80's or 90's that will

give me decent portrait shots in low light. The Sigma 30mm is there but f/1.4

which is a bit too expensive for me, I really only require an f/1.8 (the Sigma

sells for upwards of $400).

 

At first I saw the old Nikon 50mm f/1.8 (non-D) that I THOUGHT was AF-I, which

would autofocus. ( http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018af.htm )

Unfortunately, I don't think it is anymore. Does anyone know if there are any

wide - standard AF-I prime lenses? I don't think they exist.

 

If anything I guess I could get one now, use manual focus, and when I upgrade

the body in the next 3 or 5 years, I'll could use it then. But it still feels

like I'm paying for something I can't even use. Man what if I end up going to

Pentax? Hahaha... funny thing to say in a Nikon forum. Any suggestions?