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A Trusty Companion
I have now owned the Nikon D40 for almost a year, and I feel that I now have a strong enough opinion on this camera to write a meaningful review.
The D40 was my first digital SLR. Going back about a year, around this time in 2007, I was busy doing a lot of research on whether I should buy the Canon digital rebel XT, or the Nikon D40 (both of which are entry-level SLRs from the two leading camera manufacturers). I am glad now that I chose the D40. When it came down to it, both the D40 ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/05/2008
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Perfect first digital SLR
When I bought this camera, I had pretty high expectations. This is not my first SLR; I started with a Minolta X370 in the 80's, then got a Minolta X700, then a Maxxum 7000. I still have all these film SLR's. My first digital camera was a Minolta Dimage Z1, a point-and-shoot that tried to look like an SLR. Then, Minolta got bought out and no longer makes cameras. So, I decided to step up to Nikon. Since I already had a lot of experience in cameras, I expected a lot, and this camera has surpassed ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review by EPA316 can be read at Amazon.com]
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EPA316
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08/21/2007
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What it does
This won't be a list of all the technical statistics as many reviewers have done this very well already. Instead, let's concentrate on how it actually works.
First, I wanted a DSLR because they are easier for me to use than point and shoots and of course there are choices with lenses, flashes, etc. I chose Nikon because I have had good luck durability-wise with that brand and Nikon is obviously a premier company. I also have a couple of interesting old Nikon lenses that are usable. ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/30/2007
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Great camera and very portable
I bought this camera for my recent trip to Australia and toted it from the Sidney opera house to Uluru and Kata Tjuta to the Cairns tropics. It's such a small, light DSLR that I carried it everywhere, usually leaving my camera bag and accessories at the hotel and just taking the camera body, the 18-55 kit lens, a circular polarizing filter and a walking stick / monopod (Trekpod). Photo quality was uniformly exceptional and controls easy to use. I left the camera in continuous mode and when there...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review by J. C. Ellett can be read at Amazon.com]
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J. C. Ellett
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08/19/2007
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SF Bay Area
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I researched the Heck out of this and made the right choice
I'll make this short: Awesome camera, worth every penny. I absolutely adore it.
This camera is like 200 bucks cheaper than it's younger cousin, the D40X. What does the X stand for? Ten, as in megapixels, as opposed to the six mp this model has. People think the more megapixels the better- but unless you want to blow up your photos into posters, you don't need them. There's no discernable difference between six and ten megapixels if you are enlarging a shot to 8x10. In fact, I ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review by Marc A. Healy can be read at Amazon.com]
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Marc A. Healy
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08/18/2007
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Elgin, IL United States
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*YAWN*....I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT, BUT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE D40!
It seems as if these reviews are saying the same things over and over (and over) again. Maybe people just like to hear (or see) themselves talk.
I own a few digital cameras (Nikon D40, D80, D300).
I will give you a few quick points as to why you should purchase a D40.
- It is twice (yes twice) as sensitive to light than the D80 or the D40x since it defaults to ISO 200. For a beginner, this simply means better pictures.
- It's flash sync speed ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/05/2007
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Absolutely THE best buy among digital SLRs!
What's not to love about this camera? It's an affordable little powerhouse! True, it wouldn't be the choice of a professional sports photographer looking to capture 5-plus-frames-per-second of a high speed car race, downhill ski race, etc, but for the rest of us (casual sports shooters included} it's a steal of a deal -- and you'll appreciate its size and ultra-light weight after its been hanging from your neck all day!
A lot of the reviews here refer to the Nikon D40 as an excellen...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Great camera!
I'm a huge Nikon fan and already own the D70, which is great. However, I noticed that during the times when I just wanted to snap a quick picture, the D70 definitely wasn't the camera to do it with. While it's a phenomenal camera when it comes to really customizing your pictures, I don't know if I've ever had a really great picture come out while using it on "auto". Indoors with the flash on, my pictures were all washed out. With the flash off, everything had a red hue. I bought a little point-a...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review by C. Walker "atiecay" can be read at Amazon.com]
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C. Walker "atiecay"
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09/11/2007
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Kansas, USA
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Great Camera - Shady Quality Control
Lot of writeup on what is great about this camera - no use repeating the same points. Let me tell you what went wrong with mine.
The first D40 shipped to me had a bright green dot and a line going through every picture (from the very first shot) to the bottom of the screen. This very obvious CCD defect should have been caught at the factory if Nikon QC had been upto it.
I managed to obtain a second camera and briefly compared the first unit to the second unit. Turns out - the ...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/16/2007
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77%
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I'm challenged understanding the negative reviews.
OK.
For the record, I am not a professional photographer; however, I have blatant OCD about photo quality. I can find even the most innocuous flaw in a digital photo. I currently own an HP 6MP digital camera which was sufficient for the task, but required significant lighting for a decent photo, even with blinds open. While I didn't require anything higher, I wanted it. I wanted to see what I was missing. I am quite skilled at photo editing though. If I'm given a photo that does...
[Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX and 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens with 2 School DVD (9437) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/26/2008
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45%
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