yea, i agree with ajay.. with 10mp, the pics will be even bigger in size.. then you'll have to get more memory cards.. actually, if you a beginer get a d80.. he/she will take even more time to learn to use to camera, coz it will be a much more complicated camera compared to d40.

madstone : never compare a slr camera to a p'n's camera, its a whole different thing.. think wisely before making a comment on a camera, coz.. your advices may lead people to the wrong road.

52mm dude...

hey dude, check out my photo album.. just take my pics as a raft guide, since im not good at photography yet.. especially my composition.

guys, i really recommend you to save more and get the sb-600.. the sb-400 is pretty useless.

D40 owners update:
1) Evirober
2) harrychoo
3) firestarter
4) Wifi_One
5) Aileron
6) marcus
7)

i wonder what bag they give you, is it the ori nikon bag?

Latest D40 Use list as of 22-March-2007 @ 1835 hrs

01) Evirober
02) harrychoo
03) firestarter
04) Wifi_One
05) Aileron
06) maRx
07) Whos Your Daddy
08) szehoo11
09) ora-ito
10) Mavik
11) littleGreen
12) jimmythw
13) JDream
14) Gadget_Freak
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If you have 3k budget, get D40 and get the 55-200mm lens.. midrange-telephoto.

why dont you save up more and get the 18-200mm vr. after you buy this lens, can use for very very very long time.. coz its a very all rounder lens.

Hey, i made this animated siggy for any D40 Owner, User or Enthusiasts. Feel free to use them . Go D40!

yup.. back already. maybe if you guys can give me some ideas, i can make even nicer ones.

wow.. nice bro, how much did you get it for?

congrats on your new cam.. give us some review compared to your d40

Hey everyone, im writting this especially for beginers who wants to start DSLR photography.. I personally owned a D40 before and now im using a 350D. I have to say 350D win hands down, im suggesting not to go for the D40 unless you already have nikon gears or you're a die-hard nikon fan.

Firstly, 350D has the BG while D40 doesnt.. both 350D and D40 have tiny bodies.. which is not suitable for people with big hands, but with the BG.. it solves the problem, grabbing it with your full hand and having a vertical grip is a big advantage.

And yeah, megapixels dont really matter unless you're printing a billboard. Another advantage of 350D over D40 is the focus points.. D40 only has 3 focus points, while the 350D has 7 focus points, focus points are very important while shooting potraits.

350D is one of the fastest AF in the entry level DSLR range. But if you're planing to do alot of indoor photography, Nikon would be your choice.. Nikon has better flash systems.

The things that i typed here may not be 100% true, please correct me if im wrong.

This post has been edited by maRx: Aug 11 2007, 09:49 PM

sorry if you got me wrong, my objective is not to bash D40/D40x.. just sharing my experience, if you dont like.. then dont read, simple as that right?

Yes, the 350D is more expensive than the D40, but its the same price as D40x i believe.

Cheers

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Added on August 11, 2007, 11:35 pmre : 2nd :

you can change the settings in your camera to control the focus points using the up-down-left-right button or the scroll dial. i feel using the buttons are much faster, yes.. 350D also can change diagonally.. and your focus point is at the far end and you wanna change it back to the middle, just press the middle button.

Imagine you're shooting a fashion show, you think models gonna wait for you to recompose?

cheers.

This post has been edited by maRx: Aug 11 2007, 11:35 PM

When nikon gonna come out with AF-S 50mm f/1.8

Sad case, such a good and cheap lens.. but have to manual focus on D40.

its not all bad to invest in a expensive tripod or monopod.. imagine you already spend thousands of rm on your cam, and you're gonna trust a cheap 50rm tripod? i'd rather not. this is what a pro photog told me last time .

anyway, if you looking for cheap monopod... i saw some people using those profotto or goldfotto monopods, should be able to handle a d80+bg+18-135

d100/d200 body only!

one of the most budget macro lens is the tamron 70-300 macro.. you can use the macro function at 180-300mm. it gives a 1:2 macro magnification.

or if you got cash saved up for a real macro lens, go for the tamron SP90.. one of the best macro lens out there.. 1:1 magnification.

wah.. if wanna shoot butterfly close-up, i think the butterfly will fly away first