hey, i wanna get a dslr camera.. i've always been interested in photography, but i never had the budget to get a good camera. but finally my mum agree to sponsor me one. i've been looking at either nikon d40 or canon 350d. i went to photo-shangri la to play with the nikon d40, but i realize that the kit lense is just for zooming, not focusing? am i right? im still a beginer, hope you guys can teach me more.

what i mean is, normally lense will have 2 dials rite? focusing dial and zooming dial, but the d40 i played with yesterday only have zooming dial? (refering to manual focus.) im a total noob in this, but i dont mind taking the plunge to learn more.

This post has been edited by maRx: Dec 27 2006, 05:35 PM

how much would a AF-S 18 - 200mm lens cost?

is it true that nikon D50 is no more in production? thats what the camera shop told me.. how much is the market price for D50?

thanks for your replies. i just dug up my dad's old camera stuff, i found a HOYA 62mm skylight (1B) filter.. made in japan and also a Vivitar 75-205mm f3.8 1:4X macro lense. will this 2 items be useable if in a D40?

and when i look through the lense, everything is blurry.. its like the lense went through mud or sumthing, can it still be serviced and used?

isnt D50 out of production already? i went to photo shangri-la in 1utama and they told me that D50 is out of production and they dont have stock anymore. please advice on this.

thanks for all the advice guys, i already bought my Nikon D40 kit at RM2488 with lots of freebies : RM300 voucher,Tripod,nikon dslr bag,kingston 2gb 50x sd card,kingston card reader,screen protector,mini photo frames. And, the tripod brand is Stein Zeiser.. is it a good tripod? it feels quite sturdy to me.

This post has been edited by maRx: Dec 28 2006, 06:45 PM