no need see other brands d...
go nikon...join the dark side!
muahahahaha....

if you're looking at Nikon D40 due to its price, the CANON EOS 350D also somewhere there. You cant go wrong getting a NIKON or CANON. And I feel NIKON better come out with a full frame DSLR...! More competition amongst companies, cheaper prices................... hopefully...

hm...i dont even know the diff between 350D and d40...just get d40 lar...join the dark side...hahaha...

thats the way! =)...

i think the d40 is as cheap and good as it gets... great value for your money.. especially when you're starting up

but keep in mind the d40 does not have an internal focusing motor, which is terrible (to me at least). In fact, all my lenses in my siggy below would not have autofocus with the d40/x...only manual focusing. Unfortunately that means you can only go for Nikon lenses (not all though), and some Sigma lenses. I don't think Tamron & Tokina has any lenses that will autofocus on the d40...which is a drawback in a way, since they are cheaper third-party alternatives to nikon lenses

Anything without an AF-S in the link provided will not have autofocus http://forums.clubsnap.org/showpost.php?p=...245&postcount=4

happy deciding! The d40 works great regardless, and it fits teh great 18-200mm VR which alot of people seem to go for anyway... at the same time Xandman is using a d40 and a 50mm nikkor f/1.8, maybe he can give his opinion on having to manual focus with it...

This post has been edited by wlcling: Jul 28 2007, 08:49 PM

Go for D40 first..after SPM go for D80 or better...^^

no internal focusing motor means no AF lar? wah...then people who never use MF de people(me) will be crying lo...

AF-S lenses will have autofocus on the lens itself so you can still AF. Some lens like the 50mm lens has no AF on the lens so for D40, you got to go with D40.

You seen my shots of the toys in my photo thread. Those were done using MF (50mm). Its not that hard once you get the hang of it. Just practice

As for the kit lens (18-55mm), its an AF-S lens so you have AF, don't worry

Unless you really want to go for older lens or prime lens, most of the newer Nikon lenses are AF-S lenses. Its a bit pricier though

lolz...do you know the price of the 18-200mm VR lens ar? i see the focal range so wide...must be very useful... and what is VR?

18-200mm is quite expensive. Its about RM2k+ I believe.

VR stands for Vibration Reduction. It helps with shaky hands Its an anti-shake technology.

I think its a bit too expensive, so I am using 18-55mm, 55-200mm and 50mm. This means I got to change lenses a bit more frequently but I save a fair bit of money

manual focus is not a problem...with the help of focus indicator...=)...
its actually fun to manual focus once in a while...practice to keep ur hand really steady if shooting from minimum focus range...=)...

55-200mm de how mush le?50mm lens how to focus ar? no focal range de har?actually i like manual focus...so that you can focus on the object you wan...AF sometimes always focus wrong object very frustrating...

VR = vibration reduction... useful so that you can handhold while keeping images sharp... (or at least sharper than without VR) 18-200mm is useful so that you don't have to change lenses all the time... which is great that you don't miss out on shots, although it's not the best deal on image quality...

Strange that your AF focuses on the wrong objects...

55-200mm is about RM800++

edit: sorry, posted the wrong price earlier.

This post has been edited by zio: Jul 30 2007, 12:32 AM

Once you get used to an DSLR you will focus on the right subject coz cameres got different AF points to focus..

I recommend you to take Canon 400D use until you get very familiar at shooting than sell and get Nikon D80
Canon is cheap for your test runs and guinea pig hehe after good ady move to Darkside..
Than when very very Pro at Darkside move back to Canon MARK series

400d? its better than d40 har? price?

400D is from canon, D40x is from nikon, both DSLR entry level camera..same class i would say...

hm... but so many people recommend d40 ler... how is 400d in feature wise...

D40 and D40X is different ah..
400D is newer than D40..
Features are fine for entry level lar no need worry so much about features first learn to use its basic features and shoot good photos.