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Those still undecided whether or not to get the D40, don't wait any more
Cannot auto-focus with non-AFS lens,
lack of DOF preview, bla bla bla, it doesn't matter! What matters is
1) It's cheap, so if you decide it's a wrong hobby, you won't hurt as much (it's not much more expensive than a PnS)
2) You start shooting NOW! The more practice you get, the better you'll be. It's not how advanced you camera is, but how well you know your camera
3) Since it's so cheap, there's more dough for better lens
4) It's easy to use. There's always the 'P', scenery and auto modes, again much like your traditional PnS (but since much better sensor, you generally get better pics). When you've 'graduated', then there's the SLR features waiting to be explored. Can you say win-win?
P/S: This is my first month with my D40. Just to give you guys an idea on how easy to get good results with it.
Ok, enough racun