This Saturday as on 1st of Dec, right? Why dun go tomorrow?
You cant online at your campus there?

In Sarawak at the moment. Don't know where to get good deals here. J.One seems famous. Will arrive in KL this saturday and go straight to Amcorp mall to get my D40. At the campus too busy to go online and crappy internet connection ' Is there anything else worth getting if my budget is RM2.5K?

d40 + 50mm f1.8!
thats worth getting to me! =)

50mm f/1.8

50mm f/1.8 almost RM400 right? Can it autofocus with the D40? And can someone tell me more about it. Still new to figuring lenses out. Thanks

no auto focus...
but can train ur manual focus skill before u get 85 f1.4! =)
btw 50mm manual focus not that hard...=)
it's one of the sharpest and fastest and cheapest lens available!

RM350 like tat.. depends on how strong ur nego skill

Guys is it worth it to go straight for the D80? I've no basic at all. Wanting to get my first DSLR. But the price for the D80 is quite near to my RM3k budget. Wondering if I'll regret getting the D40 over the D80. Won't get any chance to upgrade the dslr once I get it at least until a few years.

why 50mm lens is so popular ? any strong reason?

kena poisoning... lol

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Nov 25 2007, 12:03 AM

Because it's a prime lens thus the sharpness it two thumbs up yet the price make it even more interesting.

If u asked me, if u looking for ur 1st DSLR and learning photography, trust me, the D40 is a good cam to start with. I think u try getting 2nd hand units of it, as there are plenty of users are selling it. But i must say photography using a DSLR is expensive, and be prepare to folk alot of money to carve ur satisfaction.

The best bang for buck to start DSLR photography is using D40 + Kit lens + 55-200VR, which u can get for less than 3k, even for a new set.

ohh.. i see, is it good for shooting landscape scenery ?

which lens u think a should person upgrade / complement the kit lens ? mainly for shooting landscape..

and one more question here, since the focus ring and the filter mounting of the d40 kit lens is bound together, i was wondering if i put a large filter/converter, for example a wide angle converter,
will it stress the autofocus motor inside more since it is heavier and harder to spin ?

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Nov 25 2007, 04:25 AM

for 50mm F1.8 is very suitable for portraiture photography....
for scenery or landscape better use wider lense such as D40/x kit lense or d70/s kit lense (18mm-70mm /f3.5-4.5)

peace !!!

to me i'd go d80 straight...will be expensive at first but u can save more later....
i got my d40 for less than a year n i feel the need to upgrade d....so i upgraded....=)

ez....to continue the answer....it's also fast...f1.8....
flexible...the angle of view is equivalent to those of human eyes when used on film though...
and most importantly...it's cheap!
DIRT cheap!

u need the 12-24 f4 to complement ur kit lens on the wide angle side...btw the 12-24 goes for 3k+....
if u dun wanna spend so much...the kit lens has enuff wideangle for normal usage...=)

I already posted a brief comparison of D80 with D40/40x in D80 thread, can I post it in here again!
I hope you all dun mind ya!

D40/40x = smaller body (suitable for smaller hand user), 148 g lighter than D80, only can autofocus with Nikkor AF-S lenses and Sigma HSM lenses (limited lenses to choose from if you only want AF and usually more superior and expensive lenses due to built-in focus motor in lenses), suitable for hobbyist that's not keen into having a lot of lenses to change or to choose from.
Below is the list of most used lenses compatible with D40
Wide-angle lenses = AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm, Sigma 10-20mm HSM
Macro lenses = AF-S Nikkor 105mm VR, Sigma 150mm HSM
Normal range fast lenses (f/2.8) = AF-S Nikkor 17-55mm, Sigma 18-50mm HSM
Prime lenses = Sigma 30mm f/1.4 HSM
Most preferred lenses to bundle with D40 = Nikkor 18-200mm VR, Sigma 18-200mm OS, Nikkor 18-55mm + 55-200mm VR
p/s: D40/40x also can use other non AF-S or HSM lenses, but cannot autofocus, you'll have to manually tweak the focus ring to focus!
D40/40x user = entry level body but bundle with mostly superior lenses!

D80 = bigger body, heavier, have flash commander mode, have two mode dials, no restriction on lenses (this is the cause of never-ending buying list ), suitable for hobbyist that can have unlimited lenses for upgrade.
Below is the list of most discussed or most used lenses for D80:
Wide-angle lenses = Nikkor 12-24, Sigma 10-20, Tokina 12-24
Macro lenses = Nikkor 60mm, 105mm VR, Sigma 70mm, 105mm, 150mm, Tamron 90mm, 180mm, Tokina 100mm
Normal range fast lenses (f/2.8) = Nikkor 17-55mm, Sigma 18-50mm, Tamron 17-50mm, Tokina 16-50mm
Prime lenses = Nikkor 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8 & f/1.4, 85mm f/1.8 & f/1.4, Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Just my 2 cents!

This post has been edited by pac1: Nov 25 2007, 09:04 AM

If u r not gonna buy more lenses.. D40 will be good.. but if u wanna use those tamron lenses.. juz go for D80

hello everyone, i've been aiming nikon D40 for first my DSLR and learning photography months ago,because normal snapshot camera just cant bring whatever feel i wanna when scenery photographing,last few days have been reading newspaper and saw the nikon promotion!!argggh,i cant wait anymore..T_T
ok,this is their offer:

D40 Body+ AFS 18-55mm
2GB SD Card
90th Aniversary DSLR Tripod
90th Aniversary DSLR Bag
all for RM2,088
(Offer valid till 30Nov 2007)

Waaaaa,heart feel like pumping,wanna go ahead and buy..sob

wat r u waiting for?

still havent got up to my budget,haizz..

D40 + 2gb RM1750... i think juz last page some1 said tat..