of coz NO !!,
Use the manual mode to set the aperture,shutter speed, ISO etc. But still, let the camera do the focus job.
auto focus is the BIG thing ppl need in DSLR. Ppl can go extra mile, extra bucks, just to get the auto-focus faster and more accurate.
I cant imagine back to times then where photography has to manually focus their camera.

If auto-focus is not important and ppl can live without it nowadays,
no ppl will bash D40/D40x/D60 for the lacking of built-in focusing motor

i just read the d60 review,

i like the in-camera RAW(NEF) processing, i can choose WB, EXP, COLOR style from there.. save my time from doing that in PC..

hope they release a firmware upgrade for d40/d40x ,

i believe it is just a firmware limitation...

firmware upgrade ~~~~~

shutter count limit should be around 50k, it can go even further,
but i ask the nikon service center, they say after the shutter has stopped working,
it needs around RM400+ to repair a new shutter, so it is not really that scary..

btw, i found this in petition online !!

but so far no people sign yet, just the author himself..

http://www.petitiononline.com/nikond40/petition.html

go go go go !! lol

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 10 2008, 08:46 PM

nice mah.. u can earn from ur hobbies..
got jobs intro to me ? I become ur assistant lah..
hold reflector, hold bag, hold flash..all kerja berat berat i do lah..
u focus on photo taking

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 10 2008, 09:22 PM

Sony A200 is a good camera too..

My bro just got it for RM1.7k+ at sg.wang

but honestly, the built quality is not as sturdy as d40..
i still like my d40 more !!!

wah.. UGPM bro..

ya, with the standard 18-70mm kitlens.

the things that a200 pwns my d40 are :

1) more focus points, (9 vs 3 )
2) super powerful focus motor (sometimes noisy) on Sony A200, it is kinda scary to listen the noise when it AF with the lens..

Single lens - 18-70mm,
Twin lens - 18-70mm, 70-300mm.

but i suggest u better take the sigma 70-300mm, much more better,

btw, we should discuss this at the Orange Legion there..
later nikon's fan bombards us..

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/640154

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 10 2008, 09:37 PM

why leh ???

btw, if u are more to events,
i think canon suits u better,
usually saw canon gang at events..

can pinjam lens..

keep the d40,
get another canon body,
one for wide, one for tele.. lol..

i using normal all the time,
vivid will increase contrast, but somehow it looks like overdo,
I prefer to adjust it during PP.
I even set the NR off..

http://www.lenshoods.co.uk/

i dun think i can go on this saturday edy..
need to finish off college assignments after the due date was changed...

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 11 2008, 07:17 PM

can, just that u have to manual focus for it.

It is ok when u taking portraits, where the subjects will stand still and wait for you.
not ok if u taking candid, unless u can manual focus very fast,
that's not easy, but not impossible.

http://www.fotokem.com.my/fotokem/v1/fotok...ssId=SmilenSave

AF-S is a prefix for Nikkor lenses (nikkor is the dslr lens brand for nikon,in the past,nikon only use this name on those great and expensive lenses).
AF-S means the lens has a built in focusing motor, which the Silent Wave Motor, the SWM.

AF is another prefix, means that the lens can be used for autofocus, IF, the camera has a focusing motor in it.
AF lens has a focusing pin-hole on the mounting so that the focusing element inside the lens can be turned by the camera's focusing pin.

D40/d40x/d60 are the only nikon dslr camera that has no focusing motor, thus it cannot auto-focus even with AF lens, only lenses with built-in focusing motor,

Nikkor - AF-S
Sigma - HSM
Tamron - has not specific name yet,

one more thing, Nikkor has the AF-I lenses that can autofocus with d40/x/60 as well. Google it up.

yes, it support Nikon CLS.
Read on..
http://www.photographybay.com/2007/12/28/nikon-d60/

there is a 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG Macro with built-in motor for d40/x/60,
but it is not a HSM motor, so focusing is kinda noisier and slower i guess.
I haven't seen in here on Malaysia, but i read it is just released on other countries.
The price should be 100-200 bucks more expensive than the normal 70-300 APO (RM680).

oh ya, forget to ask u add my name to the list as well.
I am using nikon d40 too.. lol..

ya, from here it say it is supported just like the d80
http://www.photographybay.com/2007/12/28/nikon-d60/

CLS really does wonders?

i am not so into Flash photography so I am not so poisoned by the Nikon CLS..

first of all, i will like to state that i am a poor student, so my comments are basically generated from financial constraint scenario.

ok, let's start off,

I, in my humble opinion, you dun need an expensive Manfrotto, u are using d40, and u are look for the 55-200VR, so i think u dun have any other lenses that is bigger and heavier than 55-200VR. So, i really really not recommend you to get the RM500+ Manfrotto tripod,
save the money, get a better lens. Although Manfrotto is great, but it is an expensive stuff.

Go to get the victory brand tripod, it has the features from Manfrotto, but it is just around RM150-170. Professional photographers go for manfrotto when they are at extreme situation, like, putting the tripod in the middle of the river, ponds, beaches etc. Or having a big big bazooka lens, that needs a good tripod to support it.

I owned a 55-200VR, it is a good budget telephoto lens, for RM800, it has SWM, VR, and internal focusing, what more could you ask ?
However, it is not really that sharp at tele ends with aperture wide opened, you'll have to step down the f8 or more to get a sharper image.
u might need to go beyond 55-200VR if u demands more.. try look for sigma lenses with HSM.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 17 2008, 10:09 PM

wat happened to your friend's victory?

I dunno, but everytime i use my friend's victory 3001, it feels sturdy..
i am shocked when he told me it is only RM130+

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 18 2008, 09:04 AM

perhaps u should get more infos here :
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/612308

for the mean time, just few to recommend :

Beginner / tight budget :
1) nikon d40 / sony a200 / canon 350D

no really tight budget / ready to add more lens in futures.
1) canon 400D/ 40D etc.
2) D80

personally, not advisable for you to get the d40/x/d60 if u plan to play with lots of lens,
the lack of motors will definitely limit some of you ur lens range.

And the sony A200 is cheap and best valued in its range.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 19 2008, 02:06 PM

400D if I am not mistaken is around 2.3k with 18-55 kit.
A200 is around 1.7k with 18-70 kit.
d40, if u still manage to find it, it is around 1.6k with 18-55kit
dd0x, again, if u manage to find it, it is around 2k with 18-55kit
d60, around 2.3k with 18-55 VR kit.

That's all the price i know.

and ask the details about a200 in the Sony Alpha Thread.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/640154

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 19 2008, 05:26 PM