well...I'm personally is a D40 user..the reason i choose this cam is bcuz i like Nikon's image colour and metering, canon one is isn't far off the pace too, just that u have to photoshop to get ur more desired colours....lens wise--if u r just starting, i think u might just wanna start off with a kit lens and a 55-200mm VR for the D40, and a flash perhaps...for 350d, u can start to get many kinds of lens, the plus point for 350d..

canon has better ISO performance than the D40...
body built up---D40 is tougher,350D nt bad also...

This post has been edited by Victor3010: Nov 12 2007, 12:53 PM