Nikon D40 Question

[dmckemy]

Over the past couple of months, I have been looking at various DLSR cameras and have pretty much narrowed down my search...However, I was looking for opinions from people who have owned this camera (Nikon D40) or know about the camera.

From what I can tell (correct me if I'm wrong), the D40 is pretty much the same as the D60, except that the D60 comes with a few more features and megapixels (but is more expensive). The D90 can shoot video, but I'm not really looking for a camera that can do that.

What I was thinking of doing was buying the Nikon D40 and then purchasing the Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens for the camera. I had tested out a camera at Best Buy that had those lens (it was on a D90), and from what I could tell, the quality of the picture was fantastic.

For those of you who have owned a Nikon D40 camera or have the Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens, would you recommend them, or is there a better alternative around the same price?

 

[Gerrit Gulden]

I own the D40 and stock lens that comes with it. I am truly satisfied with the quality and performance of the camera. From my research on buying a camera I have found that you pay for megapixels and maybe an extra feature or two.

My budget was low and the need for High megapixels wasnt on my list since I most likely wont ever need that big of a picture. I also got a Bag (nikon large bag) with the camera for a total of $450 from CametaCamera on Ebay.

I will most definetely upgrade my lens as soon as I can afford a better one. But I can definetely say that the quality of stock is excellent and ideal.

My Photo Gallery and the June 3rd and June 5th Album have photos I took with the camera.

Hope this helps...

 

[dmckemy]

Those photos are superb! I didn't realize how good the quality of the stock lens' the camera came with...I may just end up going with those instead of buying new lens. Thanks for the help!