Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: d40 now or later

NSXType-R on "d40 now or later"

NSXType-R — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:45:20 +0000

Yes, I would go for the D80 as well. Older lenses are cheaper.

If not, you could go for the D50.

dashingemt on "d40 now or later"

dashingemt — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:58:38 +0000

I LOVED my D40, until I started getting lenses. Alot of my favorite lenses are older and not AF-s. Without it you cant autofocus on the D40. My D80 was a much better choice, a little older yes, but as said above had options that I did miss with the 40. I have seen 80's pop up on CL for under 400 bucks lately. Either way you go, they are all great!

adamz on "d40 now or later"

adamz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:13:10 +0000

You can also get D200 - which is much better than D80, and the price is very tempting right now - 650USD at bestbuy.com
As for d40 is really a nice camera - and very small, great back up body for serious amateurs.

monty11 on "d40 now or later"

monty11 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:05:06 +0000

If you are ok with an older model, then I would suggest getting a D80.If you really are serious about photography you will miss several options that you could have got with the D80 if you just had put in a bit more money.
I also regretted buying a kit lens almost immediately but had to shoot with it for a year as I couldn't afford anything better.

Willis on "d40 now or later"

Willis — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:13:20 +0000

Sorry, can't let you off that easily.

You can get a D40 with a kit lens for about $400 off Amazon. If you don't have a nikon lens this is the way to go. If you DO have a lens, then you might want to consider a referbrished D40X selling at adorama for about $350. You don't get a lens, but you do get an extra 4 megapixels (10 instead of 6). On the downside, you give up some ergonomics, and you don't have the flash sync speed (irrelevant unless you are really into flash, but how will you know until you get an entry level DSLR?). The D40 kit lens runs about $100.

Welcome to the world of photography, where every choice is a trade-off.

Oh yes, I forgot to say that whatever replaces the D40 will come out after you purchase it and will be soooo much better.

nolan on "d40 now or later"

nolan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:35:25 +0000

okay thanks. i wouldn't be getting the d40 for another month or 2 anyways, so i guess i'll see what happens

Willis on "d40 now or later"

Willis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:49:47 +0000

Might see something on the 14th. Otherwise just get it. I love the d40 and it's best in class sync speed. Take that d3x!

[NR] admin on "d40 now or later"

[NR] admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:43:54 +0000

April 14: potential release date - still not sure if it will be the D40 or the D300 replacement:

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/03/30/yep-it-is-april-14.aspx

btw, D40 is not in production any longer:

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/03/02/nikon-d40-officially-discontinued.aspx

nolan on "d40 now or later"

nolan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:40:28 +0000

is there a new one similar to the d40 coming out soon? any info on that?

thanks