Do you have to buy a lenz seperatley for the Nikon D40x?

Question

I want a DSLR for my birthday, really badly, and I think I want the Nikon D40x, or the Canon Rebel Xti. if you could tell me if I need to separately buy a lenz after I buy the body of the camera, or if it already has a lenz in the box, that would be REALLY helpful. THANKYOU!!

Answer 1

It comes with it if you buy the Kit. (Body + lens). You need to buy it seperatly if you buy the body only.

Answer 2

You can buy just the body or a "kit," which comes with one or two basic lenses. This is to accommodate people who are upgrading from a previous model that already have a collection of lenses.  

Answer 3

D40 is a starter dSLR so I would GUESS maybe 80% of them are bought with a lens in a kit. Later on you can buy extra lenses according to need. I have 5 lenses now. One long for reach, one prime for sharpness, one wide for landscapes and fun, one mid range zoom for everyday, and one prime long for macros. The kit cameras will usually come with the mid range or mid range and long zoom. Just look for a kit with a lens. It says it in its name in 95% of cases.

body only

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D40X-10-2MP-...

kit

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-5...

Be careful what lens you buy, the D40 and D40x can use only lenses with its own little electrically driven focus motor, they dont have focus s***w in the body as most of other Nikons, you cant buy older glasses, only the new plasticy poops or pay $$$ for the build quality in the higher levels.

Answer 4

I've been reading up on DSLRs quite a bit lately because I'm thinking of getting one as well.

My understanding is the retail box of the D40x comes with the 18-55mm lens. However, you can buy just the camera body if you already have lenses. You can also find cameras that come with an extras package that may include a 55-200mm lens and/or a wide angle lens.  

Answer 5

The Nikon D40 comes with a very nice 18-55MM lens included.  You can buy other lenses as well, but the included lens is high quality and a great place to start.  TheD40x often comes with the same lens, but you have to be careful when you order, as it sometimes comes with a different lens or even no lens at all.

Just a thought: you may want to consider buying the Nikon D40.  The only real difference is that the D40x has more megapixels (10.2, compared to 6 for the D40).  However, the D40 is more than enough for anyone who isn't doing high quality professional photography for a living.  In some other respects, itis actually a better camera.

You'll save at least a couple hundred dollars by going with the D40.  (It is widely available for about $480 or less, lens included.)  Use that savings to buy an external flash (a Nikon Speedlight 400, 600 or 800) and/or another lens, such as the 55-200mm zoom with vibration reduction. A Nikon D40 with an extra lens and external flash is a much better camera than a D40x with only the original lens, and for about the same price,

If you are concerend about the difference between the D40 and the D40x, take a look at kenrockwell.com.  He has very useful reviews that should put your mind at ease.  I've included the link below.

Whatever camera you get, have fun.  And happy birthday too.

Answer 6

well, if it comes with a lens, it would say it in the title.

It will most likely come with an 18-55mm lens, which you can't use for much, so yes, you should buy another lens for the camera. Like a 55-200mm lens, for wildlife, and a 50mm f/1.8 for portraits.

Answer 7

While the d40x is an exceptional camera, if you can't afford to make an investment for extra lens and accessories I suggest sticking with point and shoots. The kit lens provided are usually 18-50mm which means any kind of telephoto photography is effectively eliminated. Kit lenses are also usually very poor in quality compared to what you can buy. Good quality lenses also mean wallet draining prices, you'll be looking into the hundred and even thousands.

A good compact with all the manual controls and settings would be the Canon G9. Its Jpeg output quality is unrivaled among compacts.

Price should be around $400 cheaper than the d40x.

Here is the full review of the camera:   http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonG9/

If you insist on a slr purely because of its performance advantage over point and shoots (not megapixel or 'good looks' or the way people look at you) you may want to consider film. They usually cost less than $200, leaving you room to at least purchase decent lenses.

Anyways, hoped this helped =)