Questions about the Nikon D40?

Question

Is it a good camera or not?

anyone have any sample pictures?

How long does the battery last normally?

Answer 1

it's a great camera. IDK about the battery. I don't own one, but I've heard they are amazing.

Answer 2

I have the D40 and it is amazing.  The battery life is exceptional... I take a lot of pictures and I've never worn out a battery in a day, even with 500 pictures or more.  For the money, it cannot be beat.  And if you have a little more money to spend, don't spend it on a more expensive camera.  Spend it on accessories such as an external flash (the Nikon Speedlight SB600 is great) or additional lenses.  You will NOT be sorry if you buy this camera.

Answer 3

The camera is one if not the best entry level DSLR available.

Here is a link to much about the D40 with images

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/d40...

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40...

Samples

http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/nikond40...

Depending upon how much you use the LCD to show off your images to friends, the battery should provide you will over 350 shots

Answer 4

The D40 is a great DSLR.  I am a working pro who does weddings and portraits.  For travel and personal use, I always take my D40 in place of my other Nikon D's.  The D40 is light and its focus and metering is spot on.  I have seen D40 kits for around $400 which is amazing when you consider 7 years ago people paid $4500 for a 2.7 megapixel D1 that works slower, uses 10 times the battery power and has worse image quality.  If you want a light, affordable DSLR that gives great image quality, get a Nikon D40.  Check out pbase.com for image samples. I'm sure there are thousands there to see.

Answer 5

a) yes, it's a good camera

b) yes, i have this camera, and these are my photos i've taken with it:

http://flickr.com/photos/27145979@N02/

c) It lasts around five hundred shots fully charged  

Answer 6

This camera is quite possibly the best entry-level DSLR around. It is available with a lens for under $500.00 on amazon. And I very much recommend that. In the sources, I have included links to reviews and sample images. Please check them out.

Nikon D40 vs. Nikon D60:

If someone tells you to get the Nikon D60 over the D40, I wouldn't recommend it. There is very little difference, and if you are going to spend extra money, go all the way for the D80. Anyway, the D40 is good enough. As you can read here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm

Nikon D40 vs. Nikon D80:

It should be noted the the D40 (and the D60) have two major flaws. Or perhaps a more accurate thing to say would be, the Nikon D80 has 2 major things that the D40 and D60 do not have.

The Nikon D80 has a secondary lcd on top, on which it displays you shutter speed, aperture, and iso settings, as well as many other settings. It is very useful, but not necessary. You would only buy it if you absolutely need this feature, for example; if you are a professional and this feature speeds up your work flow by allot.

It also has an AF (auto-focus) motor build into the camera body. The D40 does not. This means that if you use a lens (with the D40) that doesn't have an AF motor inside the actual lens, it will not auto-focus, although it will still work. Nikon does, however, make thousands of lenses that have these motors built into the lens, so it should not be a problem. They are designated by the terms AF-S and, I believe, AF-I.

Good luck, feel free to email me at [e-mail].