Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Review
September 15th, 2009
Great camera for beginners transitioning to DSLR: I am just a novice photographer, and I purchased this D40 kit because I wanted to make the transition from point-and-shoot cameras to a DSLR. All the people I know that have any experience with digital photography recommended that I purchase either a Nikon or Canon. I was close to purchasing the Nikon D60 or D40x, but after doing a lot of research online I settled on the D40. The main reason was that the D40 has a faster shutter speed than either the D60 or D40x. This is because all three cameras have the same size sensor, but the D60 and D40x need more exposure time because of all the extra megapixels. This means that you can take sharper pictures (i.e. less chance of blurry pictures) with the D40 than with the other two, and for $300 less. That is the trade-off for the extra megapixels, and sharper pictures was more important to me than having extra megapixels that I don’t need, especially since I am an amateur with a not-so-steady hand! In all other aspects the D40 is the same camera than the D40x or D60, minus a few extra bells and whistles that most amateurs and even some professionals wouldn’t notice or care about.
I purchased this camera kit, along with an SB-400 flash, from Cameta Camera via Amazon, and I am extremely happy with the purchase. All the items came brand new and as described, and was well-packaged. The items also arrived in about 7 days; three days earlier than the earliest expected arrival date. This is amazing considering I am deployed military overseas, and I was having the item delivered to an APO address. for those of you not familiar with APO/FPO addresses, it usually takes longer receive a delivery sent to those addresses than normal domestic addresses, and it still arrived to me very early.
After taking the camera out of the box, you just need to charge the battery for 90 minutes and even a beginner is ready to shoot great pictures, even in auto mode! Make a few changes to the exposure and white balance, and play with the flash a little, and you are making professional-looking photographs you never thought you would make!
If you are a beginner trying to transition to DSLR, definitely get this camera; don’t spend the extra money unless you plan to go pro! This kit is great, and Cameta Camera has definitely impressed me.
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