# Nikon D40? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 17, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337 "2009-04-17T09:52:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/1 "2009-04-17T09:52:32Z")
what do I need to know?? I am sick and tired of my POS kodak point and shoot. The picture quality sucks. I have a few events coming up that I would love to have nice quality pics of. Any pros and cons??? who has the best pricing online?? I was going to throw it on my dell card but they want 450 for it. I know I missed all the good deals at black friday. Any tutorials or nyspeeders want to help me set it up when I do buy it? Thanks, Dave Edit Dell has it for 450(Nikon D40 DSLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens). I swear it was more. Anyone have it cheaper? ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/2 "2009-04-17T10:02:16Z")
A DSLR isnt like a point and shoot, so you have to be committed to learning the settings if you want the advertised image quality. That being said the basics arent all that difficult and there are plenty of tutorials out there. Join up on [http://buffalofstop.com/forums/](http://buffalofstop.com/forums/) there are many local people on there including myself willing to help a noob. As far as where to buy, Id say first of all you shouldn’t have to pay much over 450 for a kit. Personally there are alot of good deals with Ebay vendors, I bought a D40 kit for my sister, the reg price was like 469 with a small tripod, a bag, UV filter, 1g card and card reader. It really was a good deal, Id say check there. Damn the edit HaHa. 450 is a very average price. It may be found slightly cheaper elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/3 "2009-04-17T10:08:45Z")
Yes B&H has it for 429.00 with free shipping :tup: I have bought alot of things from B&H. Always good prices, fast shipping, ext. [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productDetail&A=cart&Q=add](http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productDetail&A=cart&Q=add) ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/4 "2009-04-17T10:10:29Z")
An SLR doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to take better pictures. The camera will only be as good as the person using it. Edit: Beach Camera is good, they’re in NJ so you avoid paying tax. B&H, while a great place, is in NYC so you pay tax and shipping. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/5 "2009-04-17T10:11:36Z")
Copy and paste of a PM I sent to a member who asked me the same thing… > [@JayS](#): > > Yeah man, I LOVE my D40. For someone looking to get into dSLR it’s a great place to start because it gives you a lot of room to grow without being too complicated. > > A buddy of mine just went with a D200 and he’s really struggling because it’s a real advanced dSLR. Is it a better camera than my D40? Sure. Would he be taking much better pictures with my D40? Sure. > > If you want to get into photography as a hobby there’s a good chance you’ll never want more than the D40. When the hobby starts getting real serious or turns professional you can always upgrade to another Nikon body and keep any lenses you bought for the D40. > > The only thing I wish the D40 had was a built in focus motor. Because it doesn’t have one you lose the ability to autofocus with any of the older lenses that don’t have their own focus motors. Some of those lenses are really nice and you can find them for great prices used. > > I’d love a D90, but hell, the body only is more than I have invested in my camera, 18-55 and 55-200VR lenses, tripod, case, monopod, cleaning kit, sensor brush and memory cards combined. > [@mike125k](#): > > An SLR doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to take better pictures. The camera will only be as good as the person using it. Truth, but at the same time, a perfectly setup car can make someone look like a better driver than they are. I can put the D40 in “auto” and hand it to my wife who knows almost nothing about photography and she can still take some great shots with it. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/6 "2009-04-17T10:12:55Z")
> [@mike125k](#): > > An SLR doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to take better pictures. The camera will only be as good as the person using it. > > Edit: Beach Camera is good, they’re in NJ so you avoid paying tax. B&H, while a great place, is in NYC so you pay tax and shipping. :word: Beach is a good place. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/7 "2009-04-17T10:15:35Z")
thanks guys, all great info. anyone know if the supplied lense(stock) has a auto focus motor built in? ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/8 "2009-04-17T10:20:12Z")
> [@dreid](#): > > thanks guys, all great info. anyone know if the supplied lense(stock) has a auto focus motor built in? Yes it will AF. Thats being said. If your going to spend your money anywhere. spend it on lens’s. A good lens makes a world of a difference, I have ditched my cheaper “kit” lens’s higher quality purpose based lens’s and couldn’t be happier, keep in mind though the D40 Doesn’t have that motor and wont focus some prime lens’s. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/9 "2009-04-17T10:23:26Z")
> [@dreid](#): > > thanks guys, all great info. anyone know if the supplied lense(stock) has a auto focus motor built in? It will autofocus with any AS-F lens as well as the older AF-I. I’ve never seen a D40 kit that didn’t come with an AS-F lens, but it doesn’t mean some jackass on egay isn’t doing it to undercut someone. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/10 "2009-04-17T10:32:35Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > It will autofocus with any AS-F lens as well as the older AF-I. I’ve never seen a D40 kit that didn’t come with an AS-F lens, but it doesn’t mean some jackass on egay isn’t doing it to undercut someone. Wrd. just make sure there AF-S lens’s and your good. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/11 "2009-04-17T11:02:00Z")
i spit on the D40 ! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/12 "2009-04-17T11:04:28Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > i spit on the D40 ! 😢 ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/13 "2009-04-17T11:11:47Z")
lawls i JK ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/14 "2009-04-17T11:13:50Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > i spit on the D40 ! You’re right, Canon FTW! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/15 "2009-04-17T11:19:25Z")
I like canon also, but I think Nikon might have the edge with the their Nikor lenses though. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/16 "2009-04-17T11:22:05Z")
Kit lens vs kit lens, yes Nikon does have the edge. But no one who’s serious into photography uses the kit lens. Canon L lenses are damn good. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/17 "2009-04-17T12:29:37Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > i spit on the D40 ! :blah: That ancient thing you use HaHa ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/18 "2009-04-17T13:33:35Z")
was a d40 body on CL for sale for $200 few days ago, just checked and its gone…oh well ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/19 "2009-07-10T18:47:47Z")
Thank you DAVID For choosing Dell Your order has been submitted Im now a D40 owner. i will let everyone know when it comes in. I will also sign up on [buffalofstop.com](http://buffalofstop.com). Thanks everyone for the help. I know I will need more. Vacation is Aug 10th ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337/20 "2009-07-10T19:27:54Z")
i’m kinda late, but i bought myself a d60, it’s almost the same thng as the d40, and i absolutely love it. i wish i had a larger zoom lens, but i’m learning to use the 18-55. it really is a great camera. lots to learn when changing from a p&s though. enjoy your new toy! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikon-d40/66337.md?page=2)