Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/ 3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens

nikkon

10/5/2009

We use the camera and lens in nano silicon wafer invention. The camera is able to 'track' the changes made to the wafers as we do close up work.

Defective Lens?

10/5/2009

I got my D40 last Friday and took many shots. Some of the Image Quality is superb unfortunately it is not consistent. The autofocus don't seem to work. I get about 5 great pictures, out of ten. I don't know if it is just me because this is my first DSLR camera but I have tried all the manual settings as well as auto mode but I still get bad pictures. I zoomed to the 55mm max and the image quality is just poor. I am really disappointed because I know that the D40 is a superb entry level DSLR. I really think the lens is defective. The auto focus works most of the time but not all the time. It is really hard to manually focus on this lens especially on Macro and max zoom. I wll return this to amazon and exchange it for the Canon EOS Rebel XS.

Great for first-timers.

10/5/2009

This is a user-friendly camera for first-timers which features an auto mode but you can switch to various help programs in manual mode.
This is a great feature for helping photographers migrate from point and shoot to a D-SLR format.
It's not as robust as most cameras but then again, the next step up requires a heftier budget.

The images are great - even if it's "only 6.1 megapixels"... how much can the eye really see? It's a great camera for the money and photo quality is
better than average. And most importantly, it's the right price!!

Great Camera for an Active Family

9/16/2009

We waited a long time to buy our first digital camera because my husband is a fairly serious amateur photographer (had his own developing lab in high school and college) and wanted to wait until he could get a good one. Finally, a little over a year ago, and after much research, we bought a Nikon D40.

My husband is very happy with it. He knows how to get the most of it in challenging situations. I like it because it's easy to use and takes beautiful, effortless pictures. We're a family of eight and are always on the run for various activities. Because of its excellent performance in lower light situations, we often end up as informal group photographers.

We've noticed that its capability in low light situations rivals and occasionally surpasses some of the more expensive cameras we've had a chance to compare it too - e.g. for a big family picture at a wedding in church. Very impressive!

I'm pretty impressed with its durability too. It actually got dropped off a table at one point (the hazards of family life!) and kept plugging away in spite of it.

should have had one of these all along

9/7/2009

I am a mom of 2 boys and I love taking pics of my family. Had a point & shoot and finally got frustrated with not being able to take decent pics indoors. Upgraded to the Nikon D40 and I wish I had gotten one of these from the start. I got a great price on Amazon, so it really wasn't much more than the point and shoot and it totally makes up for the price difference by the quality of the pics. Now instead of discarding 60% of my pictures, I have photos worth showing-off.

I totally recommend this camera. While I am sure I am not even getting the most out of the features, it's still worth the price. Love it.