Nikon D40 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Easier to use than its predecessor., Useful additions to in camera abilities and menus, No weight penalty over prosumer with kit lens., Good noise control

Cons: Loss of top screen, although increased rear screen compensates., New battery not compatible with others in the range., Only supports SWM motor lenses, No optional vertical grip.

Verdict: As an entry-level camera, the improvements over the D50 are all in the right areas. Sticking with the 6.

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Review summary: Despite a 6-megapixel sensor, there's nothing wrong with the D40's picture, which come so close to the quality provided by 10-megapixel SLRs that it could be hard to spot the difference. But while the new control interface looks great, it's rather sluggis

Pros: Excellent feel and compact size; very customizable menu architecture; nice guidance for dSLR newbies; excellent noise characteristics for high-ISO shots.

Cons: Slow kit lens; occasionally slow to focus; only 6 megapixels; raw editing software costs extra; control scheme can be awkward; no automatic sensor cleaning.

Verdict: Positioned at the very bottom of Nikon's dSLR food chain, the company aims the D40 at first-time dSLR buyers moving up from tricycles to training wheels. As such, it contains an assortment of preexisting parts from its siblings: the same (or very similar)

Review summary: In what some saw as a surprise move late in 2006, Nikon announced and shipped another 6mp camera, the D40. Ostensibly, this camera replaces the D50 in the Nikon lineup and becomes the new entry camera for the Nikon DSLR lineup. The question in everyone's

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