D40 Body $419.95 D40 Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II $499.95 (MSRP) D40 Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED $699.95 (MSRP) These are Canadian prices, but they will mirror American prices. I cannot find any place anywhere that sells the D40x?!?
For a starter, try something cheaper, and work your way up.. My friend made the mistake of buying a expensive camera, and after all the 'experimenting' he had to buy a new, better one... Ive heard good things about the D90, but It may be out of your price range from an experience standpoint (imo) I would go with something maybe like the Rebel Xsi.
Flip, i saw your name on the recently posted section, god damn.. I am surprised your still around, i was thinking about making a comeback. jesussssss
My recommendation is to buy the kit with the 18-55mm lens. It's cheaper, so you'll get your wide angle sooner. The lens isn't half bad either. I wouldn't use it professionally, but it should suit your purposes as a learner. You only notice the change in picture quality if you know what you're looking for. It's a little soft compared to other lenses. Honestly, in kits, you always want to plan to buy another lens equivalent to the one you get. They put the cheap ones in the kits to save money.
Yeah I found it there too, but I don't like the idea of getting my new camera shipped, I have had bad experiences with that. Plus I would have to get it shipped to someone in the states first, then to myself. I assumed as much of the stock lens kits. Don't know whether I should buy the body and a few better lenses, or a better body and one good lens.
I say get the one good lens. If you buy a bunch of lenses, you'll eventually want to buy better lenses to replace each. If you start off good, you won't have to keep buying better. It saves money in the long run.
Well what I meant is spending $1000 on the D90 and $500-$700 on a good lens or $500 on a D40 body and $1000-$1400 on two good lenses.
Hmm... Tough choice. Keep in mind that the D90 has HD video, but I would recommend just comparing the two cameras to each other with both specs next to the other. It all depends on what you want to do. I would personally go with the D90 (you will find yourself wanting a better camera than the D40 eventually). It shoots in 12 bit RAW, which is good. My bet is that the D40 shoots in 8 bit RAW. The D90 allows for color temperature white balance, something you should learn to understand to save yourself from future frustrations. It has a liveview screen. Goes up to ISO 6400, and can take 4.5 pictures per second if your shutter speed allows it. Invest in a good body and a good lens at the same time if possible http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/ND40/ND40DAT.HTM http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D90/D90DAT.HTM
Geez the D90 is so expensive but it is so superior. I will probably end up getting a kit lens with it if I get it.
For your first camera, I'd also say way over your price range. Though, its completely upto you as to what you wanna start with...
No offense, but that makes no sense. You might want to get a different camera, especially since you're just starting in Photography. I recommend the D40.
Neuron, for most people I would say to go for the D40. With papermache, I recommend the D90 because it's obvious that he really wants to learn photography. The D40 is for the people that are dipping in and experimenting. He'll be buying in the long run, and since he's serious about getting into this, he'd probably end up buying a new camera later on anyway. You can know about those things while having a point and shoot camera as well. In fact, all of those can be carried over to a different form of media. Just because you have trouble controlling depth of field with a point and shoot, doesn't mean you don't understand any of it. He just doesn't understand how to control it with an SLR, which is something he can learn fairly quickly. The other things are things that you think about when shooting, no matter what your equipment is. He knows about composition, just not the technical stuff. I've seen his stuff, and he's not lying in his statement.
