What do you guys think of this price...

[newfie 0]

Nikon D40 + lens Good, bad?

[Al Beatty 0]

Hi,

 

I checked a couple of ad's on ebay and they are listed below:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D40-Digital-SLR-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D40-Digital-SLR-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

The price you listed is fairly close but you might want to look around a bit. I defer to those more knowledgeable than me on the group.

 

Tight Lines - Al Beatty

www.btsflyfishing.com

[Wulff 0]

Im not very familiar with Nikon so I dont think my comments are fair.

 

For point of reference I just checked a retailer here who often carry "Open Box" stuff. Very similiar to B+H?? (sp?/name?) out of NY

 

You can get a barely used Rebel XTI with an 18-55 kit lens for $540.00.

The XTI is barely 1.5 yr old at 10mp etc, etc, yada, yada and has only just been replaced by the XSI.

 

So the D40 which if Im not mistaken is Nikons entry level and old seems high at that price. Again Im not at all familiar with nikon though.

 

http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/se...p;storeId=10001

[newfie 0]

Thanks for the help so far.

[Mr. Steelhead 0]

I would not call the D40 old really but you are limited in lenses if you wish to take advantage of the autofocus feature. The D40 does not have the autofocus drive system in the camera body but instead it is in the Lenses that are designed for the D40. I had a D40 for a short time and was very pleased with it. I replaced it with a D50 so I could use other Glass that I had that was not fully functional with the D40.

[Wulff 0]

Old by 'todays" standards, not neccessarily by age.

 

As mentioned in the other post. The Canon 300D while not "old" per se, its old in so much as its been replaced by the 350 XT, then the XTI, and now the XSI.

 

3 yrs ago the 350 XT was canons bleeding edge, entry level dslr. Compare the specs of its newer brother (XSI) to it.

 

The D200/D300 are Nikons mid level offerings (Prosumer), so in the entry line correct me if Im wrong theres the D40 > D50> D70.

 

 

[flytire 0]

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