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Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Kit
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Waste of money. Its a crippled SLR for the price full featured SLRs can be had.

It's a $20 difference, that's why it's a "repost".

And if you think this is a crippled camera, you haven't read the reviews for it.

Thanks Coop, I noticed this the other day and would've bought it, but recently heard there *might* be an upgrade (already!) for this camera which will be announced in a week or so @ PMA 2007. For more information, check the following link at DPReview.com.

Mind you, it's just a rumor, but seeing that Circuit City keeps changing the price of the Nikon D40, waiting a week to see what Nikon has in store for us is a very small gamble.

By chance, does anyone know how long these online sale prices last? The last time the Nikon D40 was at $570.94 it only lasted for 2 or 3 days and then went back up to the MSRP of $599.99.

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About 4 months ago I jumped on a deal here for the D50 for about the same price. Don't know about the D40 but I love the D50.

price went back up to $579.

kimdani1 said:Unlike the D50 and higher models, the D40 does not have an internal focus drive motor which means that you can only autofocus with AF-S and AF-I lenses. This may not be an issue for some people.

People who have old Nikkors lying around aren't in the market for the D40 anyway. The D40 competes with point and shoot cameras, not enthusiast DSLRs.

I have been a Nikon fan for long time. In order for Nikon to compete with Canon SLR/DSLR, Nikon has to make a change. My old 35MM Nikon 5005, 8008 and N90s use the F mount and focus through the camera. That makes the camera take long time to focus compares to Canon. All Canon EOS focus system drive from len, that makes auto focus faster. I think Nikon is making the wise choice to dump the old technology and start something new.

elizard said:For those who have camera - is it true it doesn't have simple movie mode? I'm really disappointed if that's the case. I like to grab a quick video clip here and there so that would be a deal breaker.

As far as I know, NO DSLR on the market has video capability. This is due to the fact that in order to take the photo, the mirror has to swing out of the way of the sensor. Some Olympus DSLR's have a live preview mode where you can use the LCD to compose, but not to record video. One of the most common questions I see on the photo forums asked by newbs is "How do I use the LCD screen to see what I'm taking a picture of?" I guess some people prefer not to read their manuals.

If you're looking for video capture, you'll need a P&S (point and shoot) camera instead.

I have the camera and like it for the most part.

I don't like that I can't use the lcd screen as a view finder when I'm tkaing pics. I can use it to play back though. I've looked thru the manual and still can't find a way to do it.