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Special Offer: Get a free Kingston 2 GB SD memory card, or $19.99 toward a higher-capacity card, when you buy this product (D40). Requires promotional claim code 8Z8QZ2VN at checkout. Offer valid through October 29, 2007. (Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold on our site by third-party merchants or through third-party areas such as Amazon.com Marketplace, Auctions, or zShops.) See details.

sweet hassle free deal for a really nice entry level DSLR, unless you are printing huge posters every other week.

I love my D40. You can buy with your Amazon's visa card. Besides the 1500 points (worth $15) back, this visa card automatically extends your warranty for an additional year for free. You can also buy extended warranty ($79 for five years). Not sure whether you want to keep this for five years though.

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What makes this special is that it's from such a great dependable company with excellent customer service and return policies.

Damn, I just spent over $400 on Amazon before lunch on the onkyo 605 receiver and a center channel. How am I gonna swing another $500 purchase after lunch past the wifey???????? Green.

I have the rebel XTi - it's SOLID and AMAZING.

However, I'm sorta droolin' over this one as it's got the SD card and my laptop has that. I've always been a canon die-hard - well, apparently not THAT DIE hard b/c now I'm considering a different one JUST for the SD card...ahh well...the canon has served me well! Off to fleabay I rekon!

This is a good price with the 2GB SD.

The D40 kit with 1GB SD is also available from Abe's of Maine here using the Nice1Abe $10 off coupon. The $15 difference can be used towards a bigger SD card as the prices keep on dropping.

$492.95 - $10 (Nice1Abe) = $482.95 shipped.

Abe's of Maine is a bad company. I would not buy from them based on the resellerratings.com

Tanner said:I have the rebel XTi - it's SOLID and AMAZING.

However, I'm sorta droolin' over this one as it's got the SD card and my laptop has that. I've always been a canon die-hard - well, apparently not THAT DIE hard b/c now I'm considering a different one JUST for the SD card...ahh well...the canon has served me well! Off to fleabay I rekon!

To all who are considering purchasing the D40: Remember that it WILL NOT autofocus with non AF-S lenses. If you're only going to be using AF-S lenses for now that's not a big deal, but if you ever want to use, say, a fast prime or an older lens, you'll be focusing manually. That means scratch the excellent 50mm 1.8 off the list as far as autofocusing goes.

Having said that: I am a D40 owner and love it. It's compact but its grip is not miniature like the XTi's is. It's a great camera, I've made excellent prints up to 11"x14" from it. If you're going to be doing a LOT of low-light shooting and want a sub-f/2 lens, you're better off getting a D80 unless you are OK with manual focusing all of the time, which happens to be difficult in low light. I've got the D40, an SB-600, the 17-55 2.8, and the 70-200 2.8 VR and I'm happy as a clam.

I should also add that I've been very happy with two of those 2GB Kingston cards. Remember, having a fast card doesn't affect how many continuous shots you can take. Your camera's buffer is what affects that. The biggest advantage of hi-speed cards is how quickly they transfer to your computer.

momov said:Abe's of Maine is a bad company. I would not buy from them based on the resellerratings.com

I just purchased the SB-400 from them and got it last Monday, after a wait of a few weeks since it was back-ordered when I ordered it to take advantage of the Nice1Abe coupon code. My only gripe was that they charged my credit card immediately whereas other sellers would only charge when the item ships.

Most of the complaints in resellerratings seem to be regarding "bait and switch" related but as long as you say no they seem to be OK. Again, this is just based on the comments. In my case there was no call to offer additional items whatsoever, maybe because all I purchased was an external flash.