Nikon D40 thread
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The D60 doesn't offer anything I would want over the D40. I would choose a D40 as a bottom priced camera and put the money into a flash or lens, high quality polarizer etc.
Whether you want to change cameras probably more depends on how invested you are with Olympus and whether you want to change systems to something less limiting than the 4/3rds.
Tbh the E-500 was my first DSLR and I've really enjoyed using it, As an amature I've managed to pull off some great pics. What I'm trying to find out is if the D40 would be an upgrade?. I've done some price checks and I can actually sell my E-500 for more than I can get a D40 for so I could probably get the D40 and some accesories for no extra cost.
The photo quality is probably much the same. The D40 might have less noise. The difference would be if you want to start investing in more glass, then I would switch to a Canon or Nikon. If you have no such plans then I don't really see much of a gain.
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I've got a D40 but these days it just serves as a backup for my D300 and for when I need an extra lens but don't have time to faff around changing them. It's a good little camera, but I just find it takes far too long to change settings etc compared to the D300.
Just sold my D300 / Sigma 18-50 F2.8 (and a load of other Nikon kit) and returned to basics with a D60 / 18-55VR, the overall picture quality, in certain situations and the flexibility isn't there but my number of "keepers" surprisingly, hasn't gone down.
Oddly it's a sort of relief, though I don't really know why.
Oddly it's a sort of relief, though I don't really know why.
Just thought I'd post an update:
Reading a bit more, and with a potential trip abroad in sight, I've bought a Hoya Circular polarizer for £18. Still getting to learn the D40 6 weeks in, and itching to get a more flexible walkabout lens, but considering I've done nothing more than take the few odd shots here and there to get used to it, it wouldn't be sensible to.
Still, my whole setup only totals to £225 new. I like to think I am a good bargain hunter!
Oh, just thought of 1 question: When you press the shutter-release button fully to make an exposure, the monitor shows your photo (playback). To go back to photo-taking, you have to press the button again, then recompose and press again to make the 2nd exposure.. Is that right - is it not possible to take pictures one after the other quite quickly manually (not continous shooting mode)?
Reading a bit more, and with a potential trip abroad in sight, I've bought a Hoya Circular polarizer for £18. Still getting to learn the D40 6 weeks in, and itching to get a more flexible walkabout lens, but considering I've done nothing more than take the few odd shots here and there to get used to it, it wouldn't be sensible to.
Still, my whole setup only totals to £225 new. I like to think I am a good bargain hunter!
Oh, just thought of 1 question: When you press the shutter-release button fully to make an exposure, the monitor shows your photo (playback). To go back to photo-taking, you have to press the button again, then recompose and press again to make the 2nd exposure.. Is that right - is it not possible to take pictures one after the other quite quickly manually (not continous shooting mode)?
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Dependent on the lens/memory card etc, will determine how many shots you can take in quick succession. On my D40 using a 2.8 Sigma 105mm, I can shoot quite quickly, by repeatedly pressing the shutter button and they just stack up.
That IS continuous shooting mode.
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No it's not. That's hammering the button in single shot mode. In continuous shooting mode you would only have to press the shutter once and keep your finger down.
I stand corrected then, I hadn't picked up on the difference between pressing & holding and repeatedly pressing. Sorry, martinturner.
In that case, when repeatedly pressing the shutter button in manual mode, I'd have to ensure/risk that each picture I take is properly exposed, which may not necessarily be if I'm aiming/zooming the camera a bit differently every time?
Half-pressing the shutter release turns off the LCD, so when you go for the second shot it will automatically turn the LCD off. You can keep pressing the shutter as fast as you like in single-shot mode and it will take a shot every time (unless you can somehow press it more than three times per second, of course).
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The D60 isn't a bad choice, the best thing I like about it is that it comes with a 18-55mm VR lens.
If they did a D40 with a VR lens for less money that I would have gone for that, but they don't so I went for a D60. I guess I'm not allowed in the D40 club tho, despite it being very very similar to the D40X!
