'Photographers...'

[Panther_99FS]

I'm thinking about getting a Nikon D40 today....:kilroy:

Anyone have one :ques:

[Cratermaker]

Sorry, don't have one. But check this site out for a VERY in depth review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40/

[Henry]

a d40 or d40s?
H

[Panther_99FS]

Thanks folks....Still went with the D40 though....Based upon this guy's reviews that I've been reading for the past coupla' days....:kilroy:

--> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/d40-recommendations.htm#lenses

--> http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

[Joe P]

I have one, and it's been excellent! I took it on my South Africa trip, and worked flawlessly (I don't count user error :mixedsmi:). The battery pack lasted the whole 10 day trip on one charge, and I took about 600 pictures. It's been much better than any of the Canons I've had.

[Panther_99FS]

Yeah JoeP,
I remember when you posted your trip pictures here! :mixedsmi:

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

D40 good camera but for me two main negatives which may or may not be important to others.

1) No auto exposure bracketing - hence HDR photos are much harder to obtain (if you don't know what it is - google HDR Photography - but essentially it is multiple exposures of the same scene capturing more detail in shadows and bright areas and processing in a way to see that detail - carried to an extreme it gives very kewl effects especially on equipment like cars, planes, etc)

and - less important

2) A bit short on MPs but that only matters if you do "blowup" pictures. You can always reduce resolution but you can't add it. Not a huge consideration at all but I'd have gone for more because that fits with my interests in landscape photography.

Camera selection is a complicated process anymore - I think you more than ever need to know what your looking to produce and work backwards.

The big plus to the D40) (besides price) is that it is a fairly small camera which I prefer. I use a Panasonic G1 (micro 4/3rds system) from work and am looking at an Olympus 620 purchase in the next year or so. The D40 is a good camera for the price. Enjoy it Ed!

-Ed-

PS I've added an HDR of a car to give a sense of what HDR photography can do. Multiple exposures processed through HDR software like Photomatix can give this kind of stuff. Sometimes it can be done from a single image. Photography is way beyond simple documentation in this digital manipulation age. I want my camera to give me the raw materials when I choose to do this kind of stuff. Not my pic BTW.

[cheezyflier]

http://www.ecofriend.org/images/kodak_camera.jpg

[Cratermaker]

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww225/Cratermaker_photos/IMG_0753c.jpg
Maybe not the best, but not bad from my backyard in a pretty light polluted area with a scope that isn't that great for photography...

[kilo delta]

Congrats on the new camera,Panther...hope to see lots of pics uploaded by you on these forums :icon_lol::applause:
Another Nikon user here!! :engel016:
I started off last year with a D70S, upgraded to a D80 a week after and I've just bought a D300. The D40 is a great little camera and you can use a multitude of lenses on it...only issue you'll face is that non AF-S lens will not autofocus.

[Henry]

Hey All,


am looking at an Olympus 620 purchase in the next year or so.

-Ed-


now thats what i would go for
also
H

[djscoo]

Here's my new camera...Picked it up for $15 bucks at an antique store. It's in working condition. I took some color shots, but the b&w's were the best.
684
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z216/ScooterHamilton/?action=tags&current=Graflex%20Graphic%2035:ernae:

[Panther_99FS]

Actually,
These are perfect for weddings.....Stick one on each table at the reception & then when the party is over, have a lookee at who took what....:d


http://www.ecofriend.org/images/kodak_camera.jpg

[Henry]

Actually,
These are perfect for weddings.....Stick one on each table at the reception & then when the party is over, have a lookee at who took what....:d
yup you got it!
H

[Henry]

Here's my new camera...Picked it up for $15 bucks at an antique store. It's in working condition. I took some color shots, but the b&w's were the best.
684
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z216/ScooterHamilton/?action=tags&current=Graflex%20Graphic%2035:ernae:
good deal
nice
that lens is good
H

[djscoo]

good deal
nice
that lens is good
H
everything works but the picture counter, I'm looking for a vintage flash for this and another camera I've got.

[6297J]

Sorry I didn't see this earlier Panther. Every Nikon owner I know takes Mr Rockwell's advice with a large pinch of salt. He regularly divides the digitial photogrpahy community.

But now you have got one ( I would have recommended at least the D60 - the D40 is very out of date now) , I would advise you also become a regular at these forums -

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/

You'll need to register but as a long time Nikon owner myself I can tell you there is no better place. It's the 'Sim-Outhouse' of the Nikon world!

[OBIO]

Here's my new camera...Picked it up for $15 bucks at an antique store. It's in working condition. I took some color shots, but the b&w's were the best.
684
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z216/ScooterHamilton/?action=tags&current=Graflex%20Graphic%2035:ernae:

Now that's what I call a camera. I prefer film cameras over digital when I want to do real photography and want absolute control over what my camera is doing. I have two mid to late 70s Canon AE-1s and slew of lenses. I had an old Argus from the early 60s, but lost it in a move a decade back. My wife has two vintage cameras that belonged to her grand parents...one of them is a Leica I think....have to dig it out of the closet....I do know that he purchased the camera in Germany back in the 50s.

A few years back, I picked up an old old old camera, from the late 1910s early 1920s...made entirely of tin, with a very simple shutter mechanism. Used 4 inch wide film that you had to roll yourself. I got it at a thrift store for $1 and thought I had found a real treasure....nope, got on E-bay and there were like 250 of them listed and the highest going price was $5 or $6...did some research and this camera was super massed produced...one of the first affordable cameras to hit the market.

OBIO

[cheezyflier]

Actually,
These are perfect for weddings.....Stick one on each table at the reception & then when the party is over, have a lookee at who took what....:d

a friend of mine did that at her wedding, and i was the only one who gave my camera back.

[Panther_99FS]

a friend of mine did that at her wedding, and i was the only one who gave my camera back.

Eh :ques: :monkies:

[Panther_99FS]

( I would have recommended at least the D60 - the D40 is very out of date now) , I would advise you also become a regular at these forums -

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/


No worries here as the D40 is still a HUGE step forward from what I had before...

I'll definitely check out the forum though :wavey:

[6297J]

Yes, I thought you'd like the Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Boats too section!
Some pretty amazing shots there aren't there ;)

[Panther_99FS]

Definitely great work!

(I need to check out what kind of Nikon our Public Affairs office has just out of curiosity..)

[Henry]

Definitely great work!

(I need to check out what kind of Nikon our Public Affairs office has just out of curiosity..)
LOL
i prolly sold them to them
D200's
H

[Panther_99FS]

LOL
i prolly sold them to them
D200's
H

:d.....

[kilo delta]

LOL
i prolly sold them to them
D200's
H


Ya mean that I might have got a discount on my D300??:isadizzy:

:icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Panther_99FS]

Ay 'Enry....
Speaking of vintage cameras, my dad gave me this as a hand-me-down when I was a kid after he "moved up" and bought a Nikon 35mm.....