Advantages: perfect grip, large prismatic viewfinder
Disadvantages: doesn't have internal memory

...in the package, but Nikon offers first 10 chip cleaning services for free, which is quite a generous offer if you think about the service prices. Software supplied by Nikon is Nikon PictureProject, which allows you to copy, transfer, organize and keep your pictures as well as edit them, correct exposure and more. There's also a trial version of Capture NX, a professional edit and retouch software. I have got the D80 in a kit with AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm 3.5-5.6G ED DX lens which was a way better deal than buying it with standard kit 18-55mm lens, however, for macro and landscape shoots I'll need to expand my lens arsenal. This lens doesn't have a stabilizer (Nikon marks stabilizer as "VR"), it's a zoom lens enabling both manual and automatic focus, it doesn't have its own aperture. It's a CPU-controlled lens, which makes the autofocus quick... Read review

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Advantages: Quality Pictures, Easy to use, Compact
Disadvantages: Price but still worth it for a decent camera

...the Nikon D40x it had everything we wanted including a sport mode which was the main feature I wanted, as border collies don't keep still for very long! Me knowing absolutely nothing about digital SLR cameras was just happy to have a cool new camera get it home and try it out. ** The Nikon D40x Features ** *Auto-Focus Just like the previous model (D40) this camera has an auto focus feature all though it does not have a built in focus drive motor, so only works with lenses that have their own built in drive motor, suitable lenses for this feature are AF-S and AF-I lenses. The auto focus is brilliant for fast moving dogs and cars and anything else that moves so you can get pictures quickly, features of the auto focus include… Three area TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM530 auto focus module Detection range: EV -1 to +19 *10... Read review

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Advantages: Works with Canon, Nikon, Minolta & Pentax DSLRs.
Disadvantages: A bit slower on AF than other lenses.

...of use for the Tamron. The XR stands for Extra Reflective, and along with various other acronyms, Tamron are trying to show that this lens is a bit like Nikon’s DX or ED series - in simple terms it’s just a more transparent glass, allowing more light through with less colour abberation, and it shows up very nicely in this lens. However, for low light work, the autofocus of my Nikon D70 struggles just a little on the odd occasion (more of a problem with the D70 than this lens, I suspect), but most of my low light work is astronomy at infinity focus anyway, so no real problems here. Also the AF is much slower than the Nikon DX or the Canon USM lenses I’ve seen recently, but not too slow that is causes any missed shots. I can still catch bees in mid flight ! With a range from f3.5 to f22 at 28mm and F6.3 to f40 at 300mm, it offers... Read review

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