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

...side. Power lever has a shape of a small circle around the release button, which makes it vera fast to turn the camera on, focus and shoot. There are two scroll wheels on the back side and beneath the release, those control shutter speed and aperture value settings. You can feel the click or one-jag turn clearly, working with the camera is pure pleasure because it does what you want it to. You can add external flash and Nikon provides you with a solid plastic cover for the big LCD, so you won't need to fumble with foils and the cover's easy to remove, clean and replace. The camera supports both manual focus and autofocus, so it only depends on the lens if you can use manual focus. There are all the regimes you could want such as Full Manual, Full Automatic, 3 semi-automatic: Aperture value, Shutter speed and Program; Portrait... Read review

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Advantages: Good for shooting in low light, compact, discreet, low weight
Disadvantages: None really

...This lens is an ideal "normal" lens for a digital SLR camera. It gives a similar field of view to using a standard 50mm lens with a film SLR camera. The reason for this is that most DSLR cameras have a sensor that is smaller than the standard 24x36mm area on each exposure in a roll of film. (24x36mm is often referred to as "full-frame") All Nikon DSLRs (apart from the new D3) use 16x24mm sensors known as "DX" size. These dimensions are 1/1.5 the size of full-frame, so the term "1.5X Crop Factor" is often used. If you take this 35mm lens and multiply by the 1.5X crop factor then it gives 52.5mm, which is the equivalent field of view this lens gives compared with using film. DSLRs are often sold with a basic "kit lens", for example an 18-55mm zoom lens. While being able to zoom is often useful, the downside... Read review

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Advantages: Larege aperture, high quality glass, cheaper than Canon.
Disadvantages: It's still a big, pricey lens.

...'s ultrasonic motor USM, and is almost as fast, and very quiet. Full time manual focus is possible with this lens in Canon AF mount, just by moving the focus ring, no need to switch off the autofocus, as some other cameras require. I really can't recommend this lens highly enough, if you are looking for a high quality lens for any purpose, but especially indoor sports, but can't afford Canon/Nikon etc (or maybe have other plans for the few hundred pounds difference), this is worth a look.... Read review

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Advantages: Good lens for the money
Disadvantages: Doesn't have Nikon stamped on it

...I certainly picked a hard review to beat for my first opinion, Nige has covered all the good points, but if I'm not mistaken, it was a Canon mount version he reviewed? I have been using Nikon for a few years, and one of the good points about the system is the continued lens interchangeability from the early days, through the classic models (FM, FE F3 etc), right to the present day, and hopefully into the future. The tec specs you can get from the other opinion, so I'll just give you my user perspective on how the lens performs. For starters, although it's an autofocus lens, I use it on my Nikon FE2 body (manual focus, for those who don't know the Nikon system). The lens is a good performer on a manual focus camera, as the focus ring is wide, and smooth in operation, like the zoom ring to the rear of the lens. The large f2... Read review

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Advantages: Great beginner camera, easy to use, long battery life
Disadvantages: Doesn't came with an SD card, so don't forget to buy one!

...Having reached the limits of what a camera phone has to offer me, I have been searching for an affordable, compact and feature-packed DSLR to progress my photography, comparing Nikon, Cannon and Sony. I also spoke to some amateur photographers. On paper, the D40 is the best beginner DSLR. It is light, compact, easy to use but with lots of features to keep you busy. And I am happy to say it doesn't disappoint, giving me great pictures every time. The auto mode is useful for point-and-shoot, and there are also various other preset or manual modes once you get used to the camera. I got the kit, which comes with an 18-55 lens, for £300. There is also an additional £30 cashback offer from Nikon after you purchase. I also got a 2gb SD card from Amazon for £8, which allows me to store nearly 500 pictures at best quality (6mp... Read review

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Advantages: good quality, reasonably priced, easy to use
Disadvantages: no case

..., turn it on, and a menu automatically pops up and gives the name of the folder where they will go, which you can change, then you press the transfer button and it starts, to upload 30 reasonable quality pictures takes about 5 seconds, which is plenty quick enough!! It then opens Nikon view for you where you can manage or edit them. o0o0o0o Main Features o0o0o0o 2.0 Effective Megapixels 36-108mm 3x Zoom-Nikkor Lens (35mm equivalent) 14 scene modes One touch transfer Accepts type I CompactFlash cards Overall this is a very good camera, it is small, light and very easy to use, creates very good quality pictures which upload very quickly, it has basically everything possibly wanted from a digital camera. It also has the benefit of being made by Nikon, which are very high quality camera makers, and it feels sturdy enough... Read review

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

...and you can see all the detail of what ever you are photographing. The Nikon D40x takes brilliant pictures even when the light is not great as long as you use the cameras settings and features correctly to help improve the picture quality. The buttons and dials on the camera are easy to understand and use it is also a very light weight camera being both smaller and lighter than the Nikon D50, it has a safety strap to put around your neck to save your dropping it and damaging it when trying to get pictures. The camera itself it easy to hold with bits at the side to grip perfectly in your hand. The zoom is really easy to use and means you can picture things further away without disturbing them such as wildlife, this can also be made easier by purchasing a bigger lens add on. Lenses are widely available for this camera as are tripods... Read review

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Advantages: A superb camera
Disadvantages: None

...! The camera is compact and a very reasonable weight compared to most of its competitors. It offers a full range of shooting modes and various combinations of auto/manual. It took me a while to get competent enough to start using it to anywhere near its full capabilities. My previous camera was also 6mp and produced excellent photos, the photos produced by the D40 are amazingly better ! Whether this is due to better processing or having a "proper" lens I don't know, but the difference is stunning. I was a bit concerned about battery life o