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Nikon D40 Digital SLR with 18-55mm and 55-200mm Lenses

User Rating:

(64 reviews)

Price Range: $579 to $629

Bizrate User Review.

Best value for the price and picture quality!

by John8 , Jun. 1, 2008

Comments:
For the excellent picture quality and all the features this camera provides, plus the cheap price (from RizCamera), I think the Nikon D40 kits gives you the best value.

QuickTake:

Pros: High quality picture, light weight, long last battery, easy to use, cheap price.

Cons: No live view on LCD.

Recommended: Yes

Bizrate User Review.

PERFECT!!!!!

by PICKEL , May. 8, 2008

Comments:
The speed in which pictures are able to be taken is everything we expected. The clarity of pictures is great. We plan to use the camera in our travels and family photos, especially grandchildren!

QuickTake:

Pros: Perfect pictures and fast response

Cons: NONE

Recommended: Yes

Bizrate User Review.

Nikon D40 is a winner

by jadaki , Apr. 30, 2008

Comments:
The D40 has a great natural feeling in your hands. It maintains this balance with the 4 different lens that I've tried. I have never taken over 250 pictures at one time, but the battery was still going strong and the flash was used for about half of them. I bought this camera because I'm not wealthy but I really enjoy taking pictures. After reading a lot of reviews I bought the D40 and I'm so glad that I did. I found a website www.kenrockwell.com that gives some pointers to taking better pictures with it. It is a nice camera that easily takes super pictures.

QuickTake:

Pros: Simple enough for a novice to take wonderful pictures.

Cons: Upgraded lens are better than what came in the kit.

Recommended: Yes

cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Nikon D40 Review - Digital Cameras

by Lori Grunin

Comments:
The Nikon D40 is a great transition camera for going from point-and-shoot to your first dSLR.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent feel and compact size, Very customisable menu architecture, Nice guidance for dSLR newbies, Excellent noise characteristics for high-ISO shots

Cons: Slow kit lens, Occasionally slow to focus, Only 6 megapixels, Raw editing software costs extra, Control scheme can be awkward, No automatic sensor cleaning

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

First take: Nikon D40

by Tan Peng Koon

Comments:
Nikon's latest addition to its digital SLR lineup is targeted at you, the man on the street. Find out what we thought.

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laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Nikon D40, a review of Nikon D40

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The Nikon D40 finds the perfect balance between price and picture quality.

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QuickTake:

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pcmag.com Professional Review.

Nikon D40

by Terry Sullivan

Comments:
Although Nikon continues to improve and hone its entry-level D-SLRs to make them easier to use, the D40 doesn't quite earn a coveted Editors' Choice award.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Compact, light, and easy to use. Helpful guide features. Very inexpensive for a D-SLR.

Cons: Performance isn't quite as good as other entry-level D-SLRs. Only three AF points. Flash shots could be better.

zdnet.com Professional Review.

Nikon D40 w/18mm-to-55mm lens

by Lori Grunin

Comments:
Nikon D40In many ways, you might consider Nikon's D40 the Zelig of digital cameras. Is it a digital SLR with the spirit of a point-and-shoot? Is it a point-and-shoot with the power of a dSLR? It depends upon who's doing the shooting. While the D40 will ne

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zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Nikon D40 w/18mm-to-55mm lens

by Online Shopper

Comments:

Review Verdict: Positioned at the very bottom of Nikon's dSLR food chain, the company aims the D40 at first-time dSLR buyers moving up from tricycles to training wheels. As such, it contains an assortment of preexisting parts from its siblings: the same (or very similar)

QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent feel and compact size; very customizable menu architecture; nice guidance for dSLR newbies; excellent noise characteristics for high-ISO shots.

Cons: Slow kit lens; occasionally slow to focus; only 6 megapixels; raw editing software costs extra; control scheme can be awkward; no automatic sensor cleaning.

pcworld.com Professional Review.