Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
Digital camera Review: Great 1st DSLR... but if you want to progress...
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the D40x in June 2007, and learnt the use of the cam, and it is a brilliant great first DSLR camera, but when you are faced with certain shots you would like to have, you would start thinking of how to capture that shot, and when you find that your camera does not support that function, you can either live with it, or it is time to upgrade. Before I go on, I must say that the D40x is a really brilliant camera for the price you pay. The kit lens that comes with the camera, though plasticky, is a also great performer!
Most reviews would tell you all that it can do, but here, I'll tell you more about what it cannot do that I would like it to have. You can read other reviews on all the functionality and great stuff the D40x has.
1. It is limited in the types of lenses it can use for auto focusing, i.e. the AF-S lenses. Because Nikon took a focusing motor out of the camera body (which makes it lighter), it now needs lenses which has an internal focusing engine. The Nikon range with this is the AF-S lenses.
This would mean that you cannot use the AF or AF-D lenses for auto focusing. It can still do metering, but not auto focusing. Tokina (at the writing of this review update) do not make lenses that can auto focus on the D40/x cameras, and Sigma has a HSM range that can work, and Tamron released in 2008 some lenses that have in-built motor that can auto focus with the D40/x camera. These AF-S lenses are more expensive, so you may spend less on the body, but more on the lenses, unless you are satisfied with the kit lens or the lower range of Nikon DX lenses.
The AF-S fast lenses (i.e. lenses with large aperture) are very expensive. Hence, one of my gripes is that I cannot fully use the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 lenses on this camera.
2. It cannot support auto bracketing. In the Nikon web page, the specifications for the auto bracketing looks misleading. When I searched for it, I found out that it does not support it. Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) takes a number of consecutive shots at different exposures (e.g. -2EV, 0, +2EV) and when you go home, you can do a post processing on these 3 shots. This is the same for Auto White-balance Brackting (AWB) where it takes multiple shots with different white balance settings.
This means that to do bracketing, you would need to do it the old fashioned way of taking one shot, change the settings, take another shot, change the settings, then take a 3rd shot. By doing this manually, you are more prone to error or shifting the camera when you make the manual adjustments.
Why do you want such a feature? Basically, imagine a picture of a great blue sky and a clear foreground of a subject you are taking. Without different exposures, you would either get the blue sky you want but a drak foreground subject, or a right exposure of the foreground but not the blue sky you want. The 3 pics taken in the bracketing allows you to do post processing on Photoshop to join the 2 exposures together.
3. The white balance adjustments are presets with +/- 3 for each preset. It does not support the kelvin color temperature scale in manual white balance adjustment.
Digital camera Review: Great Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been into photography about forty years. I decided to move up to a digital SLR. Checked all the data I could find on the Canon xti and the Nikon D40x.It seemed to me the cameras were about the same, with the Nikon having the edge on lens quality and the spot meter which I have always liked. My next step was to try them on for size, so I went to my local Sam's Club. To me, the Nikon felt much better in my hands. You should try the same test, after all you are spending a fair amount of money and probably intending to keep the camera for awhile. In the past, I have owned both Nikon and Canon cameras, and usually judge them about the same. I would strongly suggest that you purchase the 55mm-200 lens for this camera. After owning this camera for about two months I would tell you I am very satisfied with it in every way, picture quality, weight, feel, and performance. The only way I would recommend the Canon xti is if you already have Canon lenses that are compatible with it. The older Nikon lenses are not compatible on the d40x. Hope this review helps your decision.Digital camera Review: Great Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion, this is a great camera. I took a photography class several years ago and have some experience with manual use. Whether you have little or no experience, this camera makes manual use fairly easy, as well as has several options for auto use. You can use the camera on manual but still use automatic focus. It takes great pictures and is easy to use. Great camera, highly recommended!Digital camera Review: Great Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I got my Nikon D40x a couple of months ago. This is my first experience with an slr and dslr. Nikon made this upgrade to the world of slr so much easier with some really great preset modes. Canon wins in Feature-to-feature comparison for similar price - but after we tried both camera (Nikon and Camera), we loved the nikon's picture results much better than that from Cannon. I love it so far.
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Digital camera Review: Great Camera!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera is excellent! Takes great pictures - very easy to use. I know nothing about cameras, so this one is perfect for me! I feel like I'm taking professional pics!! You can click one picture after another very fast, so there is no pause - you are actually taking a picture of what you see - there isn't a delay like in other digital cameras.
The only thing I don't like about the camera is having to look through the view finder to actually take the picture, but I can deal with that!