Nikon D40

It's hard to find any faults with this camera for the price. At the time of purchase it was excellent value, but...

...it's value has been slightly deminished, with the D40X being released so soon after the introduction of the D40. I'm not sure I need the extra megapixels, but it's slightly annoying none the less.

So easy to use, No risk if you buy this Nikon. I have read loads of online reviews & magazines before buying this camera for my wifes birthday, and it Just does what it says on the can. Just make sure you shop around for the best deal. Prices for this camera do come with big differences. Also check with the nikon web site for cash back deals as well.This is my own personal view, but i do not think it is worth spending extra money on the Nikon D 40X, I have friend who has bought this upgrade but we both say you can't tell the diffrence between my 6 mil pixcells and his 10 mil pixcells.

I think Nikon's range of camera bags are very limited / poor,i could not find a a good nikon case for this camera which suited. Shame i had to buy a unbranded product to put this D40 in.

Easy to use - in fact, my wife fell in love with it on our recent holiday and ended up taking most of the pictures! But still has enough 'advanced' features for all but the most hardened professional. Image quality excellent with the kit lens, impressive performance at low light levels. A major step up from a compact digital. Overall, I'm glad I bought it.

A little bulky to carry around, but all SLRs have that problem. This is outweighed by the fact that people are impressed by your abilities as a photographer (even if you don't have any!)

Excellent picture quality with no loss at very high magnification levels A3 no problems at all. Possible to take out of the box and use without reading the book!

Need to read the book to get the most out of the camera!

It's easy to get the hang of it, feels nice in your hands and has image quality that is on par with other digital cameras twice its price. What more do you want?

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A very well built camera for it’s size and price and ideal for someone looking for a start in photography. The kit lens is excellent and produces very clear images. Clarity is fantastic and the fact that it only has 6ish mega pixels is no hindrance unless you plan to crop the hell out of your photos (but then you just by a telephoto lens) The combination of camera and lens is ideal for many situations and provides a sturdy starting point for a collection. Despite my D200 I wouldn’t be without my light easy to bring along D40, especially as all my lenses are interchangeable between the two (although you will have to go without auto focus on lenses without built in motors).

Main gripe is the lack of internal motor so if you think you’ll get serious with photography and your planning on building your lens collection be aware that this camera can only auto focus with lenses that have built in motors – there are plenty of these lenses on the market but a few photographer’s favourites don’t. There are only three focus points too, but this is seldom the end of the world (just focus on your subject, press the shutter button halfway down to lock and re-frame).

Fantastic camera, wifes christmas gift, she finds it so easy to use, brilliant photo's,red eye a thing of the past.best camera I have ever bought.

I had to buy a case, thought a quality camera should come with a quality case.

Image quality

Haven't found any yet

This is my first digital SLR. With a background in conventional photography, I held on to my Olympus OM10 until it seemed like so much work to pursue film as a medium. After ten years of digital compact use I was convinced by the reviews for the D40x that promised reliability and little compromise in creative options in the camera. I have not been disappointed, although I am still trying to get my head around the RAW v compressed file as best practise when I print so little these days. The camera is lightweight without feeling insubstantial. The ease of use is excellent because of a fine ergonomic solution. I have recommended this camera to friends and colleagues.

I worry about trapping dust in the body when changing lens. Surely Nikon could develop a solution to this; perhaps a cover iris that would envelop the sensor when exposed, or a vibration facility that would shake free any particles from the sensor. It almost makes me resist the urge to change a lens.

Bought as a present for my 18 year old daughter who had been using my D50. The D40 is slightly smaller and fits snugly in the smaller hand. All the usual refinements from the Nikon 'D' range but with a larger LCD display. Well built and simple to use. Clearly aimed as an entry level DSLR; the advanced settings will also appeal to the more experienced photographer who needs a spare body but is limited in carrying space.

If you've used another Nikon 'D' before this camera will feel significantly smaller, but the large LCD makes up for it. The menu is also slightly different and less intuitive, so convertees will spend extra time looking for their favourite settings. Nevertheless as a 'first' DSLR I couldn't fault it.

Very good level entry dslr

Small size ,virtually no shutter lag , simple auto mode or near professional manual operation .High ISO sensitivity . Many features .

Limited Nikkor lens support for all functions .Only 3 auto focus areas .

Excellent image quality. Very compact and lightweight. Value for money.

No lens motor in body means non-AF-S/AF-I lenses are manual focus only.

great point and shoot camera with good quality.generally very easy to use.

some settings a bit fiddly to change in menu, especially in strong sunlight.

Good manual, ease of use, bright viewfinder and LCD screen, price, excellent battery life.

I like the option to view photos in the viewfinder which my old Fuji provided, but which is noot possible on the NIkon.

The camera is very well built and reasonably lightweight for a DSLR. All the controls are well placed and highly accessible. The user interface is easy to use and the camera settings are nice and easy to configure. The kit lens that comes with the camera is very sharp at most settings and the camera delivers excellent picture quality overall. Six megapixels is more than adequate for most needs. The noise level in the images is very low up to 1600 ISO. The benefits are that the camera can deliver pictures with acceptable noise levels even when the ambient light is low; something that would be difficult to achieve with many P&S cameras without the use of a tripod. The battery performance is very good.

The camera is not fully compatible with all Nikon auto-focus lenses. It can only auto-focus with AF-S type lenses (the focus motor is built into the lens). The only lenses that Nikon currently sells with AF-S are zoom lenses. None of the fixed focal length lenses made by Nikon are AF-S. You have to manually focus if you decide to use those lenses. Most users will use a zoom lens so this is not really an issue. The camera does not have auto exposure bracketing. You have to manually change the exposure when bracketing. The camera also does not have depth of field preview.

Very fast focusing, very easy to use, although it would be good if there were extra buttons for some functions, light!

Doesn't have auto focus on the camera itself, which means that all the lenses you buy must have it. This limits the number of lenses that can be used with the camera, leaving only the more expensive ones to choose from. Also images are soft with the 18-200mm lens that I am currently using

A quality product which is easy to use.

The instruction book can be difficult to understand.

AS ABOVE, AND BEING ABLE TO USE A PROPER SLR CAMERA AGAIN AS APPOSED TO A DIGITAL POINT & SHOOT (FINEPIX 602Z - PREVIOUS CAMERA)

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Bargain price SLR: Simple to use with enough control and features for novice users to play around with. It feels very of good build quality whilst being light and relatively compact.

Some of the control combinations needed to achieve the desired effects are a little cumbersome, especially without the top LCD to show the settings. You will probably want to upgrade the lens fairly quickly.

Lightweight and small but feels very comfortable to hold and use. Solid feel and ergonomically strong. Personally don't feel the need for a top plate display and this was a consideration in purchase. I could have afforded a D80 but preferred the layout of the D40. Excellent product, great for first time DSLR buyers, it does almost everything you would need.

Personally find in camera editing features overrated, prefer to leave this to proper photo editing software. But that applies to many other models as well.

Compact, lightweight, easy to use. Quick to start up, takes excellent photos. Large LCD screen, good kit lens. Can get into more complicated features if required.

Lenses expensive with AF-S feature.

Nikon d40x is a ligth digital slr camera,easy to use and nice body

Only afs system lenses (very expensive)

My pictures now look so much better than any compact camera shots! The low-light JPG smoothing is great resulting in very little noise/graininess. The newer anti-vibration lenses often help in low-light conditions. I like the user-configurable button next to the flash. Very light for it's size.

Found very large specks of dust (+ bits of lens mount plastic!) on the sensor after just a few weeks. Had to get it cleaned for £25 at Nikon Service Centre - now bought my own cleaning kit (PecPads & E2 solution. Autofocus often struggles to get a fix in bright sky shots or high-contrast areas tracking a moving subject - better to use manual focus.

Excellent Quality camera,easy to handle (not heavy), high quality lens with a good range of magnification. Good range of speeds and exposure settings plus a very efficient auto focus.

A digital big name SLR for the price of a high quality digital compact. Adjustments available match and surpass those of programmable film SLRs of years gone by and for less money. Some adjustments, such as aperture, are not in a conventional place, but those with knowledge and experience in photography will not need much time before it all falls in place. Nice touches include the ability to make adjustments by either a button or by using the menu system. And unless you are in the habit of blowing up photos to the size of billboards, 6 megapixels is more than enough. The battery seems to last forever (I have yet to recharge mine) so I hope plenty of warning is given before a charge is required.

The supplied lens is adequate but the chances are that you will add to this before long. The LCD screen has no protection fromscrapes and knocks. I am sure that most people would be willing to pay another fiver to have a Nikon supplied bespoke protector, something that is not (yet) available for this model as an aftermarket fitment. DIY protector film is the only option apart from a good quality protective bag. The supplied manual may contain all the information but it is not the easiest to read to learn about all the camera features and their use. There are some good books available for this purpose and I can recommend the field guide by David D Busch.

The camera is excellent value for money. Easy to use and the battery seems to go on forever, unlike my other camera the D200. Very lightweight but don't be fooled into thinking this camera cannot take good quality pictures.

Stock lens is nothing to shout about but hey what do you want for the money? Attach a Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED and you will get terrific pictures.

In auto mode very easy to use, just point and shoot

as usual with anything electronic the menus can be a bit of a minefield until you get used to them, don't expect to start taking composed photos straight away! and don't forget to take the manual with you! You'll never remember it all!

ease of use for beginner,friendly user menu.

none as yet.

great camera for somebody looking for taking better quality photos than you can get with a compact camera without needing to become an expert in setting up shots. Very much a point and click experience with the option for delving deeper into settings if you so desire. Exactly what we were looking for.

For me the camera has no real bad points, it would be cool if it took all the standard Nikon lenses but apart from that no real issues. For a serious photographer I would imagine more control over settings would be desired.

Very easy to use with a nice clear viewfinder. Compact and lightweight, yet still comfortable and stable to hold.

None so far

simple to use & fast start up excellent build quality long battery life excellent standard flash i have taken some outstanding photos which blow up to A4 size with no loss of definition . a superb first digital camera to own

lens are expensive less pixels than d40x

fantastic image quality,instant focusing & shot to shot speed. very low noise even at high iso's,noise non existant at iso 1600 in 7x5 prints. wireless remote control very usefull. moving up from a pocket digicam,i thought size & weight would be a problem.in reality its no problem at all,put in in a shoulder bag & you can carry it all day.

some colours too vibrant in standard setting,although they can be toned down in menu settings. so good to use,you take too many photos!

Gobsmacked by the ease of use and stunning results. 1st digital SLR? its a cracker!!

Best value DSLR on the market. Very fast start up, you can use it in just the same manner as a traditional film SLR. It also has excellent point and shoot capabilities if you need it. Works well with all the film speeds up to 1600ASA. I'm particularly pleased with pictures taken under street lighting. Still exploring all it's capabilities. Excellent LCD back panel playback which in highlight mode shows if the sky etc is over exposed so yo can retake the shot. An added avantage particularly for me is that I can use many of the lenses from earlier Nikon cameras. Other good points are the battery life.

Tends to over expose cloudy skies loosing cloud detail, you can set exposure compensation to get around this. A cable release would have been really nice.

Excellent image quality that far exceeds compact camera's and at this price its a steal. You do not need any other lenses as the included 18-55 is superb. It is very sharp and very light. Forget all the high megapixel hype, 6MP is plenty for large printing.

There really are none at all.

As a first-timer to SLRs it was very easy to get started with excellent results

None really

Excellent quality images. Very fast start up time.

Kit lens has feel of being made by blue-peter with sticky back plastic and toilet rolls.

Great picture quality and very easy to use.

Light and comfortable in the hands, easy to use in automatic mode and tons of features to master with time. Ok software and user manual.

A bit more plastcky than I would have expected, for the price, and a better coloured printed guide would have been useful. Software limited, but then I own Photoshop already! No on board memeory yet no memory card included, even a small cheap one to get you going? a bit cheap that!

Easy to use, nice to hold

Focusing light off putting when taking portraits

Relatively small size, excellent image quality, very long battery life, ease of use - in short everything! It really is an amazing camera for the price.

It only has a three point auto focus and no bracketing option. Also, Nikon cameras have a rather pathetic software solution to dust on the sensor.

Light, easy to use, good quality of picture and affordable SLR

The instruction booklet could be more user friendly. Unable to find a fish eye lens at an affordable price.

The D40x produces some wonderful, clear and sharp photos.

No bracketing!

price, build and reputation.

a better package ie more choice of available lens..... I would have like a choice of more powerful zooms available. Also it is a shame that the camera only has 3 auto focus point in the view finder.

Value for money for a digital SLR, Ease of use and a good camera to re learn the SLR way of things.

AF-S lenses are not that cheap and the range is still only small but expanding.

A perfect first DSLR camera. An great 'Auto' mode for the compact converts and enough manual settings to satisfy the enthusiast and at less than £300 you'll need to explain why you didn't buy one!

Haven't really found any negative points.

An excellent camera. After my first digital where I always had a time delay after pushing the shutter button, this works exactly as it should, push a button & take a picture. With a reasonable amount of manual experience I have found it easy to take control of the camera, but for mosts pictures, just use the dedicated programs (portatrait, landscape etc) & you won't be disappointed. Both myself & my wife are thrilled with it.

Can need some exposure compensation on bright sunny days but once set up (which is easy to do) you can forget about it.

small, easy to handle, great in most situations

A higher pixel count would help during cropping. Better low light performance, but thats nitpicking as it's so cheap.

speed, image quality, price

no high speed synch for flash,

Ease of handling vs competition and great image quality

Plasticy, but you cannot expect more at this price.

Easy to use but the features that make the camera very good are not easily understood for those who do not have a photography background.

Only that the advanced features are not easily understood.

Very light weight with excellent lens performance

Lens needs built-in auto focus motor. Manual exposure settings are awkward.

User friendly product and Value for money

Excellent image quality + ease of use

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excellent picture quality easy to use for a novice on autoshoot, though do have to have some photography knowledge to get use from features

at a push, no depth of field preview

size, image quality, price, SDHC cards support

lack of bracketing, no internal AF motor

Straightforward to use. Well built Nikon quality. Affordable.

Very light weight camera, easy to use yet it has various manual settings. Functionality for the price is fantastic.

None that I have found as yet.

Relatively small, excellent quality sensor

Lens feels a little cheap

Light weight, great build quality, easy for beginners to SLR cameras to use

I still haven't read the instructions! Just switch it on and go. Took over 400 photo's at a wedding and they are more popular than the official ones. Takes seconds from "off" to snapping. Love it.

I had to pay for it??? Seriously there are no bad points.

This camera is excellent. It isn't difficult to take an amazing photograph, the colours are accurate, images are bright and crisp (when focused). It feels solid and isn't too fragile.

Although the menu system is generally intuitive there are a few areas where it seems odd. But I would certainly recommend this camera to anyone looking to break into the digital SLR world.

Its a Nikon!!, Almost a Compact camera with great lens choice, great accesory support. iTTL flash support, supports all nikons pro lenses.

Too small and lightweight for me for an SLR, as compared to my D200. Will not A/F on older A1 lenses, only good for AF-S lenses for fully automatic operation.

Superb images, easy to learn when stepping up to a dSLR.

I would have liked the small LCD panel as seen on D80, otherwise none.

LACK OF AUTO FOCUS FOR NON USM LENSES

Very easy to use and gives you plenty of future scope as you learn digital photography. Good lightweight construction.

The lens being 55mm which is normal eyesight could have done with being say up to 70mm just to give that extra variety without the expense of having to buy another lens.

Easy to use and fantastic image quality

none thus far

An easy to use camera with brilliant images and an excellent fps rate. I'm a learner when it comes to Digital SLR, but the easy to use help means you can pick the camera up and start to take excellent images without any more than a basic knowledge of photography.

Can't think of any!

Like the versatile and compactness that it offers.

Dislike the idea that only DX lenses can be used for the auto focus facility.

I must say very good value SLR. My first digital SLR and the picture quality is amazing and great features. The publishing software that came with the camera is very easy to use and manage photos taken.

Wish extra lenses were free!

Auto mode is very good and easy to use.

Special modes not as good pictures all round. Doesn't focus at very close range, ie 20cm.

light in weight, great image quality, easy to use

none as yet

Good entry level SLR digital camera with loads of features.

Software only has a 30 day time limit after which you must either buy it or get another photo suite which can edit RAW images.

Great introduction to SLR. Ergonomically superb.

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Light, easy to fit, easy to focus.

none realyy for my purpose