mxwphoto Senior Member  588 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2006 Location: Bay Area CA More info | Nov 18, 2006 21:08 | #1 What is Nikon trying to accomplish by coming out with a D40 and pricing it at $600 for the kit??? Wouldn't that cause it to fail miserably considering the D50 is still around and costs only $550 for the kit? Granted that its initial price is lower than D50's initial offering, but what's the point of coming out with a stripped down camera that costs more than its bigger brother? Great shots are like great parking spaces... if you're not quick, it's gone!
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CyberDyneSystems Admin (type T-2000)  More info | Nov 18, 2006 22:26 | #2 How many stripped down 6MP models has Nikon made? can anyone even keep count? I'm lost at this point, but I think it started with a model called D70? GEAR LIST
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RonaldS.Jr. Prodigal "Brick" Layer  More info | Nov 19, 2006 09:52 | #3 The D40 is truly pathetic for a DSLR. Point and shoot cameras have more features than that, sheesh. Even the good ol' 300D is more feature packed. More capable, too. Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at theirs.
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Woolburr Rest in peace old friend.  66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Nov 19, 2006 09:54 | #4 Somebody crank up ole Ken...I'm sure he has all the answers. People that know me call me Dan
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rhys Dis-Membered  5,351 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2006 Location: Columbia SC More info | Nov 19, 2006 10:25 | #5 Pentax cranked out an amazing variety of 6mp dSLRs. Same camera. Same body. Same sensor. Slightly different features. Rhys
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condyk Africa's #1 Tour Guide  20,887 posts Likes: 22 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK More info | Nov 19, 2006 13:49 | #6 I believe I could take good pictures with that camera. I believe the D50 is being discontinued. I believe that I can still buy a 350D in some places for rather more than I can buy a 400D for. Funny old world. https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php?t=1203740
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saravrose "I quit smoking dope"  9,562 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Between here and there More info | Nov 19, 2006 13:57 | #7 Woolburr wrote in post #2284884  Somebody crank up ole Ken...I'm sure he has all the answers.
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lakiluno slightly jealous  2,895 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Leeds, UK (formerly Edinburgh, Scotland) More info | Nov 19, 2006 14:39 | #8 condyk wrote in post #2285627 I believe I could take good pictures with that camera. I believe the D50 is being discontinued. I believe that I can still buy a 350D in some places for rather more than I can buy a 400D for. Funny old world. yes, but the D40 is a cut down of features from the D50 even more than the 400D on the 350D, and while the 400D added new features as well, the D40 simply takes them away Leo
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NAisBEST not few ..not really proud  1,076 posts Joined Jun 2006 Location: 845 NY More info | Nov 19, 2006 16:00 | #9 The 3 AF points are laughable at best. Canon5DMkII - Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS - Canon 24-70 f/2.8L - 580 EXII -
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Nov 19, 2006 16:21 | #10 rhys wrote in post #2284994 Pentax cranked out an amazing variety of 6mp dSLRs. Same camera. Same body. Same sensor. Slightly different features. Yes, Pentax did come out with a handful, but at least their current offerings' prices are inline with the feature sets. The less the features, the less the cost; unlike Nikon, charging more for a semi-crippled D50. And also, each new wave of cameras by Pentax at least provide new enhancements/features. Great shots are like great parking spaces... if you're not quick, it's gone!
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steved110 Cream of the Crop  5,776 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK More info | I'd agree with Leo - what on earth are they doing? The main purpose of nikon in this world is to act as a kind of cattle prod to keep canon R&D bods on their toes. This offering is odd to say the least and I think it is a backward step, I think the only people who would buy one would be those unable to afford a 'proper' DSLR and too snobby to get a bridge camera instead. Canon 6D
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rhys Dis-Membered 5,351 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2006 Location: Columbia SC More info | Nov 19, 2006 18:20 | #12 NAisBEST wrote in post #2285996 The 3 AF points are laughable at best. I have quite a few AF points on my XT. How many do I use? ONE. I use the centre-point for AF, compose and lock focus. The rest IMHO are a pain in the rear. I'd like to see cameras with one AF point so I don't have to waste time switching the others off. Rhys
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RonaldS.Jr. Prodigal "Brick" Layer More info | Nov 19, 2006 18:53 | #13 rhys wrote in post #2286532 I'd like to see cameras with one AF point so I don't have to waste time switching the others off. Easy. Get an old film body. Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at theirs.
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rhys Dis-Membered 5,351 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2006 Location: Columbia SC More info | Nov 19, 2006 19:11 | #14 Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #2286656 Easy. Get an old film body. I have a film body. Even better than one-point AF, it has a focussing screen so that I can MF! Rhys
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JaGWiRE Goldmember 3,859 posts Joined Sep 2006 More info | Nov 19, 2006 20:05 | #15 rhys wrote in post #2286532 I have quite a few AF points on my XT. How many do I use? ONE. I use the centre-point for AF, compose and lock focus. The rest IMHO are a pain in the rear. I'd like to see cameras with one AF point so I don't have to waste time switching the others off. I also seem to only use the middle one, and then recompose. Might use the other ones for sports, don't know. Canon EOS 30D, Sigma 30 1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 105 Macro, 135L, 430ex, Lowepro Mini Trekker AW, Manfrotto 3001pro w/486rc2 and 804rc2 head, Manfrotto 681 w/ 3232 head.
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