With an 18 to 55mm lens and a beautiful dark body made of solid polycarbonate, Nikon D40 is probably the most compact DSLR camera available that performs with Nikon’s legendary efficiency.
Even if you have never taken a photo before, it is virtually guaranteed that you will be able to take good photographs with this smart little thing. Your friends will surely envy your photographic skills. So, what makes Nikon D40 special? Let us discuss the camera feature by feature.
The first thing that you will notice about the camera is how lightweight it is. This is not a camera that can make your shoulders and back ache if you have to carry it around the whole day.
This makes it a great travel camera, as you will be able to take it with you when you go for long hiking to remote places. For those concerned with aesthetics, the finishing of the camera is very elegant and eye pleasing.
The camera has a 2.5” LCD rear-display. While reviewing the pictures, you can save the photos in black & white, sepia or Cyanotype color mode. The LCD display is extremely bright and sharp and when you transfer the picture to paper-print or to your computer, you will get the exact same vividness.
Another great feature is that you can edit the photos a lot while reviewing them. In fact, you may not need a computer at all to customize the photos as you please.
The 18 to 55mm lens that comes with this camera weighs probably a bit more than a feather. You just need one finger to zoom making it possible to take photos from the most awkward positions.
If you invest into a Nikon 18 to 200 VR lens to go with it, the performance of the camera will be doubly good. However, remember this will make the camera quite heavy.
The photo quality is absolutely amazing. Officially, you can take up to 8 X 10" print outs but in reality you can easily take 20 X 30” prints if you can hold the camera really steady and you will be surprised with the result.
The shooting modes that are available are portrait, night-portrait, landscape, kids and pets, close up, sports, auto and continuous. If you are unsure about the settings, you can set it to the auto mode. Trust me you will learn how to handle the menu in a jiffy as it is really very user-friendly.
Nikon D40 6.1mp is well on its way to become a classic because of its lasting popularity, which withstood the attacks of newer versions with 10 or more mega pixels.
It is still one of the best-selling cameras in the world. With price now dropping below $450 you simply has no excuse not to buy it.
US $499.99
