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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:42:14 +0100, "Malt Whisky"
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>I am considering the purchase of a Nikon D40 DSLR, has anyone else any
>experience with this model? I am looking for the pros/cons and is 6 mp
>enough for an amateur photographer today

Mr. Whiskey, Sir,

I wandered over here because I just bought a Canon video camera, but I
am familiar with that DSLR.

My kid bought me a Nikon D40 when I retired this year and I found that
it reignited my love for photography.

After 30+ years as a newspaper photographer, I moved over to the tech
side as telecom manager and pretty much stopped shooting about a dozen
years ago.

Point and shoot digital cameras were neat, but I was frustrated by the
lag between pushing the button and actual exposure. I also didn't like
the surprise between what I saw in the viewfinder and what appeared in
the file.

If something like the D40 had been around 15 or 20 years ago, I'd
still be shooting pictures as a pro.

Here are some examples of low light photos I shot in our pressroom
with the D40. You can tell that there is a wide variety of lighting
and there's not a whole lot of it in some cases.

http://ken.steinhoff.net/Production/

Most of the shots here were done with a D40

http://www.palmbeachbiketours.com/

Could they have been done with a similar Canon, sure.

Here's a review my kid did on his Nikon D700. There is considerable
discussion about other Nikon gear here, too.

http://www.pbbt.org/2008/10/21/nikon...ra-commentary/

As far as the guy who jumped you for posting your question in a Canon
group, here's my philosophy about hardware: it ain't the camera that
makes the picture. People don't walk up to a concert pianist and say,
"That was beautiful music. What kind of piano do you use?"
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