Camera shopping

[treequip]

I am looking for a digital SLR

I was thinking about this

 

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/Cameras%20and%20Lenses/Digital%20SLRs/products/Nikon/D40%20Black%20%20AF-S%20DX%2018-55mm%20Lens-47076/Show.html

 

Jessops are chucking stuff away. It also qualifies for a free 8gig usb stick. I am going to buy another lens and haggle the salesman to death if need be.

 

Any thoughts????

[John Hancock]

Excellent camera mate....can you stretch to a D60 ? I only say that because I bought a D80 and wish I spent a little more and bought a D200.

[treequip]

The budget is £400 +/- so yes the D60 is an option but the D40 is a good deal and I had intending spending the rest on lenses, flash etc.

[John Hancock]

The camera body is the most important component, spend as much as you can, you can always buy the other stuff later....

 

Jessops will price match so you should be able to screw a good deal out of them.

[Mark T]

My wife bought one of these a while ago... frighteningly good for the price! It can even make my lame attempts loom semi-professional! Really easy to use but enough features to keep you busy for a while, we did upgrade to a bigger lens for distance work but the standard is ace

[Nick Waring]

I've got a D40 and gotta say i like it, heres a photo i took with it on Sports mode.

 

Heres a direct link to the image, where the quality is much better.

 

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/343/dsc0321kc9.jpg

[Mark T]

If I had a pound for everytime I'd done that...!

 

Here's the link...

 

http://www.johnlewis.com/230475869/Product.aspx

 

John Lewis did the best price plus the £50 cashback.. not sure if thats still current?

[treequip]

The camera body is the most important component, spend as much as you can, you can always buy the other stuff later....

 

Jessops will price match so you should be able to screw a good deal out of them.

 

Well that’s gone on its head since the days of my FM2 when the body was a lightproof box and the lens was everything.

Well I am going to give some poor schmuck in Jessops a headache tomorrow

[John Hancock]

What ever you buy if you get a Nicon you wont go wrong. I took this the first week I bought mine, and its still one of my best. Remember its the eye behind the camera thats just as important!

[treequip]

Nice work