Nikon D3000 vs Nikon D40x

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Looking to pick up my first DSLR and have narrowed it to 2 choices.


Used Nikon D40x & Refurbished 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX


Refurbished Nikon D3000 Digital SLR Camera with Nikkor 18-55mm VR Lens

I presume those 2 lenses are identical?


There seems so little between the two that I'd naturally spend the extra 20 pounds on the newer technology, but I've read a few reviews that have completely slated the D3000. Is that just because its not 'that' much of an improvement, or is it genuinely worse than the d40x?

Any thoughts very welcome!
 
Yes they are the same lenses. The D3000 has quite a few improvements over the D40x including 11 point autofocus, 3" LCD and an uprated shutter mechanism rated to 100,000 cycles as fitted to the D5000 and D90. I think the only review that badly slates the D3000 is Rockwell...'nuff said IMHO.

As a lightweight carry-anywhere DSLR the D3000 is ideal and I am more than happy with the results. It is quite a small camera and I have fairly large hands but do not have any problems in using it at all.
 
Kerso is selling d40x brand new around 190 inc del
pick up a better lens for a little bit more ?
 
Im trying to make the same choice between those two, just to add a little more choice the cannon 1000D can be found for around the same sort of money...
 
2 things to note, I know the D40x has no internal focus motor, is the D3000 the same?

also, ISO performance. I am pretty certain the d40x is the same as my D60 which means anything over ISO 400 looks as noisy as hell.

Does the D3000 perform better at high ISO?
 
D3000 has more focus points+self-cleaning+more on board editing. pics i think will look more or less the same otherwise i think :cool:
 
Just to be aware, when people talk of "shutter ratings at 100,000, this is a mean figure. Some will fail before some will fail after.
 
Harvey_nikon said:
2 things to note, I know the D40x has no internal focus motor, is the D3000 the same?

also, ISO performance. I am pretty certain the d40x is the same as my D60 which means anything over ISO 400 looks as noisy as hell.

Does the D3000 perform better at high ISO?
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No the D3000 has no internal focus motor although there are now more AF-S lenses to be had both new and used.

The sensor is the same Sony? sourced one used on D40x/D60/D200 so it's probably going to be classed as noisy at higher ISO settings too. I've not noticed a problem with this myself.

I realise too that the 100,000 shutter rating is pretty meaningless just that it is a more robust unit than fitted to the D40x/D60. (according to Nikon)

I bought mine as a relatively cheap, small, lightweight DSLR that I would not find too precious to take everywhere with me and as such it does its job.
 
Prince-Myshkin said:
There seems so little between the two that I'd naturally spend the extra 20 pounds on the newer technology, but I've read a few reviews that have completely slated the D3000. Is that just because its not 'that' much of an improvement, or is it genuinely worse than the d40x?

Any thoughts very welcome!
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At those prices the D3000 has to be the 'winner' - it's efficiently the D60 with with a bigger LCD.
 
chaz46 said:
Im trying to make the same choice between those two, just to add a little more choice the cannon 1000D can be found for around the same sort of money...
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I have a couple old AF lenses made by Nikon so sticking with them. Even though they won't AF on either, they're 50mm and 35mm so great for portraits etc.

Think I'm set on the d3000 now. It probably slightly edges the battle, plus I'll be looking to sell on towards the end of the year as I upgrade (d90 hopefully!) so the newer model is probably the safer bet.
 
PsiFox said:
Just to be aware, when people talk of "shutter ratings at 100,000, this is a mean figure. Some will fail before some will fail after.
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The D40 at least doesn't have a physically shutter, just a flipping mirror, the 'shutter' bit is done electronically by the sensor. So technically, it doesn't matter at all.
 
We have a d3000 and a D40, the D3000 is noisy especially using ADL, crazy Ken hates it, the LCD is big but coarse with poor colour and poor in bright light and You need to turn off the active d-lighting dynamic range increaser to stop it being as slow as cold treacle.

But it's build quality feels far superior to Canon, The 110k shutter rating is good for entry level camera, and the centre point autofocus is lightning fast with the right lens. But at that price point I'd go for the canon for the lens options like the £80 nifty fifty and the extra external controls.

John www.phototuition.net
 
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