Nikon D40 vs Nikon D70

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What is better?

As i can get a D70 for £300 with a fair few extras or go and get the D40 for £275 just basic

Just wanted to know what was better?
 
The D70 is a decent enough camera and it has a motor built in,which enables you to buy good second hand lenses that will autofocus, the D40 doesn`t.However, it is now an "old" camera technolgy wise, I have D70s and still use it quite often.....:thumbs:
 
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so wold you say it is better to get it over the D40?

im no good with specs im new to this lol
 
Oaten said:
so wold you say it is better to get it over the D40?

im no good with specs im new to this lol
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Me?

If so I would say yes simply for the fact that you can get less expensive secondhand glass that will autofocus. I must state that I have never used a D40 so I may be doing it an injustice. End of the day its your brass and your choice......:)
 
Oaten said:
What is better?

As i can get a D70 for £300 with a fair few extras or go and get the D40 for £275 just basic

Just wanted to know what was better?
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Assuming it is a D70 you mean and not a D80 as T-G points out....

D70

Pros
Bigger
Takes ENEL3 batteries which you can use if you move up to an 80/200/300 later on
Better spec
More AF points
Top LCD

Cons
Can suffer from BGLOD
Old camera
Smaller (1.8 v 2.5) Rear LCD than the D40

D40

Pros
Newer
More compact
Uses (slightly) cheaper SD cards
Has "beginner" interface making adjustments easier for noobs

Cons
No AF motor meaning you need to manually focus lenses like the 50mm f/1.8 etc
No top LCD
Fewer AF points


One good thing about both of these cameras is that they can flash sync to 1/500th of a second, compared to 1/250th for newer/more expensive Nikon models.

Personally I wouldn't pay £300 for any D70 unless it had a LOT of gear with it. If you want to go down that route try and find a D70s or a much cheaper D70.

You should be able to get a D40 for much nearer £200 now as it's an old model (they stopped actually making them quite a while back), but if you have £300 or so I'd suggest stretching a bit to a D80 )or even a factory "refurb" Fuji S5 for around the £400 mark) it's a lot more of a camera and one you're unlikely to outgrow quite as quickly as a D40.
 
I suppose it all depends on preference and the type of photography you want to do.
The D70 has a smaller rear screen, but also has a top function and settings screen. It has an af motor built in ( the D40 hasn`t) D70 has more menu options, the D40 is basically a cut down D50 and is smaller than the D70.
The D40 came out after the D70 so is technologically more advanced and designed to be simple to use.
The D70 is still quite a sophisticated piece of kit though, and is still very popular.
I suggest you compare the two at http://www.dpreview.com and see which suits you.
I would go for the D70, or better still, a D70s. I had a D70s, it was superb.
Allan
 
i have a d40 and a d70's i bought the d40 first and felt limited by the lack of motor in the body and thus the lenses were fewer and tended to be more expensive.

i bought a d70's off a forum member here and its a great camera and id personally say better than the d40 the only thing that lets it down is the smallish lcd screen but the top lcd screen for settings more than makes up for it

Id go for a d70s with a sigma 17-70mm 2.8 should be able to get that for about 300 quid
 
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