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Hi there, I am new to the forum and tried a search but could not find anything.

Could someone kindly inform me of the main differences between the d40x and d60 as I am looking for my 1st D-SLR Camera.

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Thanks. so there is not a lot of difference then, but isit best to buy the d40x rather then the d60
 
Buy what feels right in your hands and is within the budget you have allocated.
 
Bear in mind that some D40 and D60 owners are finding the lack of an AF motor in the body a bit of a pain (restricts lens choice to AF-S or HSM and equivalent). Maybe you could stretch the budget a little and go for the D80 (which may tumble in price since the D90 is supposed to be released soon [if rumours are to be believed...]).
 
Thanks for the input guys, as I am new to DSLR'S i think i may go for the d60, I held the d80 and felt it was too bulky for my needs as a newbie to DSLR'S.

Is there anyone here who has the D60 and has any other negative points about it.
 
Nod said:
Bear in mind that some D40 and D60 owners are finding the lack of an AF motor in the body a bit of a pain (restricts lens choice to AF-S or HSM and equivalent). Maybe you could stretch the budget a little and go for the D80 (which may tumble in price since the D90 is supposed to be released soon [if rumours are to be believed...]).
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I have the D40X and it doesn't really restrict lens choce it just means you have to manual focus on some lenses which really isn't that big a deal.

I only got my DSLR in June 08 and I love it, it is light, easy to handle and easy to use, the kit lenses I got with it (18-55mm and 55-200mm) are great for people like me that are new to photography and DSLR's and will certainly keep me going for quite a while.
If your choice is just between the D40X and the D60 then I would just get the D60 as that is just the newer version of the D40X.
 
Nicola.P said:
I have the D40X and it doesn't really restrict lens choce it just means you have to manual focus on some lenses which really isn't that big a deal.
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And from a different thread but by the same poster...

"I also found out that a nifty fifty with manual focus and a curious rabbit does not make for good pictures!"


Yes, it is possible to use manual focus with lenses that can't AF on D40/60s but AF lenses tend to have a shorter arc of throw from near to infinity focus, so fast and accurate focus isn't that easy. The lack of any focussing aids in the 'finder (apart from the focus confirmation dot which tells you that SOMETHING [not necessarily what you want] is in focus) such as a split screen or microprism screen doesn't make it easy either.
 
Other than a slightly higher megapixel count the D40x offers no real advantage over the D40. Unless you are planning to make very large prints this is not worth the extra money.

The only real advantage the D60 offers over either D40 or D40x is ADR in-camera - you can achieve the same in PP if you need to and I don't see how this one feature can be worth the extra money.

As a starter DSLR there is little to fault in the D40 and with the money you save you could either get a flashgun (as a bonus the D40 has a higher flash sync speed than the D40x or the D60) or a 55-200mm VR lens.

Whilst the lack of an internal focus motor on any of these bodies might be an issue if you had a bag full of older Nikon glass, the kit lens and 55-200mm give you enough between them for most things with the possible exception of macro photography.
 
IMO, a D200, although if the budget will stretch, a D300 or even a D700 (if your lenses are FF...).
 
Nod said:
And from a different thread but by the same poster...

"I also found out that a nifty fifty with manual focus and a curious rabbit does not make for good pictures!"
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Yes and that thread was regarding the nifty fifty where you cannot adjust the focal length so I had to keep moving in close and then pulling out when the rabbit came to near, as i was so close and needing to move it made the rabbit more curious if I was using say a 18-55 or a 55-200 then the manual focus wouldn't have been a problem as I would have been further away and out of the rabbits attention so i would have been able to manual focus.

The point of my comment above was that the nifty fifty is not a good lens to use around creatures, I also noted in that same thread that this was my first attempt at using auto focus and I have been using manual focus since getting my DSLR so if manual focus was that much of a problem i would have learnt to use autofocus a long time ago.

Since that above comment was posted I have been using the 55-200mm and actually switched from auto focus to manual focus as I was quicker than the auto.
 
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