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Anonymous
Hi /p/ I want to get my first SLR, I hear the Nikon D40 is a good budget camera. Does anyone own one or have any past experience?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
No, I'm pretty sure nobody here owns a Nikon D40.
>> Anonymous
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Still trying to figure out how to combine D40, facepalm and this fucking cat in a single picture.
>> Anonymous
>>157771
If I see that fucking cat one more time....
>> Anonymous
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D1 with huge penis lens > D40
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
Ummm yeah, cause everyone on here owns a D3 or 1Ds MkIII right?
>> Anonymous
it r00lz I have 1 & the photoz luk KEWL
>> Anonymous
its a decent SLR for your first camera, my brother had one and the image quality is pretty good considering the price. Although I would pay a bit more and get the D40x which 10.2 mega pixels and 3fps.
>> Anonymous
/p/, I have a question. Why is it that Nikon is superior to Canon. I am not asking if they are, as that much is patently evident, however, how do we as a sentient group of sane individuals prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Nikon truly makes superior cameras and lenses?
>> Anonymous
Canon - C - anon
ergo
Nikon>canon

AMIRITE?
>> Anonymous
>>157776
D3 > D300 > D80 > D70 > D50 > cheap disposable camera > old camera you found in a box in the basement > Ken Rockwells favorite camera > D40
>> Anonymous
D50>D40??
LOLWUT?
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
It's a decent SLR camera for the first-timer. Plus the images come out pretty nice even on auto settings.
>> Anonymous
I agree, I can't really be beaten on price, and for a beginner there isn't really anything better without breaking the budget.

The 6MP might seem quite small but the images are crisp and the lens it comes with is decent.
>> Anonymous
used D50 instead. just do it.
>> Anonymous
Nikon D40 is a pretty cool guy, eh take ok photos and doesn't afraid of anything.
>> Anonymous
Why is the D50 better than D40?
Apart from the fact I can't buy a D50 with a warranty anymore.. I thought the D40 was the new version of the D50?
>> Anonymous
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Gotta love how people say the D40 is a good bargain because it's cheap.
>> Anonymous
>>157791Apart from the fact I can't buy a D50 with a warranty anymore.. I thought the D40 was the new version of the D50?

For one, it still has a focusing motor.

And that's a pretty damn big reason.
>> Anonymous
>>157792
lol mac
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
>>157792

That's what happens when you buy from scAmazon
>> Anonymous
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>>157798

Prices are more of less the same on B&H, Ritz, Adorama. Feel free to check.

Is that some 10 MP D40x?
>> Anonymous
>>157797
Mac + photoshopping = win.

PC + photoshopping = Failure and eternal pain in hell
>> Anonymous
>>157797

I use OS X for work and Windows for gaming.

Anything else to say?
>> Anonymous
>>157793For one, it still has a focusing motor.

Most of the new lenses have auto focus anyway, and if they don't.. big deal? Manual focus FTW
>> Anonymous
>>157803

Find me a 50mm that will autofocus with the D40.

Until you do, the D50 is still superior to the D40.
>> Anonymous
http://www.mac-sucks.com/switch_why.php

Windows benchmark > Macs on similar spec running CS2
>> Anonymous
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>>157774

It costs over four hundred thousand dollars to shoot this camera for twelve seconds.
>> Anonymous
but teh D40 haz a bigger screen LAWL
>> Anonymous
>>157807Windows benchmark > Macs on similar spec running CS2

Care to post the exact link to the benchmark?

If they used a Intel based Mac running CS2, it's pretty damn obvious it's going to be slower.
>> Anonymous
>>157807

ROFL, all those links are from 2002, comparing Intel's glorious Pentium 4 against the G4.

Holy crap, if you're going to troll you should know what you linked to in the first place.
>> Anonymous
http://www.mac-sucks.com/facts_price.php

and

http://www.mac-sucks.com/facts_speed.php

and

http://www.mac-sucks.com/myths_graphicdesign.php
>> Anonymous
1 button mOOUZE LAWLZ!
>> Anonymous
>>157819

These are from 2002..

Why don't you Google some more and come back?
>> Anonymous
Pentax > Nikon > Canon
>> Anonymous
>>157822
>Pentax > Nikon > Canon

I mean in terms of value only.
>> Anonymous
>>157822Canon > Nikon > Pentax > Sony > Olympus

fixed
>> Anonymous
>>157824Canon > Nikon > Pentax > Sony > Olympus

I mean in terms of awesome only.
>> Anonymous
nikon>everyone

We r canon we have teh EOS
we have tiny imps that clean things
LALOLSOLLOZLLZL

FAIL

nikon ftw
>> Anonymous
>>157829

Yeah..

Which is why Nikon now adds integrated cleaning as well.

Which is why they're moving to in-lens motors as well.

Which is why they're moving to CMOS sensors as well.

Yeah, go Nikon!
>> Anonymous
but nikon backwards is
nokin
LOLOZLOZLL!
>> Anonymous
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hey guize, whats goin' on?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>157836

go away you -_-
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157839
Its not even me, i have minions now!
>> Anonymous
>>157841

not really minions, just dedicated ex-KM users.
>> Anonymous
Everything Sony makes is overpriced and of middling quality.
Their products aren't bad by any means, but they cost significantly more than just-as-good models from their competitors.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157867
bad troll.

>>157864
Ex K-M guys would be posting the A200/300 now.
>> Anonymous
>>157868

It's not a troll, faggot, it's fact.
The vast majority of what Sony makes, across the board, is mid-level shit with premium prices. Just because they make one or two high-quality items the brand has this retarded mystique around it that tools like you flock to and are willing to shell out big buck for despite the fact that they don't perform any better than the competition.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157870
So the entire dSLR li-

fuck it, you're wrong.
>> Anonymous
>>157875

Awesome links to side-by-side tests showing that Sony dSLRs are superior, Butterfly!

There's a reason that most photographers think that Sony dSLRs are overpriced shit.
It's because Sony dSLRs are overpriced shit.
>> Anonymous
>>157868


sorry, it was the first picture of a sony i had on my desktop ;_;
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
Go to dpreview if you want to read up on reviews of the camera.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157879
I dont know any photographers who think the sony dSLRs are overpriced but thats because you're a troll and not connected to the real world. Im not bothering to counter anything you say because you're talking shit.

NO ONE CAN TROLL ME, NO ONE.
>> Anonymous
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>>157890
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157894
keep trying, just so i can referance how low down you go.
>> Anonymous
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>>157879


oh hai guize

http://tiny.cc/5Tk0l
>> Anonymous
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Do you like cars better?

Funny how you have no evidence of Sony's clear superiority.
Oh well, you're no different than the bitter PS3 owners in /v/.
>> Anonymous
>>157898


>Better value for money (lower end of the scale)

It's $400 less than the competition and holds its own. I don't see what's not to like. :-\
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>157875
>>157887
>>157890
>>157896
Either
1. You're not a troll, in which case you're being successfully trolled because you KEEP FUCKING RESPONDING
or
2. You're a troll. In which case you KEEP FUCKING TROLLING

Either way, FUCKING SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU STUPID BITCH GRAAAARGH
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157903
See thats like reverse-counter trolling, without actually doing anything!

I quite like these "you loose" images, nice touch.
>> Anonymous
All Butterfly does is come on here and talk about how awesome Sony cameras are even though everyone else hates them, because he's trying to defend a stupid purchase.

Dude is a troll.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>157908
but.. im not even.. defending them!
>> dabears !!Mvec13vF5eX
Canon Digital Rebel > Nikon D40
>> Anonymous
>>157986
Each and every single fucking day of the week.
>> Anonymous
post those club pics you said you took butterfly
>> Anonymous
lol nikon/canon.

they can't even get IS/VR in a 50mm prime.
>> Anonymous
ROFL
>> Anonymous
>>157994

QFT
>> Anonymous
>>157994
Who the fuck needs VR in a 50mm?
>> Nikon SLR Anonymous
It depends on your budget, the new Nikon D60 is a great buy. But the D80 is a nicer, more advanced camera.
>> Anonymous
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>>158032
Yep I love my D80 when I'm out shooting ma pigz

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>> Anonymous
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Wow, this thread sure turned into a massive shitfest

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>> Anonymous
>>158031
I do.

50/1.4 + ISO 800 + VR = massive win in twilight
>> Anonymous
Lets actually try and solve his issue?
3 budget cameras of my choice at the same price range would be Nikon D40, Pentax KD100 and Sony 350D.
>> Anonymous
canon 300d and 10d can be picked up pretty cheap on ebay, and are decent.
>> Anonymous
get a film slr
>> Anonymous
>>158045

except you don't have VR or IS

you have some shitastic "sensor shift" rofl
>> Anonymous
>>158147
Hate to spoil this, but currently I don't have any kind of VR, IS, sensor shift or 50/1.4.
>> Anonymous
oh well

gtfo then
>> Anonymous
>>158147


i laughed at the canikon fag laughing at sony for having every piece of glass that fits it stabilized.

Oh well, i guess sony's plan obviously doesn't make sense when you can pay $600 more for a faggy Nikon/Canon VR/IS glass.

Silly sony, how dare you.
>> Anonymous
>>158163

your camera still sucks shit BUT HEY I'VE GOT SENSO SHIFT
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158170
Hey cool leme just AF with my cheapo old lense on my nikooohhh wait.

But seriously, sonys bottom end camera is better than canikons because they dont need to scrape the barrel to get people to buy OH BURRRN.
>> Anonymous
>>158209

at least they can sell their cameras, OH BUUUUUUUUUUUURN
>> Butterfaggot !pNv0TRi.Ak
SONY IS GREAT BECAUSE IT ISN'T BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
ALSO IT DOESN'T HAVE AN LOW COST ENTRY LEVEL MODEL
SO FUCKING RUTHLESS WHAT AN AWESOME THING IT IS!!!!!
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158211
Who sony, with their massive market share? You must be an olympus user :P

>>158212
good job trolling YOURSELF.
>> Anonymous
I have a D40x and love it.
>> Anonymous
>>158213

cybershot != alpha

alpha = failure
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158217
>>158215
>> Anonymous
sony sucks

end of story
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
LOL @ all the butthurt canonfags, pentaxfags, olympusfags, sonyfags, etc who are upset at the fact that the D40 dominates a niche that no other manufacturer can touch.
>> Anonymous
>>158224

see:

>>157799
>>157792

and dominate LOL

canon sells more rebels rofl
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158224
What niche is that? MOST UNCOMPATIBLE CAMERA niche?
>> Anonymous
>>158226

i think we can all agree that no matter how bad sony is

the d40/d40x/d60 are GIGANTIC failures
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158229
/thread
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
>>158225
I'm talking about niche, not sales figures. Besides, the Rebel is like a Hyundai - it might be cool at first, but at the end of the day you're still driving a Hyunday, lol.
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
>>158226
Uncompatible??? Did you do your biased homework before you started trolling?
>> Anonymous
faggot troll is faggot troll

and how is your beloved d40 any different

OOHHHHH BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN
>> Anonymous
>>158233

Yeah, that's stupid.

The 18-200 VR is all you need.
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
>>158229
Please explain your demented logic.....LOL I gotta hear this....
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158235
Totally, and with the JPEG mode on the D40 (ahah i wonder if the next one out drops raw)
>> Anonymous
>>158238

d40/d40x/d60 are for faggots

fucking OWNED

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWNEEEEEEEEEEED
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
sage.
thread clearly full of underage b& and immature faggotry.
All hardware sucks, all software sucks.
>> Nikon !!eX1E3IhZL8k
>>158244
LOL O OK!
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158256
Also, your mother sucks!
>> Anonymous
OP here I'm probably gonna go for a D40x, I was looking at some of images taken by it on Flikr and looks like what I need. Also the Canon EOS 400d is out of my price range in the UK, so D40x it is.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>158781
Based on a quick search on amazon.co.uk, the 400D and the D40x cost nearly the same...
>> Anonymous
im getting them off ebay
the D40x is £320 with a 4GB drive and tripod,
whereas 400d is around £380-£400
>> sage
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NIKON-D40X-SLR-DIGITAL-CAMERA-18-55mm-LENS-4GB-5-BONUS_W0QQitemZ270227766194QQ
cmdZViewItem?hash=item270227766194
>> sage
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CANON-REBEL-XTi-EOS-400D-CAMERA-LENS-4GB-CF-6-BONUS_W0QQitemZ180231233627Q
QcmdZViewItem?hash=item180231233627

£60 more for the canon and the postage is £ 10 more for some reason
>> Anonymous
well for the extra £70ish pounds you get a camera with some lenses versatility, and also 9 point AF system whereas the D40x has 3 point, but other than that theres not much difference. The D40x is much more user friendly and if its your first SLR this will probably help.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
>>158781

You can get the 400D for less in the UK: http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/index.html

Shop around and see what you can find.
>> Anonymous
I got the d40x as a gift so I didn't really get a choice as to what I wanted but its a great camera. I'm not a pro but at least I'm not a douchebag who thinks my camera somehow correlates to the greatness of my photo taking skills. Some day these pricks will realize it doesn't fucking matter.
>> Anonymous
I don't think the majority of people in this thread read the part that it was his first SLR, so obviously spouting out to buy a D3 isn't the most helpful thing.

On eBay though the D40x is cheaper than the 400d, and as somebody said before the only difference is the lens compatibility which shouldn't be much of a problem, and also the 3 AF compared to canon's 9 AF.
>> Anonymous
I recently upgraded to a D80 from my D40x and it was a great camera, easy to use for a first time SLR good value for money. It also has practically the same insides as a D80 as well, and the amount of editing capabilities built into the camera are the same of that on a high end SLR.
>> Anonymous
cool thanks for your help! anyone else got any more POSITIVE views on the D40x
>> Anonymous
>>158807

If you only want to hear "POSITIVE" things on it to reinforce the idea it is good then why not just buy it, retard? You've already made up your mind.
>> noko
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The D40 is a good budget camera. I have one with the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 and a Topca 330AF lens I bought used from someone on a forum.

Really, it's not bad, /p/ just seems to hate the users associated with it (the ones who should have bought a P&S but got it to look t3h pr0). It's the same as /g/ and Macfags.
>> noko
>>158818
>Topca 330AF external flash
fix'd sorry
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158818
D40 = air

Totally cool and rad but actually fucking useless for its supposed use.
>> Anonymous
>>158828
Go troll /o/ more, you fucking piece of shit.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>158832
But im better at trolling /p/!

Presumably because every post is a troll post now (even if im not trolling!)