Product Description

The D40X is a lightweight and portable camera that proves that it can be both incredibly simple and tremendous fun to shoot images with a Nikon digital SLR. You only need to turn on the cameras AUTO mode, look through the clear, bright viewfinder and shoot. The D40X responds fast so you can capture moments as they unfold, and its 10.2 megapixel resolution and world-class Nikkor lens deliver consistently sharp, vibrant images. The Help menus are available at the press of a button and work like a built-in instruction manual, with advice and directions for every camera setting. With every feature, button and menu designed to work together for a smooth, seamless performance, the D40X will bring out the best in you and your images.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9169 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: VBA170KU01
• Released on: 2007-03-07
• Dimensions: 4.06 pounds

Features

• NEW Nikon D40X Digital SLR Camera + Nikon AFS 18-55mm Lens (boxed with English user manual, cds, cables and all accessories)
• UK dealer's 14 months warranty
• In stock and ready for posting for your receipt in 1 to 2 working days (UK buyer)

Manufacturer's Description
The D40X is a lightweight and portable camera that proves that it can be both incredibly simple and tremendous fun to shoot images with a Nikon digital SLR. You only need to turn on the camera's AUTO mode, look through the clear, bright viewfinder and shoot. The D40X responds fast so you can capture moments as they unfold, and its 10.2 megapixel resolution and world-class Nikkor lens deliver consistently sharp, vibrant images.

The Help menus are available at the press of a button and work like a built-in instruction manual, with advice and directions for every camera setting. With every feature, button and menu designed to work together for a smooth, seamless performance, the D40X will bring out the best in you and your images

The D40X Zoom Kit includes the new AF-S DX 18-55mm II wideangle Nikkor zoom lens. This versatile lens is ideal for interior shots, group shots and breathtaking landscapes.

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Customer Reviews

Terrible
Ok it gets 2 stars for being easy to use and it's ability to take good pictures.

Other than that this is a horrific camera. I have unfortunately been forced to use it with work for a period of 8 months. If you a a photographer who primarily shoots as a hobby or for fun then you will have no problems. If however you take your photography seriously or it is part of your job then you have to consider that it has only 3 AF points, the AF is incredibly slow, the fps is also too slow and the LCD viewer is very misrepresentative of the final image.

Verdict: Good as a starter SLR for those getting in to photography, bad for anything else. I'd advise you pay £200-300 more and buy a D200 instead. Or get a Canon 40D body for £570 (below) and pick up a kit lens off ebay.

Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR Camera - Body Only

You will not regret it. The build quality and performance of the D200/40D cameras are of a much higher standard. Trust me!

Almost perfect
Credentials: I'm an amateur who has been using conventional SLRs for 30+ years and using a compact digital (Canon Ixus 500) for about 4 years.

Comparisons: The compact digital would match many of the things my old SLRs would do but would not often produce images with a 'wow' factor. I got a D40X six months ago and I am generally impressed by it. It does almost anything that my old SLRs would. You can't use a loo roll as an extension tube (which my oldest SLR could). In very dark conditions the D40X struggles to find focus, even with the little focus-assist lamp, so recently I couldn't get pictures in a cave (my wife's compact did this OK); I couldn't find the 'bulb' setting (manual mode) as I was standing in the dark! In more normal situations the results have been very good. Controlling depth of focus is a bit fiddly as there is no preview in the viewfinder nor depth-scale on the lenses (so also cannot use hyperfocal distance). Metering for sun-over-shoulder shots is perfect. Metering of high contrast tends (naturally) to underexpose dark bits so it is sometimes necessary to use manual mode to add some exposure compensation in these circumstances. The camera seems to do well at spectral shots (sunrises, sunsets, light on water etc) although some exposure compensation may be necessary to get the colours the way that you remember them. Make sure that you have the correct focus mode set or you can get beautifully focussed backgrounds and your subject just a blur.

Extras: The optional 55-200 VR lens is good for getting shots with good 'grab' and the VR compensates quite well for my shaky hands. I have the little SB-400 flash as well and this covers the majority of my flash requirements (cost around 80GBP). Be careful though, the SB-400 can fire before it is fully recycled resulting in underexposed shots - give it time to recycle. I also bought the little remote shutter release (circa 15GBP) which has been fun for the family and I have captured some good candids that way.

Summary: In short, this camera is as capable as almost anything I have used before and can produce pictures with the 'wow' factor, given practice. I will be using this camera for years to come unless I win the lottery. Maybe even then.

Hmmm .... I do agree ...
..with most of the reviews. No wonder Nikon has discontinued this amazing camera. It must have hit sales of the D80 hard, maybe even the D200? This really is an 'all things to all men (& women) camera, or very nearly at least. Amateur/beginner, point and shoot and off you go, serious amateur, maybe switching from film SLR? This is the camera for you, semi-pro (part time doing Weddings etc) this camera will do the job provided your customer doesn't want 12 x 16 or 16 x 20 enlargements. This is like going back to my old Bronica SQA days (not that anything will really compare with that beauty). Wedding photographers in the real world sorry, this will get me into trouble, know that the key to premier wedding photos is composition and being able to command a large group of people in a stressful situation. The photography itself? Shoot everything at F8, 60th of a second and use fill in flash - pressing the shutter is the easy bit. That used to be a problem but the D40x 'talks' to my Nikon flash and gets it right every time. Doesn't look professional enough for a wedding? Oh yes it does, get a battery holder, a big lens and an off-camera quality flash gun and it looks the business. OK, it doesn't have a lot of the D80/D200 gizmos but everything is there in the menus. Maybe not quite as convenient as on camera controls but, if you're an amateur you'll likely have the time to set everything up, if you're experienced, you'll be using manual or shutter/aperture priority so it's eminently do-able. You can tell I'm impressed.