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Re: [hosh] Nikon d40x:
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jankymutt
Oct 31, 2007, 5:00 PM
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Hosh,
I've been heavily researching the D40, D40X and the D80. It seems like if you can afford it, buy the D80. The price has come down a lot (esp. with the anticipation of the release of its successor in the near future).
You get many more features with the D80, the most important being the internal focusing motor. This will allow you to use just about any Nikon lenses. The D40/X do NOT have an internal focusing motor, meaning only the new (read: more expensive) AF-S/AF-I lenses will auto focus on the camera. The older lenses DO work but you have to manually focus them.
It's totally up to you on how important that is and how much it will affect you.
If you're only going to use the kit lens then you will probably be fine with the D40/X. Finally, I think the D40X is not worth the extra $200-300. The few extra features you get would probably be better spent on lenses or accessories.
Hope that helps. 
(This post was edited by jankymutt on Oct 31, 2007, 5:01 PM)
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