Nikon D40?

[Wowee]

> $1000... Just body or with kit lens?

Sub $1000 dslr with kit lens would really drive a lot of P&S shooters to dslr loh...

We might start to see more dslr users than P&S... :bsmilie:

Change of our times? :bsmilie:

 

[zac08]

Wonders...

But it might be something which my GF can use easily... Hmmmm

Tat way I can be in the picture too... :sweat:

 

[filofari]

> $1000... Just body or with kit lens?

Sub $1000 dslr with kit lens would really drive a lot of P&S shooters to dslr loh...

We might start to see more dslr users than P&S... :bsmilie:

Change of our times? :bsmilie:

with kit... 18-55mm

 

[Wowee]

with kit... 18-55mm

Wah!!! :bigeyes:

 

[ultrazoom]

> $1000... Just body or with kit lens?

Your sign is wrong. It should be < $1,000 instead, with kit.

 

[Wowee]

Your sign is wrong. It should be < $1,000 instead, with kit.

Oops... :embrass:

Thanks for pointing that out... :thumbsup:

 

[aaron80]

Hmm..there's a new kit lens too, the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens.. It seems to be different from the D50 kit lens..

 

[aaron80]

I dun think it will be less than $1k.. Coz Nikon already has such a big following. They do not need to price their cams low just to attract buyers.. Most prob will be around $1.1k?

 

[buaytahhan]

Hmm..there's a new kit lens too, the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens.. It seems to be different from the D50 kit lens..

I believe the difference between the two lenses is only cosmetic. There's no difference in the specifications and even the MTF charts are exactly the same.

New lens: http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-55mmf_35-56g_ed_2/index.htm
Old lens: http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-55mmf_35-56g_ed/index.htm

 

[captnj]

i wonder if the AF-C will be shutter priority... i hope so... it suits my shooting style (using AF-on to focus...)

 

[unseen]

I dun think it will be less than $1k.. Coz Nikon already has such a big following. They do not need to price their cams low just to attract buyers.. Most prob will be around $1.1k?

Hmmmm you should know that Nikon is lagging quite a fair bit behind Canon in the dSLR market internationally ya? It's only in Singapore the market share is comparable. This is a product launched at the international market, not only Singapore market.

 

[Youhong]

Size comparison.....

Haha.... :bsmilie: Never put one coolpix inside??? I think SB-800 will cause D40 to be unbalanced lah...

 

[zac08]

I believe the difference between the two lenses is only cosmetic. There's no difference in the specifications and even the MTF charts are exactly the same.

New lens: http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-55mmf_35-56g_ed_2/index.htm
Old lens: http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-55mmf_35-56g_ed/index.htm

Did you read properly??

New one is slightly longer and lighter

70.5×74 mm
205gm

And also the lens construction is slightly different. Look at it carefully. The old one has the group nearer to the rear element. The new version has it in the middle of the lens.

Old :

New :

This may be the part which may help the image quality improve.

 

[blurrblurr]

So nikon lens start to have mark II series ...

 

[Ansel]

Did you read properly??

New one is slightly longer and lighter

70.5×74 mm
205gm

And also the lens construction is slightly different. Look at it carefully. The old one has the group nearer to the rear element. The new version has it in the middle of the lens.

Old :

New :

This may be the part which may help the image quality improve.

Not sure the diff is due to one being zoomed out and the other one zoomed in. :dunno:

The shapes of the elements look the same. Dont think they can make such drastic changes to the positions of the elements without redesigning the elements.

 

[Loupisk]

When the D200 came out. I started to have some hope for Nikon. But it seems that unable to go up, they try to reach down with the D40. The D80 is a good cam. A good equipment at a good price. But no technical revolution.

If Nikon does not come up with something substential, they will start the sloap that goes definitively down.

The D40 almost reminds me the Nikon pronea serie. Were that winning products?

 

[westwest1]

When the D200 came out. I started to have some hope for Nikon. But it seems that unable to go up, they try to reach down with the D40. The D80 is a good cam. A good equipment at a good price. But no technical revolution.

If Nikon does not come up with something substential, they will start the sloap that goes definitively down.

The D40 almost reminds me the Nikon pronea serie. Were that a winning products?

maybe they put all the money into making a FF camera???

 

[deadpixel]

Ouch!!

Can only autofocus with AF-S and AF-I lenses... no cheap 50mm f/1.8 for this baby... :think:

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[Scaglietti]

Ouch!!

Can only autofocus with AF-S and AF-I lenses... no cheap 50mm f/1.8 for this baby... :think:

_

Yes you can use it... just have to do manual focusing...

 

[ortega]

different target segment,
i think the new product line up will make lots of money for Nikon