Nikon D40 with 18-55mm lens Reviews: Digital SLR Camera

+ Easy to use - great images

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+ Quality of pictures, Features, non professional friendly

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+ Easy to use, availablity of lenses.

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+ nicecamera for begineers

- expensive lacks features flash keeps popping up very few lenses compatible no flash sync cord

+ takes great pictures so easy to use

- needs a better lense

+ Item was just what I wanted for first digital SLR camera. Fair price for such a complex item.

- Found it difficult to use with strap fixed. Strap is very thick and gets in way. Have removed it for ease of use.

+ build quality

- auto focus

+ Easy to use nice and light. superb pics!!!

- Download could be a bit quicker.

+ Easy to use

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+ as I am just getting used to my camera, I have none yet.

- I am unable to view my subject through the LCD screen.

+ Easy to handle being not heavy or bulky. Plenty of settings in memory.

- Shame that memory is difficult to use. Would like to see picture preview a shade longer.

+ cheap, excellent build quality, easy to use, small, light, amazing image quality, it's just the perfect SLR!

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+ i am onley 15 years old, I have used many digital slr's and this is the best by far. i use this camra for photoshoots and my GCSE photography and great quality pictures every time, this is an amazing camera

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+ it is a brilliant camera with lots of features and gives you stunning images.

- No auto focus motor inside so it narrows down the choice of lenses

+ Great value, easy to understand to use, great entry-level SLR, great pictures on Auto. great LVD on back, light and easy to carry around, great lense included

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+ My first DSLR and I dont think I could've chosen a better camera. Very easy to use with stunning results. So different to the digital compacts I've used over the years.

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+ Its just a brilliant camera, simple to use, and produces beautiful pictures at a click of a button

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+ An excellent camera with an amazing specifiaction. Suitable for those new to SLR photography but similarly will be appreciated by th more experienced amature photographer.

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+ superb quality shots in all kinds of light.

- extra lenses are quite expensive.
the lenses from my 35mm nikon are incompatable.

+ ease of use and almost foolproof. and of course price

- none that I can think of

+ An excellent value for money camera,easy to use with superb results,worth every penny.

- No memory card supplied as standard

+ Great camera, overall build qaulity, features and image qaulity are excellent.

- Conned over cashback too difficult to claim back1.

+ Image quality

- Features

+ great camera easy to use, fantastic picture quality and terrific value for money i'm very pleased with this purchase

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+ Its easy to use and handle for a leaner as me.Its image quality is just great

- It hasn't got zoom as much as i had expected and i am also not much satisfied with amount of information in its user manual.

+ price
great for learning the world of digital slr

- no 100 iso
cheap build

+ build qualities, simple to use and feel good to snap away

- not interchangeable lens within the nikon range

+ Price

- Does not take full range of Nikon Af lenses'

+ Speed of action - no delay
Captures the moment
Auto focus
Memory
Ease of handling

- Complexity of instruction
Confusing icons

+ Good quality pictures,instruction booklet relatively easy to use, weight is good.

- Need another lens for the kind of pictures I like to take

+ Excellent beginner digital SLR, very easy to use, high picture quality

- The internal build quality is shocking - with the kit lens, zooming in and out forced air through the viewfinder and into the user's eye. Nikon stated this cannot be repaired and gave a no-hassle refund.

+ Great camera, produces pictures easily printable to A2 size, very light and easy to use, the perfect camera for first time digital slr users.

- the exposure can be fooled sometimes by high contrast pictures but this can be overcome using the camera various controls.

+ Lightweight, Low price. Ease of use. Just brilliant point and shoot capability with no messing about! excellent Digital SLR Camera that fits in my Backpack to take pictures while out Mountain biking!

- No bad points at this price

+ easy to use simple to program great pic quality

- no issuses

+ Great to get back to slr quality in digi format. Easy to use trim pics mange images and download

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+ Straight forward to use. Good quality images.

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+ Fantastic Value, Great Images, Great features, Great write ups everywhere. Aand cash back came through quickly

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+ Great introduction to SLR photography

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+ Very easy to operate,for the complete novice.

- Instruction manual slightly confusing at times.

+ big jump up from a compact, image quality, speed of flash, manual control

- The lens it comes with is limited .... compared to a standard compact lens, not much of a zoom. Some of the controlls are a bit fiddly to get at via the digital display so it is not fully manual.

+ Good price for digital slr, light,

- complicated menus, not that impressed with lens especially focus ring being so small and a very light action

+ As this is my first pro digital camera the image quality is fantastic. Even though its a 6 mega pixel .... better that an standard digital camera at 8 mega pixel

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+ Quality of pictures, build of camera, ease of use

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+ Looks good, feels good, shoots excellent images.

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+ eccelent

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+ Good brand name and picture quality

- Can be over complicated

+ Easy to use. Image quality excellent.

- In keeping with some of the reviews I read images can be slightly soft but can be sharpened with the Nikon software.

+ Plenty of features to allow creative photography.
Very good camera 'feel' when taking photos.
Superb battery life.
Takes great pictures.

- Some the features difficult to use.
No picture preview on screen a feature which would be useful on occasions.
Infuriating 'random' appearance of all exposure details on screen after taking picture which blocks out most of screen and does not allow me to see if I am satisfied with the picture.

+ Compact size, easy handling, quality build, image quality

- Only 3-point auto-focus, kit-lens not as solidly built as other Nikon lenses.

+ I am disabled 9 strike I am disabled (stroke ) with little use of my right ard and hand but I am able to manage it; with good results.

- Unfortunately my existing lenses will not autofocus but everything above 2 metres is infinity so it's O.K.

+ An excellent camera as reflected by the comments in the photographic press. You do need to have some previous knowledge of using a camera to make the best use of it. Automatic cameras unfortunately negate the need to know much more than the direction to the subject!

- Loads of info to absorb to get the best out of the camera, however, Auto mode very comprehensive

+ excellent product and the lowest price!

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+ The Nikon D40 very much exceeds expectations. Picture quality is superb and you can very easily produce your own proffessional quality pictures. The feel of shutter release button has got to be experienced to appreciate the lovely sensation you get from releasing it. It feels right in your hand and has a good quality feel overall. I definitely will recommend the D40 to anyone pondering on getting one.

- The D40 came with an 18mm - 55mm lens. I bought in addition the 55mm - 200mm lens, though my absolute preference would have been the 18mm - 200mm. The snag was that, this lens alone was more expensive than the D40 with kit. Other than that i am a happy bunny.

+ The image quality, the features

- Heavier than expected, difficult to work out how to use it,

+ Fairly easy to use and excellent quality photos

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+ Feels solid in the hands yet fairly light weight. Good quality images and easy to use even for a first time user.

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+ so easy to use, I just got it out of the box, watched the on-line video and was producing the finest pics that I ever had, within an hour

- If there are any bad points I have yet to find them

+ A good compact camera at a good price. Ideal for first digital SLR. with ease of use

- Have not found any as yet, but i have not had a great deal of various usages yet

+ My 14 year old son has been using this camera and has produced some great results, thoroughly recommend.

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+ A good quality camera that is a great introduction to a digital SLR.

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+ Easy to use and reliable.

- As with all digital cameras, unfortunately the screen on the back is a little exposed and vunerable to scratching.

+ So easy to use. Excellent pictures every time.

- I honestly can't fault the camera. At the price it's a bargain.

+ For an SLR camera it is rather light and compact

- would be a help if it came with an sd memory card as you have to buy one seperately

+ easy to use

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+ Great camera for people new and old to photography

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+ everything fine

- i redeem cashback as term and condition but not response from nikon co.uk(register ok)

+ Excellent camera

- Still have not received cash back from Nikon

+ Easy to use and great for taking pictures of fast moving babies and toddlers.

- Not much really.

+ Lightweight camera with great quality pictures. Has numerous features found on more expensive cameras. Great lenses and easy to use menu facilities.

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+ Its a great product, good value for money, does all the things that you would want for a camera of this range, it easy to set up , easy to use, build quality is strong, packed with features, superb image quality.

- Auto focas can take a bit too long.

+ Image and build quality

- Ease of use not very intuitive

+ It is a good wieght and feels very natural to use. All the buttons and switches are in exactly the right place. The LCD screen is brilliant and the menus are very easy to use.

- Does not come with a basic camera case.

+ very easy to use

- if droped can break

+ easy to use pleasure touse

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+ Fantanstic build quality and picture quality. Excellent automatic mode takes top pictures. People say wow when they see the pictures and cannot believe the quality.

- 6.1 megapixels sounds small althought it produces top quality prictures.

+ FANTASTIC QUALITY SHOTS, VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT LAG, EXCELLENT METERING, HAVE A 7 MEGAPIXEL COMPACT WHICH DOES NOT COMPARE TO THIS. IF YOU ARE THINKING OF HAVING AN SLR INSTEAD OF A COMPACT I WOULD DEFINATELY RECOMMEND IT.

- THE LENSE CAP DOESNT STAY ATTATCHED AND ITS A BIT BULKY BUT VERY LIGHT CONSIDERING ITS SIZE. A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR A LOVELY CAMERA AT SUCH A LOW PRICE.

+ Excellent image quality, very low noise up to ISO 800.
Good focussing system.
Solidly built and excellent grip.
Quiet operation.

- Menu system is a bit complicated.
No dedicated vertical grip.

+ lovely camera with a nice action and good control. love it

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+ Probably the smallest DSLR available, which is great for me. An excellent kit lense. Very good quality out of the box and lots of flexibility to really explore the world of photography. These cameras are in a different world from bridge and compact cameras.

- Very few if any. I think I'd prefer more than 6 mega pixels, but at this price, who can complain? The only major annoyance from Nikon is that they didn't see fit to include RAW software with it - that's an extra cost.

+ Super pictures and very user friendly, perfect forgetting to grips with the world of digital slr photography.

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+ Easy to use, good quality pictures, exactly what I was looking for

- have not found any yet

+ So easy to use, I know nothing about cameras but worked the D40 out with ease

- Can't think of any

+ It is easy to handle and use. great beginner SLR camera.

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+ Picture quality amazing

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+ Very easy to use.

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- The official guide

+ Lightweight, easy to see through viewfinder, excellent quality photos'

- Haven't discovered any yet, as I haven't had the camera very long.

+ Size of body
weight

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+ Ease of use, build quality and quality of printed image

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+ Sharp in bright images

- Lenses feel a bit flimsy, screen cannot be used as viewfinder.

+ Easily accessible controls
large viewfinder
excellent image quality
ease of use

- Takes some time to access menu options

+ ease of use. almost instant transition from power on to picture taken

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+ Good quality images, easy to use, good grip, light weight

- Slow auto focus

+ Light weight. Easy to use. Good Layout.

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+ Very Clear, sharp pictures. Easy to use.

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+ Brilliant entry level DSLR. Could get you hooked on proper photography, because you will take lovely photos with it.

- No focus motor in body. Sounds minor, but once you get into photography, this is what will cause you to junk the camera - you can't get cheap or second hand lenses for this thing, which becomes a MAJOR drawback.
Also no top screen (also becomes important), single control wheel, no aperture bracketing.

+ Easy to use even if you have limited experience

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+ Ease of use

- inability to get clip on screen protectors

+ A good quality, smallish digital SLR with an excellent basic zoom lens that out performs rival lenses. This easy-to-use camera compares well with other leading brands. Great value for the price.

- Some controls can be a little bit fiddly to use - but nothing major.

+ Quality, superb lens, easy to use but with advanced features for more experienced users.

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