Nikon D40 and focusing

[darkpbstar]

ok, so I see alot about autofocus and manual focus. With the D40 is there an auto focus, especially since I'm new to SLR's, so I can just get used to looking through the viewfinder and taking pics and adjusting the zoom by hand, and eventually as I get better I can possibly go manual? Just curious. Thanks. And also, is it difficult to focus manually? Advantages to focusing manually? Thanks alot

 

[swmocity]

d40 has both.......

 

[darkpbstar]

thank you

 

[Steph]

ok, so I see alot about autofocus and manual focus. With the D40 is there an auto focus, especially since I'm new to SLR's, so I can just get used to looking through the viewfinder and taking pics and adjusting the zoom by hand, and eventually as I get better I can possibly go manual? Just curious. Thanks. And also, is it difficult to focus manually? Advantages to focusing manually? Thanks alot

The D40 will only autofocus with lenses that have a built-in AF motor (AF-S lenses from Nikon or HSM lenses from Sigma for example). Focusing manually is possible with all lenses but the viewfinder of a D40 is not really designed for manual focussing: it is fairly small and dim and does not have a split screen.

 

[TamiyaGuy]

Still, don't let that put you off; both Nikon and Sigma make tons of D40-compatible lenses, both starter and more advanced. And if push comes to shove and you have an old Nikon lens somewhere, there is a small green dot at the bottom of the viewfinder that shows the image is focused correctly.

 

[SrBiscuit]

did you buy the d40 yet?

 

[RubyMagic]

The more shallow the DOF, the harder it is to focus correctly. Mainly with lenses with a minimum f-stop of 2.0 or lower.

 

[Early]

The more shallow the DOF, the harder it is to focus correctly. Mainly with lenses with a minimum f-stop of 2.0 or lower.

I think you have that backwards.

 

[darkpbstar]

I did not buy it yet, I'm just trying to find everyting out about it first, so when i get it I'll be prepared.

 

[Mav]

The D40 will only autofocus with lenses that have a built-in AF motor (AF-S lenses from Nikon or HSM lenses from Sigma for example). Focusing manually is possible with all lenses but the viewfinder of a D40 is not really designed for manual focussing: it is fairly small and dim and does not have a split screen.

True, but it does have a focus confirmation dot indicator to help with manual focusing which works great.

 

[RubyMagic]

I think you have that backwards.

Right. Haha. When Im in a hurry Ill type anythinmg. Thanks for clearing that up.


My main point is that its harder to focus when youre at an f-stop of 2.0 or lower.