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You are right, it comes with the charger and strap and things. The only things that the D60 kit has that the D40 doesn't is the extra lense, the bag, and software.
So are the D60 and D40 pretty much the same, except that the D60 has a new dust reduction system, and that is doens't have VR in the camera, they are only in the lenses right? so the lenses will cost me more?
I'm sorry for asking so many questions, i'm just trying to figure this all out. I want a camera that will last me a while that i can do a lot with. I plan on mostly taking pictures of people (maternity and baby shots mostly probably, some engagment and senior pictures), and then possibly some weddings. So would i be able to start out taking more professional pictures with the D40, or would i want the D60? or would neither of them really work? Thanks for helping me with this.
Either camera. Doesn't really matter. What you need to get really professional looking photos of the type you're mentioning is an eye for great shots first of all, decent lighting either natural or provided by yourself, and then a GOOD LENS to render it all. The camera body just controls the lens and records what the lens renders. The 18-55 and 55-200 kit lenses are nice, but aren't going to give you the "POP" that the professional level lenses will, especially for people type photos. I think one of the bigger mistakes that newcomers to DSLRs make is over-emphasizing the importance of the body and then treating the lenses as more of an after-thought when a lot of it really is about the lenses in the first place. The camera companies make far more money selling camera bodies than they do lenses, so all you ever hear about are the bodies.I want a camera that will last me a while that i can do a lot with. I plan on mostly taking pictures of people (maternity and baby shots mostly probably, some engagment and senior pictures), and then possibly some weddings. So would i be able to start out taking more professional pictures with the D40, or would i want the D60? or would neither of them really work? Thanks for helping me with this.
Also, I notice that you're from NE Washington, not sure if you mean Washington State but I'm from Seattle. Pretty much any electronic stores will get you the basic things your looking for i.e. Circuit City, Best Buy and there are plenty of camera stores too with decent prices i.e. Kits/Ritz. In Seattle there is a very reputable store called "Glazers", although the staff is very rude to beginning photographers, but, they have everything you could ever need in photography.
Or do you think that there is a better camera that i could get?
Honestly, imo, I would get the D40. I would get the D40, use the $200 you save to get a nice camera bag (I got a Lowepro with room to grow for glass, for...$70-something, but they do come cheaper than that), a 4 GB card (got mine on amazon for...I think, $15 or $18), and a 50mm f1.8 lens. If you're wanting to take good pictures of people, the 50mm f1.8 is a GREAT, inexpensive place to start.
If I could do it all over again, this is how I would have done it.:mrgreen:
I feel for you on that. When I got the D40 new, I had no idea what I could've got used. I'm still happy, but it haunts me in my sleep :greenpbl:.If I could do it all over again, this is how I would have done it.:mrgreen:
Well, if you're taking photos of still people. Kids, however, with manual focusing..... nah.If you're wanting to take good pictures of people, the 50mm f1.8 is a GREAT, inexpensive place to start.
To be honest, it's nothing more than a fancy extra. Sure, it's handy to have the camera automatically do it for you, but for £7.99 you can get a rocket blower that can get dust off your sensor way better than the camera can. A guy on this forum even used a 99p mustard bottle, if you're THAT short of cash .Thanks for your help. Is the dust reduction system in the D60 a good thing? or just a nice extra? Will it make my camera last longer?
Well, if you're taking photos of still people. Kids, however, with manual focusing..... nah.
Heh, I got my Nikon with the notion that I'd be able to share lenses with my in-laws. I borrow their 70-300mm VR when they're around. But they're not always around when I want to use that lens.
Guess what I'm buying next week...:mrgreen:
I agree with TamiyaGuy, go to the store and hold the D60 and the XTI and see which one feels better for you. I don't know or understand why the store guy would tell you that. I didn't realize there was THAT much of a difference between Nikon and Canon. But I suppose each person has a different reason for choosing their brand of camera. I went with Nikon because I had the ability to use my in-laws' D40x, so I had a feel for what that camera was like before buying.
But I could have gone either way.
I really believe that you could be happy with either. It's really a good thing that you are researching both.:mrgreen:
Wow, those are great! Wide open, I'd never be able to manually focus like that :hail:. Great job! Did you take hundreds of shots and hope for the best, or do you have "the eye" for when a shot is perfectly in focus? I was using a manual Nikon F301 for 6 months, I should have it by now :er:.Taken with my D60 and 50mm f1.8 @f2, 1/250, ISO 200
I took these the first night I had received the lens.:mrgreen:
Those are all action shots of my son. He was singing and swinging a rope around. He's non-stop motion.