Is that for the body, or is there a lens with it. I have a D70 and it is a great camera.
No, they will both produce great pics, it all depends on what lenses you want! With the D70 you can get a wider range, including older lenses. With the D40 you need AFS Nikon lenses or Sigma HSM lenses.
There are a lot of lenses for the D40, they do cost more. But saying that, a lot of the most popular lenses that people buy (sigma 10-20, 30mm, nikon 18-55, nikon 55-200, 18-200, 70-300) all have AFS or HSM.
If you intend to buy older lenses and prime lenses your better off with the D70.
My set up is simple... D40 + 18-200 + Sigma 30mm.
Anyway... enough of my ramble!
D40/50 = semi-pro
d70/80 = pro
I own a d70 and its amazing. Just get a proper lens.
D40/50 = semi-pro
d70/80 = pro
I own a d70 and its amazing. Just get a proper lens.
:lolup: at people taking my post so seriously
:lolup: at people taking my post so seriously
well why wouldnt we?
no smileys or anything to suggest you were joking.
D40/50 = semi-pro
d70/80 = pro
I own a d70 and its amazing. Just get a proper lens.
d70 is FAR from pro... i own and use nikon d2x thats a pro camera...
d70 is the amature level well thats what its aimed at the amature that wants to progress... the semi pro camera that was about when the d70 was out was the d100
current listings would be
d60 beginer
d80 amature
d300 semi pro
d3 pro
however saying that i know pro's that use d80's as back up cameras and a really good pro i know who uses a hassy h3d uses a nikon d40 also lol... he has a 30k+ camera and uses the d40 more lol!
You can have what people seem to be calling a 'pro' body and still get s**t pics!
As mentioned before, some of the best pics on CS have been taken with 'beginner' cameras... or maybe it has something to do with the talent behind and in front of the body