Strengths: picture quality,price,

Weaknesses: poor autofocus,not easy to use,expensive lenses,

Summary: I bought a Canon SLR but dumped it as I did not like the compact flash slot.I am sorry I did that. I bought a new Nikon D40x, it is much harder to use, and its 3 zone autofocus is poor. The lenses are very expensive, options are limited.

Strengths: easy to use right off the box,very good price,picture quality,battery life

Weaknesses: NONE NONE

Summary: Bought this camera on June 27th 2008.I have it only for 4 days and I fill like a professional photographer. Takes beautiful pictures, and is very easy to use. The menu is clear and very easy to access.It is my first DSLR camera and I love it. I would recommended to everybody who is switching from point shoot camera.

Strengths: Everything

Weaknesses: None that I can think of at this time

Summary: D40 came out in 2006, and it was a great camera then and still is today. The first picture that I took was of professional standards. The colors were excellent, the lighting was great, and I had no complaint what so ever. I took a hand held picture and I like it some much, I had to see how far I could go in blowing it up. The size of the picture was 12X18. The picture was taken with the 18-55 mm lens. I have purchased the 55-200 mm lens with hood and I have not had to use it as of yet. I don't need anything bigger than that either. I like the action mood that can be used too and the quick return to flash, the camera offers. I would highly recommecd this camera to any and all of my friends.

Strengths: Great picture quality, VERY fast, great build quality, huge viewfinder, great features

Weaknesses: Only 6 megapixels

Summary: This is a great camera. It takes great shots. It is so much faster than any compact camera I've used. With my previous compact camera I would have to wait over 4 seconds between shots with flash. With the D40, once you take the shot, it's ready for another one.The grip is large and well built. The kit lens is a little too lightweight in my opinion, but it's not that hard to get used to it.I was pleasantly surprised by the viewfinder. I was expecting it too be small and dark. It's actually very large and bright for a camera in its class.The only problem some people might have with the D40 is the fact that it's only 6 megapixels. If you need to print posters or crop your images a lot, you may need a 10 megapixel camera. Otherwise, this is a great entry-level DSLR.

Strengths: Unmatched picture clarity even the blowups of 20" x 30" are crystal clear, nice inbuilt flash of its kind, hats off to nikon for making such a camera for $500 and beach camera met the expectation.

Weaknesses: not found any...needs to make little more R D and i will let u know

Summary: I strongly recommend this camera for any ammeture.I love to have this camera for my lifetime.I thought of buying canon xti but the grip didnt impressed me...and 6 mega will get u what u want...more than enough na !

Strengths: Easy to use, great photo quality, fantastic price

Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet.

Summary: I just bought this camera 09/04/2007. I have not used a real camera since the 1980's and was initially a little intimidated. After about an hour I felt like I had been using this camera forever. When I decided to but a DSLR I was torn between Cannon, Pentax and this Nikon. I always wanted a Nikon and went for it although it was more expensive than the other two choices. If you are on the fence about buying this camera Sears has a 30 day price match gaurantee and is currently offering a promotion of no payment and no interest until September 2009. The Sears price is $599 but Costco has this camera on sale for $499. If you take in the Costco price from Costco.com Sears will reduce their price to $489, making this camera a steal.

Strengths: Picture quality, low noise at high ISO, features, size and weight, large LCD, battery life, price

Weaknesses: Charger has cord, doesn't connect directly to wall outlet. Burst speed is not that fast.

Summary: This camera is great for the price. It's better than the Canon Rebet XT which I owned before this one. It takes better pictures than that one. The ISO settings at 1600 and 3200 are incredible in the little noise they produce, especially the 1600. 1600 in this Nikon is better than 400 in my Canon A710. I love the small size and the big 2.5" lcd. If you are not sure which to buy between the Nikon D40 or the Canon Rebel XTi, save yourself the money and get the Nikon. I did and I'm extremely happy with that decision, and what do you need 10MP for, 6MP is plenty enough.

Strengths: low price for a DSLR, uses SDHD, decent lens and lens support from Nikon. Controls are decently placed, can actually be used as a point and shoot

Weaknesses: ...it is *so* "fiddly"...

Summary: I broke down and began the experimentation process to select a DSLR today, I was looking at a Rebel Xti and thought I'd try the D40 and D40x for comparison, so, I shot them for a few hours in Circuit City before buying one. Glad that I did...let me tell you there is almost no similarity in the way that the controls are laid out, or in the way they handle. I would change one thing on the Xti, I would change the entire D40 control layout. Plus giving up 40% of the D40x's MP is definitely going to cut down on image gain. It helps, though, in a way, because you can't see how unreliably the D40 focuses at least inside under room lights...not nearly as well as you can see it with the D40x...I like a few things about this camera but there are a whole lot of things about it that I don't like. It's a decent DSLR but I would not buy one, it would drive me nuts.

Strengths: Light weight , fits your hand like a glove, easy to understand controls and settings and a massive color display to view your work!

Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet!!!!

Summary: This is my second venture into the world of Digital...and I really did my homework on this one. I read reams of reviews, and have the luxury of a pro photographer as a brother-in-law. With camera, gear bag and other goodies I dropped over $800 at the store and haven't regretted a moment or a dollar!! What a tremendous camera for the novice to serious snapshot taker! And the darned thing even looks like a serious camera!!! You whip this puppy out and people take notice!!!!!! I've bought many great cameras over the years...but this one has already taken the # one position in my collection....Easy to use, and AWESOME photos!

Strengths: very cheap, very light, good value

Weaknesses: no focus motor inside, noise at high ISOs, may be uncomfortable for large hands

Summary: I bought this as an introduction into the dslr world, along with the 55-200 DX VR, as a set to tinker around with. One of the reasons I chose this path is that I might go for the more expensive ones later, but I want one that I can still carry around for casual use, that's light and versatile. This camera fits the bill fairly nicely. You can get some pretty good images on it, like thishttp://x66.xanga.com/a3383161d3029121220181/b87355635.jpgTo someone entering into the digital world, this camera offers plenty to teach, and messing around with the continuous shooting and figuring out the differences between RAW and JPEG, and things like that. Lens choices are limited, and I suggest this with 5 stars that someone would use it as I would, first as a kind of trainer, and later as a backup. Using it as your only one will only take you so far, and you shouldn't depend on it to take you very far.

Strengths: easy to use, outstanding quality for the price

Weaknesses: Absolutely NONE.. you get what you pay for.

Summary: When you pay $500 for something, you should do a little research on what it is your are buying. Anyone who is surprised by the lack of an internal motor or lack of compatibility of legacy lenses should have done their homework. This is a great camera to break into the DSLR arena. Yes, you can get a better lens, but not in this price range. That includes the Canon, Olympus and the Pentax. Ability to take clean pictures at 1600 is something you won't find in the competition. Nikon replaced the D50 for a reason. This camera is cheaper and better than the one it replaced. It is highly recommended. Read the expert reviews to make sure you know what you are getting.

Strengths: Lightweight, great pictures out of the box in Auto, capable 18-55 lens, long battery, low price

Weaknesses: Auto focus a bit slow

Summary: Got the camera three weeks ago with the SB400 flash unit and have yet to be disappointed. Don't let the 6 meg pixel scare you away. The reality is the pixel size is more then enough for 8x10 and larger prints. In the AUTO mode the D40 handles the most challenging lighting scenarios with seldom a miscalculation. The 18-55 lens provides ample wide to mid zoom capability. My former camera was a film SLR which I used in manual mode, with exception of some night shots, I'm always in program or auto. The D40 has plenty of in camera editing features including the ability to re balance shots using the 3 color histogram. This is just a great all around SLR at a great price.

Strengths: compact, easy to use menus

Weaknesses: If you need more megapixel ...it migt be difficult, no night landscape mode

Summary: Very smaller lighter camera, decent price, It has 2.5 frames per second...very good battery life, Auto mode available which can take the flash off..It produces decent sharp photos..

Strengths: Easy to transition from Point-and-Shoot to a DSLR, image quality

Weaknesses: Typical for a DSLR, heavy, not compact, etc.

Summary: To begin with, I received this camera as a gift. This is my first SLR of any type, and am quite impressed with all the things I can do with it. I am pleasantly surprised how easy is to use, given I've had 2 months and haven't read the directions yet. I'm sure once I do, however, that I will be able to take advantage of all the camera's features.Image quality is excellent hands down even for 6 megapixel and the standard kit lens. In my opinion, for my purposes of casual photography, that's enough -- I don't want to deal with huge file sizes. And if I need to, I'm sure I can shoot in RAW. I am also very satisfied with the flash for my use, it takes EXCELLENT pictures in the dark my old Canon 3.2 megapixel would never be able to take clearly.USB transfer is fast using USB 2.0 (really necessary for larges images from this camera), and using an Ultra SanDisk card, does not appear to be any lag.Really everything I've done up to this point has been in Auto mode, and it's really amazing how well the auto-focus and the rest works. I really need to graduate to the advanced features quickly!Battery life: It seems to last forever, at least 200 shots. I haven't run one down yet (though I recharge often and purchased a spare battery -- a bit high at $45 or so).The camera's GUI seems easy to understand, and oh my, even lets me do simple image editing on the camera itself (cropping, balance, etc.). Don't know how easy it is to control, but a nice feature, nonetheless.LCD screen is HUGE, bright, and clear. Just be careful to keep it protected (that goes for the whole camera). Also surprising is that Nikon doesn't include any SD card, but not a big deal, since any included card would probably hold just a few pix at full resolution.Overall, I look forward to soon taking advantage of every feature this camera offers to improve image quality even more.

Strengths: Small size for a DSLR, solid build quality, familiar nikon controls, good flash range, nice viewfinder, great battery life

Weaknesses: No autofocus drive motor in body to drive non-AF-S lenses (not really a problem if you don't have old lenses)No bracketing (not that big a deal either with RAW files)

Summary: This D40 kit is just purrfect. I've had an N65 for a long time, and this is much smaller than that body, and of course much much smaller than a N80. When I saw this first, I thought it might be too small or awkward, but when I picked it up with the lens, it feels just right -- not too small/light nor too big/heavy. Just right. The pics I've taken so far are great (of course, my opinion). The lens is great as well, pretty fast and quiet (built-in AF motor). The zoom range is okay -- the 18-55mm translates to 27-82.5mm because of the 1.5 crop factor. I'd be ecstatic if I could get a 18-200mm (27-300mm!), but of course that is pretty expensive (a dream for another day). I'm getting ready for a trip to Europe, and I'm really excited to take my D40 with me. All in all, a great kit for a really reasonable price.