Now im lost on what to go for :wonder:

Anyone help me out & point me in the right direction on which is the best to have :notworthy ........... Not looking for anything like most have here but just an upgrade on the Fuji s5600 i have :thumb: ....
The D40 & E410 are around the same price but which is the best one :confused:

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Or even the D40X :wonder:

Personally I would go for the Nikon purely because you then have access to a much wider range of lenses and accessories. Plus loads of 2nd hand lenses available for Nikons.

what do you want to photograph?

Thanks guy's .... Pumkin, mainly still's to be honest... looking what iv got saved 90% are cars lol but we do something most weekends & the camera comes with me .... this is the 1st SLR so dont need anything OTT "yet" :
Dont do a lot of track action etc.... but something that would cope would be good aswell :)

I'm a Canon man so I would recommend looking at the new Canon 450D or the older 400D. Its got more AF points than the Olly or Nikon and this allows off centre tracking of cars or bikes on track - you don't always want the subject dead centre in the frame.

The Nikon D40 / D40X (which has been superceeded by the D60) only has 3 AF points compared to 9 on the Canon which gives greater flexibility when composing your shots. Don't know about the Olympus...

For cars at shows, you'll need an 18-55 lens (in 35mm terms) for cars on track you'll need 70-300.

The D40 (lowest Nikon) is pitched at a slightly lower point than the lowest Canons, and the range is slightly staggered...

The next level up Canon 40D (confusing names!) thanks to a £ 100 cashback offer is actually cheaper than the base 450D model - worth careful consideration as its a very very good camera and will do everything you'll throw at it.

Yup good advice. Either Nikon or Canon are a better choice than the Olympus for range of lenses and accessories offered by both.

I'm a Canon man so I would recommend looking at the new Canon 450D or the older 400D. Its got more AF points than the Olly or Nikon and this allows off centre tracking of cars or bikes on track - you don't always want the subject dead centre in the frame.

The Nikon D40 / D40X (which has been superceeded by the D60) only has 3 AF points compared to 9 on the Canon which gives greater flexibility when composing your shots. Don't know about the Olympus...

For cars at shows, you'll need an 18-55 lens (in 35mm terms) for cars on track you'll need 70-300.

The D40 (lowest Nikon) is pitched at a slightly lower point than the lowest Canons, and the range is slightly staggered...

The next level up Canon 40D (confusing names!) thanks to a £ 100 cashback offer is actually cheaper than the base 450D model - worth careful consideration as its a very very good camera and will do everything you'll throw at it.

:notworthy Now thats given me a lot to think about :thumb:
Canon EOS 40D DSLR + AF 18-55mm + SIGMA 70-300AF Lens @ £700 looks great & I'll be ask santa for that one :notworthy .... just need something to last me untill then ;)

Ok im stuck again ....... something to keep me going .........

d40x or e-410

Need help on this as iv not a clue which one to go for :wonder:


d40x comes with .....
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
4GB HC SD Memory Card


410 Comes with ..........
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F3.5-4.5 Lens
ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 Lens
4GB CF Card

:confused: d40x or e-410 :confused:

EDIT for the same sort of ££

Why don't you look at buying used? I got a Canon 350D with the 18-55 Kit lens, a Sigma 70-300DG Macro lens, a Cokin filter kit and 5 memory cards (2x 512, 2x 1gb, 1x 2gb) for £290 all in.

It's a pretty inexpensive way to get into DSLR, and at least if you don't really take to it, you're not out that much. And you can always shift it on for around the same as you paid for it.

Why don't you look at buying used? I got a Canon 350D with the 18-55 Kit lens, a Sigma 70-300DG Macro lens, a Cokin filter kit and 5 memory cards (2x 512, 2x 1gb, 1x 2gb) for £290 all in.

It's a pretty inexpensive way to get into DSLR, and at least if you don't really take to it, you're not out that much. And you can always shift it on for around the same as you paid for it.

I was looking into a 2nd hand one but then clocked a deal i had to have lol, so went for it & had a Olympus E 5-10 + 14/42 + 40/150 lens + 4gig CF card dropped off this morning :notworthy
Just working my way though the book now :wonder: hence my next post :thumb: