Just ordered a DSLR!! (Update: It's here!)

LOL, but I have till Tuesday if I want to cancel it or not

So which one did I order? No surprises here, the Nikon D40 here are my reasons:

1) It comes with a great kit lens - which would save me around £200 if I went for say the 400D (I'm not keen on the 440d's kit lens - also not to mention the 400D is about £200 more expensive to begin with too).

2) I don't need 10MP as I won't be printing larger than A4. It also helps disipline me to frame photos better, and not relying on being able to crop so much

3) I don't want to wait till November - I could be dead by then!

4) Even if a new model comes out in November, and I'd still rather go for this one - I doubt the price would drop much (look at 350ds/D50s/D70s/etc for comparison) even if it went down 20/30/40 even £50, it's still not as good as the £60 cashback which ends at the end of this month

5) As I am a beginner, the D40 is ideal, as it gives you pointers as you shoot - eg, if there's not enough light, it'll tell you and suggest using the flash!

6) Again as a beginner it lets me get into the whole DSLR thing, and once I know more about them and what I want I can use that knowledge to help me decide what I want out of my next DSLR

7) Nikon do some great quality lens that also include VR (image stablisation) the one I want to get next is only £179

It would mean that in future there are two cameras here, so ideal if you want to go out taking pics with someone, and also great if sometimes you don't want to take out your more expensive one.

9) As its a Nikon, it has pretty good resale value (pretty much the same as canon from what I have seen)

10) Last but certainly not least - I like the quality of the pics it takes!

Even if I don't like it when I get it (due to being a crap photographer!) at least I'll have experienced a Nikon camera! I aim to experience a Canon too at some point!

It's not due to be shipped out until Wednesday - So I should get it on Friday or Monday... wish me luck!

Enjoy

Excellent choice! Welcome to the Nikon Family!!

Thanks both, I'm sure I'll bore you will all the pics when I get it

Nah you wont! Im looking forward to seeing what you can do!!!

lol no pressure then

Honestly, I'm a crap photographer - but am eager to learn

Im sure your not that bad! As long as you have a good eye for composition, you can learn everything else!

I was a crap photographer as well ..now I am slightly less than crap....you just have to get out there and take the pics and see what you get One of the wonderful things with DSLR's is that can see all the exif data and KNOW what you did and can try to repeat it

Best of luck with it Azz, you'll get to grips with it pretty quickly.
Dawn.

Good choice Azz, those D40 review sample images from dpreview are impressive, not to mention the good review and highly recommended award it got too.