I would like to evaluate the old D40 dare to this era.
[Design] D60 system, is similar to the compact, lightweight design and D3000 system. Design-class even now is not think the thing for more than seven years. Looking not a good camera but is a practical design.
[Quality] is often the opinion that the crude even at high sensitivity is not conspicuous, but the shooting in a dark location is completely useless. Also depiction also feel the digital devices of a decade ago color reproduction. However, it's going to the depiction in the bright place to fully-class even now. Dynamic range is narrow impression, but come out photos are reminiscent of the reversal film. Color will be a little flashy, but the color of the CCD unit is like unique. If out take jpeg is possible it is more camera than the D200 of the same CCD machine. I think to come out the best colors in the depiction of plants( especially flowers) system. The number of pixels is less eye but need is sufficient for normal use, if 6 million pixels. Useless in a dark place, the best in a bright place, is such impression.
[Operability] minimum, and dial adjustment in S mode or A mode, that it is assigned the ISO sensitivity to the Fn button, so can be changed in one shot the exposure of the EV button, a minimum of operability is assured you have. AF is also no problem if there is a central one point.( Those who use the D40 in the moving object shooting It will not stay too .) [battery] need it is sufficient so long do not need a spare battery would normally use. With the 70-200mm vr2 such as might the battery is reduced sharply, but because a large lens is dowdy in this small camera, is no problem to comfortably shoot with a light kit zoom and small single focus. [Portability] is light models small as DX machine of Nikon. Portability is bad I do not think. [Functionality] unusual become now, set of 600 million pixels in the CCD machine, color is obtained, such as the reversal film, it will be lightweight data size of around 2.5MB in jpeg FINE. This point I believe that the biggest feature of the D40.
[LCD] and small become now I do not have enough even resolution, since it is possible, even a minimum of setting to tell the extreme case, is the part that does not worry too much if you only shoot.
[Hold a sense of] bad is not, but it is painful to use a large lens. 17-55mm f2.8G is with a hand-held or will the last minute of the line.
[OVERALL] is subtle regarding depiction also raise the ISO sensitivity in the dark room. Depiction towards the D3200, etc. If shooting flash is not used and the auxiliary light is on several stages.( I feel like inferior to Nikon1 in a dark room) true value of the D40 is I believe that shooting in a bright location. D40 of color is unique, will be recorded in fact than in flashy eyes, but is difficult to reproduce the same atmosphere in the other camera. This area is I think the characteristics of the CCD machine. You might use far from is similar to the reversal film. CCD machine Nikon is try using one way, easy-to-use impression D40 is the best.( Other models are often the impression that want to RAW development) there is color reproducibility the difficulty of it, is a camera that will want to shoot in jpeg FINE than shooting in RAW. Since the low-pixel machine does not choose a relatively lens, but still is-through towards the single focus with sharp will Bishitto. Around this time of the kit zoom will have no VR function but, in order to or have adopted the ED lens, I think that there is a sharp than the current kit zoom. Day is sufficient impression shooting if only kit zoom, even in a bright location in. If you do not mind that and point AF performance is old is a low pixel, ( though I do not say that others in the viewfinder performance also may be) is an old Nikon recommended the camera by far is in the digital single-lens. It is it is good that can enjoy co-exist without conflict with the latest camera. The basic specs is pretty poor, can exert a true value when a person use that rang the arm in the film machine, I think that it is the best camera to enjoy the pure shooting.
