Digital Photo Tips

As you know, I bought a D40 a month plus ago after my kid damaged the CF card of my Konica-Minolta Dynax. Right now, the Dynax is still in the shop. It is too expensive to replace it and we are still unsure what to do with it. At the time I bought the D40, the price was already dropping and I got it for RM2K. I bought an 18-200mm VR lens for around RM2.5K because my budget was intended for a D80. Yeah, I know. I have the money so I must spend it. But I didn’t want the D80 because I was sold on the D40 for its size and its superb reviews. My intention is to buy a D3 next time. :p That’s why I invested in lens instead.

Anyway, I didn’t have much mood to play around with the camera and am still fumbling with the buttons until today! At the time I bought the D40, I knew the D40X was about to be released. However, I am those person who wants something and wants it NOW. So, I didn’t wait. Moreover, the three shops I went to told me that it will costs more and the only difference is the 10MP. All three told me that with 10MP, there will be more noise. Wateva….

So here are some of my D40 shots. I ran into a Hindu temple, crowded with a lot of people to take this shot. It is sort of like run and shoot because I was afraid the crowd won’t welcome a crazy Chinese woman in their place of worship. So forget about ISO, shutter speed and what nots.

The reason I love Nikon is the natural skin tones. All my kids photos turn out so natural with rosy cheeks and shiny black hairs. Lovely. The VR (vibration reduction) makes almost every shots very sharp and crisp.

The only thing I wish for now is a macro lens that costs another RM2.5K or thereabout. I hope to earn that and buy it soon. Well, that is if I can find more paid posts to fill here. Hehehe.

Now back to the title – Nikon D40X preview is released by dpreview. Go check it out. I had surfed through like dozen of pages but couldn’t seem to find anything special compared to my D40. So yeah, I didn’t missed out much on buying the D40, cheaper by RM700+.

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