Looking to get into photography

i see the Nikon D40 is priced at about 5k. Will this price drop in a few months? Or is that not likely?
 
Genius. said:
i see the Nikon D40 is priced at about 5k. Will this price drop in a few months? Or is that not likely?
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As far as I know it's already out of production, so the ones one the shelves now are old stock. Waiting for it to get cheaper is a bit of a gamble. If they don't sell well, then I'm sure the price would drop even further, but if they're moving well, you risk losing out...
 
koffiejunkie said:
As far as I know it's already out of production, so the ones one the shelves now are old stock. Waiting for it to get cheaper is a bit of a gamble. If they don't sell well, then I'm sure the price would drop even further, but if they're moving well, you risk losing out...
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Ok. So they will just get rid of the remaining stock. I see the new one is out and is priced at just over 6k.

Is there really a big difference? Is it worthwile getting the updated model?

Thx
 
koffiejunkie said:
Which new one?
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Was in the mall and went to Kodak. They said that the D40 is discontinued and they are selling the D40X. Something like that. It was priced at just over 6k apperantly it had more sensors.

Not too sure on the other specs. So what do u think?
 
That sounds right. As far as I know the D40x are pretty much the same as the 40D except for the sensor being 10MP. But I thought this camera was replaced with the D60 a while ago and they kept the D40 as a budget option. If you can get the D40x for only a little more, it sounds like a good deal.
 
That said, I base my recommendations for the Nikon D40 and Pentax K100D (in low budget situations) on having spent a fair bit of time shooting with both. I can't say the same for any other Nikon.
 
I would definitely go for the extra 4MP. But then again, I would also go for the 40D over the 450D. Your choice.
 
mercurial said:
Damn that was quick. How'd they find out we were discussing them? :confused:
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google, was checking if sitemaps working yet (not) and this thread came up.

shipping link fixed thanks.

shipping is free, though not shipping insurance, optional but recommended.
 
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