D40 Bargain

[Craig]

Just spotted this on another forum:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-D40-Digital-SLR-Camera/dp/B000KIX65S/#

Nikon D40 + 18-55mm kit lens for £224.98. Seems like quite a bargain if anyone is looking at getting an SLR.

 

[5872]

www.dixons.co.uk - £220

 

[mbonwick]

Except Dixons are sold out

 

[BJMorley]

didn't Dixons get brought by Currys and turned into Currys Digital?

 

[mbonwick]

They're all part of the DSG Group, along with PC World for a start, Link (I think? - the mobile phone things)

 

[1D53]

Seriously considering this!

 

[BJMorley]

I wouldn't mind a D40, but can someone tell me the difference between my 6.2mp Digital Compact Camera, to a 6mp DSLR?

 

[Jx^]

If you wait till Monday, the price MIGHT drop due to VAT being cut to 15%.

 

[BJMorley]

hmm... I've actuallly noticed the prices on SLRs dropping quicker since august, also, with the tax cut, it will be a bit more
Brandon

 

[1D53]

If you wait till Monday, the price MIGHT drop due to VAT being cut to 15%.

If you buy on Amazon you can redeem it already by using a voucher, an extra fiver by the looks of it.

 

[Craig]

Entering LOWERVAT when you checkout should give you the discount now.
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I wouldn't mind a D40, but can someone tell me the difference between my 6.2mp Digital Compact Camera, to a 6mp DSLR?

It all depends what you want to do. If you just want to point and shoot and get decent photos, then a compact is probably best. If you want to experiment with the camera settings and have more control over the final image processing (by shooting in RAW) or want to upgrade in the future by buying more lenses etc, then an SLR is probably the way to go.

 

[5872]

Craig, your description describes what I am going to do in the perfect way .

 

[Mike McCormac]

The big differences for me between a 'compact' and a 'dslr' are:

1. When you press the shutter on a dslr, it fires. Now. No lag. For action shots (er, railways?) pretty essential. I'd love to carry a high spec 'compact' in my pocket to catch those shots you miss, but I haven't found one yet that fires 'now'. Unless of course somebody can put me right?

2. You can shoot RAW. The most forgiving way there is with digital. Every JPEG degenerates a little every time you press 'save'. RAWs don't. And much more importantly, the more you learn about post processing, the more RAWs you can rescue that were right offs when you shot them. I've been going through some shots I made in 2005 in China. And I've got about 10% more pictures out of the RAWs I shot at the time because I've learned more about extracting the most from them. Check out my blog at http://www.mikemccormac.co.uk/wordpress/ to see what I mean - check out the China stories.

And by the way, a D40 is a pretty cool bit of kit...

Best

Mike

 

[EE Type 3]

The big differences for me between a 'compact' and a 'dslr' are:

1. When you press the shutter on a dslr, it fires. Now. No lag. For action shots (er, railways?) pretty essential. I'd love to carry a high spec 'compact' in my pocket to catch those shots you miss, but I haven't found one yet that fires 'now'. Unless of course somebody can put me right?

2. You can shoot RAW. The most forgiving way there is with digital. Every JPEG degenerates a little every time you press 'save'. RAWs don't. And much more importantly, the more you learn about post processing, the more RAWs you can rescue that were right offs when you shot them. I've been going through some shots I made in 2005 in China. And I've got about 10% more pictures out of the RAWs I shot at the time because I've learned more about extracting the most from them. Check out my blog at http://www.mikemccormac.co.uk/wordpress/ to see what I mean - check out the China stories.

And by the way, a D40 is a pretty cool bit of kit...

Best

Mike

Agree 110% with you there. Can't add anything to that really.

 

[rmt]

If you wait till Monday, the price MIGHT drop due to VAT being cut to 15%.

Or wait till Thursday when DSG call in the receivers

 

[1D53]

Just ordered mine
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Amazon have knocked another tenner off today making it £215 with the new VAT cut.

Typicall I bought mine yesterday for £225!

 

[5872]

Dixons is still £215 . So how is the camera?