I have seen many posts lately that say that the D40 is a great camera for a DSLR stepping stone per say—- WHY? And if this is true, will i be unhappy with it in the future? Do other models have better settings? What separates this camera from “REAL” DSLR cameras?
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This is an interesting question. If it came out five or six years ago with the specs it has today, the D40 would have been an industry leader. Time marches on, though. Nonetheless, the D40 is a “real” DSLR. For many, many people it is more camera than they will ever need, let alone master.
There are compromises in some areas, such as overall durability, number of metering/focus zones, lens compatibility, direct access to certain functions, that would prevent it from serving a professional photographer. And yet, there are pros who love this camera as their personal “snapshot” camera.
Of course as you pay more money for a higher level SLR camera you will get more features, but some of the other main reasons pros demand a higher level camera are…
Speed: D40-2.5fps, D80-3fps, D200-5fps, D3-9fps.
Image quality: Less noisy images in higher level cameras.
Environmental protection: Higher level cameras are built more durable to withstand damage from drops, and humidity.
They are all “real” DSLR’s … only SLR-Like cameras are not really SLR’s
The $5000 camera bodies are built to take the abuse pros typically expose them to during their routine work assignments. 280 pound linebacker anyone?