Originally Posted by
Muska
I have my reasons for not always recommending a D40/D40x/D60 (one major one), it does depend on what you want to photograph, and how involved you think you'll get in photography. It can in some cases be a waste of money to buy these budget DSLR's that fail to offer some of the basic features someone wanting to get into photogrpahy would need.
Like what, DOF preview? I don't know anyone that actually uses it!
My initial choice between Nikon and Canon was down to the physical size of the unit. The Canon 350D (at the time) was to small for my meatcleavers, however I believe the D40 is smaller than my D50 so I probably wouldnt like that either now