Digital SLR

**bluntman** · February 14th, 2007 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by nicolodeon

Wow! Sayang nga fafy. Good buy na yun. Did you haggle for a lower price?

11500 daw kung cash. Sayang, sana binili ko. Oh well, next time. That area is crazy!

**GerardTagayty** · February 14th, 2007 12:35 PM

ok so i think im settled for the D40 then i was reading the reviews and i was stumpped...

Auto Focus only for AF-S or AF-I lenses

Perhaps the biggest negative on the D40 is that it doesn't have an internal focus drive motor and hence no mechanical focus drive pin, instead it only has CPU contacts which means it can only Auto Focus with AF-S and AF-I lenses (those with built-in focus motors). Indeed our 'standard' lens the Nikkor 50 mm F1.8D (and the F1.4D) are manual focus only on the D40. The images below show the difference between the mount on the D40 and D80, the D80 has a mechanical focus drive pin at about the 7 o'clock position.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40/

do i have to be botherd by this? at times im gonna be using it * p&s.

**nicolodeon** · February 14th, 2007 12:52 PM

Gerard, if P&S lang most of the time (in automatic or P mode), IMO no bothers. It just means that you can't use lenses that are not AF-S or AF-I, which are all autofocus. If you slap on say that 50mm lens, it would still work but you need to do focusing manually i.e. the autofocus of the automatic mode won't work.

**theveed** · February 14th, 2007 01:24 PM

^^^ what he said...

That's what I was pointing out earlier... Honestly most new Nikkor lenses are AF-S/AF-I anyway, you just can't use older lenses (which may be cheaper hehe)

**GerardTagayty** · February 14th, 2007 01:28 PM

ok im sold! d40 it is then... hehehe!!! just al ittle bit more ipon... hehehe!!! thanks so much guys for the help!! finally mababawasan ang frustration ko sa buhay! lol

**oldblue** · February 14th, 2007 01:48 PM

have u been to photoworld, every newbie there wanted to checkout the D40.

napakagaan ng D40, if you will be vacationing to Hongkong or Europe, madali dalhin ito.

the AFS/AF-I limit lenses are not really a cause for concern kasi yun can always use Manual Focus sa older lenses. as much as possible, try turning the focus rings manually, dyan makikita galing mo sa photography.

tingin ko lalangawin talaga ang canon 400D once people start to realize the advantages of the Nikon D40.

**oldblue** · February 14th, 2007 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by nicolodeon

He he, ikaw siguro fafy yung nag advertise sa ebay.ph ano?

sssshhh, wag ka maingay sir hehehe. 33k lang brand new sa hidalgo neto pero I manage to sell * 30k sa ebay.

**oldblue** · February 14th, 2007 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by GerardTagayty

hows the nikon d80? is it better than the d40? adn about the lenses... yun bang mga camera na to like compatible with other brand lens? mukhagn kelangan ko nga mag take ng classes... hehehe

d80 saka na yun. more than double the price ata isa nyan ah.

anyway, the most important thing about photog, dapat magaling ka mag-timpla ng aperture + shutter + exposure combo. all other features you can reserve kung sanay na sanay ka na hehehe. i see good photos made a canon 300D. nasa photog lang yan.

isa pa sikreto ng pro photogs, lenses. dapat f stop 1.8 or at least 2.8 whether wide-angle, zoom, or macro ang specs. hehehe

**theveed** · February 14th, 2007 02:16 PM

isa pa sikreto ng pro photogs, lenses. dapat f stop 1.8 or at least 2.8 whether wide-angle, zoom, or macro ang specs. hehehe

Wha??? Where did you get that idea hehe.

**nicolodeon** · February 14th, 2007 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by oldblue

sssshhh, wag ka maingay sir hehehe. 33k lang brand new sa hidalgo neto pero I manage to sell * 30k sa ebay.

amp...sabi ko na nga ba eh! :lol:

**nicolodeon** · February 14th, 2007 02:21 PM

D80...AFAIK eh nasa 63-68K sa Hidalgo. Dun sa Konica Minolta sa SM, nasa 73-75K.

**GerardTagayty** · February 14th, 2007 02:28 PM

ang nikon d80 e 53000 sa muradito.com 45000 naman ang 400d

http://www.muradito.com/digitalcamera.html

hindi pa rin abot ng budget ko wahehehehe

**theveed** · February 14th, 2007 03:07 PM

Pentax K10D is a very capable cam, gaganda ng mga reviews... Excellent night scene cam

**nicolodeon** · February 14th, 2007 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Pentax K10D is a very capable cam, gaganda ng mga reviews... Excellent night scene cam

He he, exactly. Kaya when my time comes to buy DSLR for myself, this baby is on my top 3 list. One feature I like is that it is still compatible to a lot of old-school Pentax K mount lenses - na medyo marami-rami sa Hidalgo, he he.

**kimpOy** · February 14th, 2007 03:17 PM

nabasa ko yang K10D ganda review nga...and pwede gamitin old pentax lenseseses

old blue alin ang 33K brand new sa hidalgo? 350D?

**GerardTagayty** · February 14th, 2007 03:17 PM

ive read the reviews... ganda nga... omg the price :sigh: bibili ko na lang ng mags... lol

**theveed** · February 14th, 2007 03:45 PM

Kainis nga since the K10D nagtaasan mga lumang bayonet-mount lenses ng Pentax sa eBay...

**nicolodeon** · February 14th, 2007 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Kainis nga since the K10D nagtaasan mga lumang bayonet-mount lenses ng Pentax sa eBay...

He he, honga eh...mga oportunista.

'Veed, mag Hassie na 31 megapixels ka na lang. :lol:

**theveed** · February 14th, 2007 05:14 PM

Hehe, can't even afford a PC (or hard drive) that can store one image from the Hassie haha

**oldblue** · February 14th, 2007 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by kimpOy

nabasa ko yang K10D ganda review nga...and pwede gamitin old pentax lenseseses

old blue alin ang 33K brand new sa hidalgo? 350D?

yup sir. 33k for 350d, 43k for 400d, 27k for D40.

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