D40 Discontinued?

[dan1981]

Can anyone tell me what Nikons current entry level DSLR is please?

I know it used to be the D40 but it doesn't seem to be being sold by the likes of Jessops etc, the cheaper end of the range seems to start with the D60?

Or am i just looking in the wrong places?

Cheers

Dan

[CivicMan]

Currently at Argos, Amazon & others, from £250. Bargain.

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod267.html

[dan1981]

Thansk for that - out of stcok at Argos as well, Amazon do appear to have stock though.

[Simpo Two]

D40x surely? 10Mp not 6?

[dan1981]

and an extra £100..... not sure if i need it or not for what i'll be doing - its basically a replacement for my f55.

[Simpo Two]

Ah right - yes I agree 6Mp is enough for most things. I'm sure the D40 started to be phased out when the D40x was launched. Grab one while you can.

[_dobbo_]

Careful - unless all your lenses are AF-S then they wont work with a D40. The D40 has no on board focus screw drive.

[cottonfoo]

_dobbo_ said:

Careful - unless all your lenses are AF-S then they wont work with a D40. The D40 has no on board focus screw drive.

Same with the D60.

[Nero601]

Simpo Two said:

Ah right - yes I agree 6Mp is enough for most things. I'm sure the D40 started to be phased out when the D40x was launched. Grab one while you can.

D40x became D60 , D40 still nikon entry level Dslr

[Simpo Two]

Nero601 said:

D40 still nikon entry level Dslr

You're right: http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d...

[Nero601]

Simpo Two said:

Nero601 said:

D40 still nikon entry level Dslr

You're right: http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d...

i know

[BigAlinEmbra]

_dobbo_ said:

Careful - unless all your lenses are AF-S then they wont work with a D40. The D40 has no on board focus screw drive.

They will work, you just have to focus them manually!
Bought one before xmas for £215 and possibly one of the best bargains I've ever nabbed.
Shame it's stealing all my beer money for lenses now.

Must. Have. Sigma 10-20.

[james_tigerwoods]

I saw one in PC world recently for £200....

[dan1981]

james_tigerwoods said:

I saw one in PC world recently for £200....

Clearance?

There website doesn't even stock it at the moment

[james_tigerwoods]

dan1981 said:

james_tigerwoods said:

I saw one in PC world recently for £200....

Clearance?

There website doesn't even stock it at the moment

No, on the shelf - It might not be there now though as it was a couple o' weeks ago...

[Dan_1981]

Bump for this one - are Nikon phasing it out slowly?

Any announcements or anything?

Glancing through a digital photography mag in tescos - not sure which one im afriad - it didn't even list the d40 in its back few pages (you knwo where they have the comparison charts and all that)

[Simpo Two]

Well dang, perhaps I was right after all

[AndrewW-G]

Dan_1981 said:

Bump for this one - are Nikon phasing it out slowly?

Any announcements or anything?

Glancing through a digital photography mag in tescos - not sure which one im afriad - it didn't even list the d40 in its back few pages (you knwo where they have the comparison charts and all that)

I needed to replace one a couple of weeks ago, Jessops Chester were under the impression that it's now EOL so any in shops will be old stock.

[Ravell]

Nikon have press conferences scheduled for July 30th and August 4th, speculation is that one of those dates is for the launch of a camera (D3000) to replace either the D40, D60 or both. So yeah, it's quite possible that the D40 has silently been discontinued in preparation.

Keep in mind that Nikon have a habit of not delivering anything for a while after an announcement, so while it might be worth waiting, you might just want to keep looking for a D40 somewhere.

[Chocmonster]

Amazon still have the D40 in stock for £279.99 with the 18-55mm lens. That's where I bought mine a few months back.