Nikon D40 DSLR Kit £212

don.westcoast

phatbear wrote: »

I was quite tempted to dip my toe in the water for this one, until I saw how much the flash was for the camera.

Please remember that you cannot use a none digital flashgun on a digital camera. Seemingly a non-digital flash will 'kill' your camera after a few flashes. I didn't know this when I went to buy my Canon and it was only a chance remark that brought up the subject otherwise I would not have known.

darich

don.westcoast wrote: »

Please remember that you cannot use a none digital flashgun on a digital camera. Seemingly a non-digital flash will 'kill' your camera after a few flashes. I didn't know this when I went to buy my Canon and it was only a chance remark that brought up the subject otherwise I would not have known.

I don't think this is true at all.
You might find that you lose some functionality of the flash or the camera but if the camera and flashgun are both the same brand then i doubt very much one would damage the other. They may not work completely well together though.

blokenfeffer

On a personal note I was quite tempted to dip my toe in the water for this one, until I saw how much the flash was for the camera, so I guess i'll have to stick with my little pocket rocket for now.

All the best

The Bear

The D40 does have it's own built in pop-up flash. This is probably good enough for most photos you will take if you're treating it simply as a step up from a compact, but not if you're delving into more prosumer waters.

On a side note, for most users thinking of taking this up simply because it's a great deal, a dedicated flash would be too much for the vast majority of users.

In relation to the post regarding SLR flashes on Digital SLR's, this simply isn't true. If the flash is a suitable flash (supported flashguns are either listed as being so, or can be found fairly easily) then you're good to go. The one thing you might want to be careful about is making sure you buy an AF flash compared to a none AF flash.

Hope that helps

squirrelz

Have a look at this review of the basic Nikon flash (SB-400) for some examples of how a dedicated flash can look so much better.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/sb400.htm

It's mainly because you can bounce the flash off a ceiling, rather than anything to do with the power. Having said that, it will reach further than the built in flash, and cycle time will be much quicker.

I got one of these for £65 off ebay, in the shops they're more like £150


Oh and the thing about "digital" flashes, there are a couple of points here, the D40 has a maximum trigger voltage of 250v, and some old flashes can exceed this, which could fry the electronics. Also, only the newer Nikon flashes have i-TTL exposure control.

ChaosUk

Thanks for posting this deal, I couldnt get the egg card so I ordered a D40 from currys.co.uk and used the discount code AW30AUG so I got the camera for £315.99 inc delivery

Then Ill get the money off from Nikon so £255.99 in total.

Forgot to use quidco after I orderd doh!

KILL_BILL

you can cancel under the distance selling regulation act and then reorder

dunno if you fussed by £15 or not though :rotfl:

Enterprise_1701C

I took this camera out to Kenya, and I got some good shots of some crocs at about 20ft away in the dark, and general dark shots were quite good, though I have to admit that I shall be investing in a flash before I take any amount of dark shots, mainly because I would like to be able to bounce the flash to give a better result.

I would highly recommend this camera, I got some fantastic action shots and it is very fast (considering my last camera was an ancient samsung digital with about a year's delay (it felt like it anyway!)). It's going to get a real test soon - we're off to Santa Pod for the European finals hopefully, and I can't wait to play with my (comparatively) new toy there !

darich

Jane_Blackford wrote: »

it is very fast (considering my last camera was an ancient samsung digital with about a year's delay (it felt like it anyway!)).

I presume you mean no delay between pressing the shutter release button and the camera actually firing?
It's called shutter lag - all compacts have it and although SLR's do too it's much much less.
When talking about "fast" in photography, it normally means the size of the aperture of a lens and it's ability to operate in low light.

Horlock

KILL_BILL wrote: »

you can cancel under the distance selling regulation act and then reorder

dunno if you fussed by £15 or not though :rotfl:

Why don't you now go through quidco, don't buy it, but in a weeks time raise a query with all your purchase details, may not work, but might just be worth £15.

iamlovejunkie

The Currys offer has now closed... i.e. the code aw30aug is no longer valid, making the main thread a great offer.. only thing I would add here is my girlfriend bought a d40x and getting the cashback from nikon is a nighmare! try www.tekmo.co.uk they will price match and sell the american version so you dont have to worry about the cashback trauma through nikon, they match the cash back price before anyone asks, when currys had the offer on they would match the voucher price with discount. £349.00 - £30 discount from currys then the £60 from nikon making it £259 there pretty helpfull too and if you want extra accessories they will do you an all in bundle deal.. its not alwys easy to get through to the sales line however!
ps from experience if you buy a filter for this kit when you buy it the size you need is 52 for the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses.
all I have to do now is raise the pennies to buy my own and stop pinching my girlfriends!