Re: Nikon D40 for first time dSLR?

Your pictures will not necessarily improve regardless of what camera you use.
The biggest improvement in picture quality comes with some understanding of exposure, the light range the sensor can capture, composition and realizing that nearly all of the images you see in magazines have had some form of post camera processing, i.e. Photoshop, to optimize the image.
Nikon is a great company with high priced lenses. It is ahead of the curve with regard to in-camera image processing but behind the curve in image stabilization and sensor protection/cleaning. I would expect these features to show up in the next generation of Nikon dSLRs because that is where the market is.
While I am a lifelong Nikon user I believe someone in your position would be better served by the Pentax dSLRs or the Sony dSLR. I cannot wrap my head around the 4/3 system although these are very capable machines as well.

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