Re: Suggestions for Novice

David J. Littleboy wrote:
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But the D40 can't AF with the 50/1.8 (which is US$79.95, for either
Canon or Nikon). If the niece wants to learn about and work with DOF,
it's nice to have an f/2.0 or faster lens, and to be able to pick up
the cheaper of the ones used (e.g. 85/1.8, 35/2.0 (also no AF with
the D40)) at a later date.
So a used Canon 400D with kit lens + 50/1.8 would be a better way to
go. (The 300D would be another sensible option, but it's rather slow
in displaying and saving images.)

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

Yes, both Canon and Nikon have low-cost offerings. For someone taking
care over the production of images - where a couple of seconds extra
doesn't matter - the manual focus might be a useful learning tool. I do
agree that it would be good to see Nikon offering some wider-aperture,
non-zoom, AF lenses for the D40/D40x/D60.

Cheers,
David


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