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I agree with you 100%. The D40 is a fantastic camera. I have had multiple high-end Nikon, Pentax and Fujifilm DSLRS, but the 'ancient' D40 is still one of my favorites. Simple to use and amazing image quality straight out of the camera.

It's bigger brother, the Nikon D50, is also one of my favorite cameras. The image quality is really high and it produces beautiful colors. It shares the same sensor as the D40 but a bit more versatile as it can also use virtually any Nikon lens.

Great job Herb. I have a Nikon D40X with a kit lens. I also have an older Nikkor 35-70 AF f2.8 lens with manual aperature ring that I had on an old film camera. When I try to use it on the D40X, the screen reads, "Lock lens aperature ring at minimum aperature." Everything locks up until I change the lens from f2.8 to f22. However in the viewfinder, with the lens set to f22, I can see aperature settings of f2.8 under certain exposure setting in manual mode. What is going on? This makes no sense to me. I want to use this lens exclusively for shooting at f2.8 when I want to. Thanks for your great videos. I appreciate your knowledge and presentation style.

I use the 50mm crop a lot, I know it’s only 7 megapixels, I have old images from my Olympus E1 and my old canon both only 5 megapixels, they look good and are perfectly printable.

hello and thank you for the review! I have the same camera from years ago. its still working but it doesnt read a brand new sd card that i inserted to it. what can i do about this issue. thanks in advance!

Thank you! Renews my interest in my GRIII. Looking to pair with GRIIIx too. Both for travel kit.

ı found one at my home but it doesn't work I have no sd card to use is it not work because I don't use sd card? are your cameras work without sd card ?

This video has been seen +15k time. So many people can't be wrong. You are right.

Indeed. I had lots of camera. (Leica ...yes... leica m, sony, olympus and canon) D40 was not my first but my first CCD... And i think it is my best camera. A CCD ... think of it ! So the sensor is not a joke... I try to deal with picture profile (on camera) and dxo.... but D40 are just the one... for my eyes.

Hi, i have the same camera but cell were leaked in my camera and camera stop working what should i do now please reply😢

The kit lens was not great. The Pentax 35mm DA L f/2.4 AL prime lens elevated the picture quality so much everyone should grab one.very sharp.

Thanks a lot. I also like the smaller lenses, mainly the MF (AI,AIS), AF or AF-D Nikkor lenses. Although I also have newer ("better") lenses, they will not make me a better photographer.

Very nice, I was also a long time Nikon only shooter. My first Canon was also the 350Xt, I used it with a converter and a Nikon Ai 50 1.4 for a long time. Then got a Canon lens and the bokeh is very different from my Nikons and the color palette as well. It was a nice and welcome change,. increased my "paint brushes" if you will. Im getting a 50D soon to compliment the 350xt, since I like to have two bodies when I shoot. I still love my Nikons and I shoot them often and wont ever sell them but Canon is just as good. Surprised it took me so long to try them, I guess it just speaks to the quality of Nikon.

Interesting idea to build an adapter from Canon EF to Nikon F.

Just watched a few of your videos, liked and subscribed. I wonder if you would like the Nikon D2H - I do... Re the Keith Richards interview, that first 10 minutes is always so exciting, I go for retro gear because it doesn't beak the bank and you can usually re-sell for close to or more than you paid, then you can have the first 10 minutes again and again. :p

Good entry level dslr in its time . That’s what it was geared for …..

The fabulous D40 is just as relevant now as it was right after its introduction. Most people would probably be better photographers by learning how to use the basic, but completely adequate camera controls of the little D40. It was my first dslr and I took some great photos with it.

Nikon D3100 or Canon 1200d? 🤔

My first DSLR was the K100D in 2006. Today I still own a K100D and an *ist DS, the predecessor of the K100D. One advantage of the *ist DS over the K100D is its prism viewfinder, which is much better for manual focusing. The *ist series started with the *ist D (prism viewfinder), followed by the *ist DS and the *ist DL. Note that the DL has a mirror viewfinder rather than a prism, just like the K100D/K100Ds/K110D. All *ist models lack IBIS. One nice feature of the *ist D is the flap in the base plate that allows easy access to the button cell that stores date and time settings. Unfortunately, Pentax omitted this handy feature from all subsequent bodies. Also worth mentioning is the so-called debug mode. All *ist models as well as the K100D and K110D have this mode available in the firmware. Not so with the K100Ds, you have to download this software separately (Pentaxforums is a source for such stuff). Debug mode allows fine tuning of the AF to compensate for front or rear focus, a feature not available on the mentioned models per se. AF tuning can only store one value at a time, so when I change lenses I quickly switch into debug mode to set the appropriate value for that lens. Once you get used to it, it takes about 15 seconds. Note, however, that there are settings in debug mode that can potentially damage your camera, so please read up well on what to do and what to avoid before you decide to try it out. Gruß und cheers!

Thank you for the helpful video Herb!

I have both the D40 and the D50. Not sure if they share the same sensor, but the image quality of the D50 is also very beautiful, rendering a film-like image, but with a larger body and slightly more functionality, as it has an inbuild focusing motor allowing the use of the full range of Nikon AF cameras in AF mode.

Thank you for this nice overview of the K100D, one of my favorite cameras. Even in JPG the image quality is outstanding.

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Bravo! It was my first DSLR and I loved it.

Thank you for the explanation!! Will consider putting the crops in a function button also

great explanation, thanks!

Thanks for this great video. I still love shooting with my K100D, it's a great camera and lots of fun to use. Unlike some other big brands, Pentax didn't de-feature their cameras to protect sales of upper-end models, they gave you everything and the kitchen sink. It's a shame the market didn't fully recognise it at the time. Here's a fun tip if you want to feel like you're shooting an old Spotmatic with manual light meter switch: When using K lenses enable the optical preview, this stops down the lens but also turns on the meter so you can manually set your exposure in real time by adjusting the shutter speed. It works on all my Pentax bodies.

I only shoot jpegs and I almost never edit so the camera I like the most is the one with the best jpegs.

Did you try the D5000?

Fuji XF10 crops and upscales in camera. Very nice

I have k100d and I m very happy with this canera. Only missing the beep when is focused. I dont now why….

Good luck, Herb. Your D40 video landed in my "recommendations" -- subbed! I still have mine from new.

Nikon D6 was and still is the best dslr.

It is what you like. Any camera is relevant. Are you able to tell the story with said camera? Is it helping you? Got the glass you need? Great! Everything is preference, and what makes you happy. A D40, or Z7 mk.2 or Z9, D850, it goes on and on. That is just Nikon. I had a D40, and had a ball with it. Small, light, and good lens support for my needs, but ultimately for what I was doing I landed on used D700, and D800. I shoot used Sony A7iii x 2 . I had a Canon 1DX, sadly it died a too soon death. I get the deal with the CCD, and CMOS deal, but not concerned about. Too busy telling the best story I can and not worrying whatis inside my camera. I am about my technique, the composition, and more. It ends always the same way. The kind of story you want to tell. I could really care less the sensor inside. I shot wonderful images with a Nikon D200, and D40,70s, D3200, 7100, 700, 800, just to name a few. I have the D800 and 700 now. They fill my needs well. I have Sony too. It is about my improvement of the art. Not the flavor of my camera on TH-cam.

Close, my D60 is better

Can you do the same explanation with the GRIII X

Nikon DSLRs were my first cameras. Then in 2015 I tried different mirrorless systems. And in 2023 I sold everything and bought an old Nikon DSLR again (used but in mint condition and cheap) and quite happy with it! :) For my hobby needs it's more than enough and my skills are improved. So the results are quite pleasing.

Thank you for an interesting and informative video. I have a Pentax K100D Super, it is my first digital camera and was used for a quite a few years primarily for sports photography (football/soccer). It's been replaced for sports by later models but is still working well and gets taken out occasionally so I can appreciate the quality of the images it procuces.

I bought the istDL & The K100D both new and still own and use these cameras and agree with you about the cameras they take great pictures and editing the raw files make the pictures pop

It depends which processing software you use. For instance DXO photolab shows the cropped DNG file, while Affinity photo opens an uncropped DNG file.

I'm surprised that more people don't talk about this mode. I didn't realise that it was unique to Ricoh that it cropped the RAW file instead of a jpeg. Love this camera!

Wow, what a cool tutorial. I just subscribed!!!! I have my Dad's old Nikon D40, hands down coolest video on this gem of a camera!!!

Was unlucky with my Pentax cameras.K100 said you could use any AA batteries (even on auto battery sensing) but in reality only reliable on “Lithium”.My KR lost date and time setting after about 8 years,even when changing batteries.But seem nice feel and build quality.I bought 2 KR s the second one in a cupboard 10 years ,still has its date time memory ? Nice menus,full page on screen ,unlike Nikon that you go off page at the bottom on some models…Sony good menu s too.

Yeah I agree,photo I was most happy with was a 6m pixel one Pentax in my case.I ve recently bought a D60…..and own a few brands.Just getting into “adapters” at mo so can put a few Pentax primes on full frame Sony…Weak willed and FOMO (fear of missing out) upgraded ? To more and more pixels when I was perfectly happy with 6 - 10…m.

I love my Nikon D40! Outstanding breakdown, thank you !!!

can you help me out, i have that kind of digicam but it won't open. the lens doesn't react the way the green light did. it's doesn't open 😢😢

Very similar to the D3200.

Love the D40 It's my first dslr, get it for $160 with 18-105 lens It's never about megapixels, i've been using S mode (1500x1000) just fine for social media

The D40 has a synchronizing speed of 1/500 of a sec when using a Nikon flash or third-party flash. If you use a manual flash then you can go all the way to 1/4000 of a sec which is the max speed of the D40 - a real magic camera. The D70 and D70s can go to 1/8000.

I have both K100D Super and *ist D. The latter's shutter sound is much quieter.