15-10-15, 05:08 PM
another snippet of advice which definately applies if you go down the Nikon route is to make sure you buy a body which has the auto focus motor built in (for example a D90). the lowere end cameras like the D40 (and my D3100 and the new D3200) do not have built in auto focus, which means that if you want to retain the automatic focus abilities you need to buy lenses which have it built into them. these are both more expensive, more fragile, and harder to get hold of used (there is also less choices of lenses).
you can of course put a non AF-S lens on, but it means you NEED to manual focus every time. spending an extra couple of hundred pounds on a better body will quickly be made back over the first few lenses - and then if you upgrade the bod later the lenses you have will still be compatible.
you can of course put a non AF-S lens on, but it means you NEED to manual focus every time. spending an extra couple of hundred pounds on a better body will quickly be made back over the first few lenses - and then if you upgrade the bod later the lenses you have will still be compatible.