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Originally Posted by Forte

I am not a huge fan of the D40. it only accepts certain types of Nikkor lenses. You are much better off getting a D50. I found that once I had a good camera to take pictures with, I went out more and more to use the camera.

While the D50 is a good buy, the D40 will accept all current Nikkor lenses. The ONLY thing it is missing is an internal focus motor. This is important because on lenses that lack this (cheap lenses from a couple years ago), you will be restricted to manual focus ONLY.

However, there are enough lens choices out there where if you got the D40 you will not be lacking in glass.