I have it narrowed down to 2 cameras. The Sony A100 and the nikon D40. I know quite a few of you have the D40... I've been reading stuff about a lens issue with that model.

Opinions/advice?

I'll probably buy this week. DH wants me to be able to take awesome pictures while he is gone... so he is pretty motivated to get this for me. Whichever one I want. Then he can take our decent point and shoot to Iraq with him, and the kids can use his point and shoot.

I know you didn't mention it, but a few of us have and love our Canon digital Rebel xtis. ;)

is there a camera shop that you can go handle both? the way it feels makes a world of difference

<did i mention that i am very jealous?? >

I preferred the Canon Rebel XT as far as holding it goes over the Nikon, I don't have either but in the future I DO want a digital SLR... I'm shopping for a pns right now though:lol:

I've held both.... and both feel fine. One wasn't a huge difference, kwim? And it's the D40x - so both are 10.2 MP.

I haven't looked at the Canon... sigh... too many to look at and hold.

Heather, don't be too jealous. DH has to leave for me to get something so nice. :wah: Last time he was away I got a new wedding set that is gorgeous... but I'm not sure the things are worth the risk, kwim?

I've held both.... and both feel fine. One wasn't a huge difference, kwim? And it's the D40x - so both are 10.2 MP.

I haven't looked at the Canon... sigh... too many to look at and hold.

Heather, don't be too jealous. DH has to leave for me to get something so nice. :wah: Last time he was away I got a new wedding set that is gorgeous... but I'm not sure the things are worth the risk, kwim?

Aww I'm sorry Heather :hug: i couldn't do what you military mamas do :wah:

I would put the canon rebel xti and the nikon d40 up against one another (versus the sony) - jmo :)

nikon has traditionally (for over 50 years) been the leader in glass (lenses)...for a reason. canon had it's strong points as well but nikon was the industry standard for a long time.

in the last 15 or so years the market has broadened...but still canon and nikon retain the majority of the market share. if you go to a major sporting event you'll be looking at a field of canons and nikons...for good reason.

kind of like breastpumps...why buy one from a company that does a lot of other stuff (evenflo)...ie sony...buy from the company that does what it does and only that...and does it well (ie either nikon or canon in this case.)


i learned on a pentax...i'm not even sure though in the world of dSLRs that i'd ever strongly consider a pentax nowadays.

Yep -what she said ;)

I only went with Canon because I had a Canon P&S and was very happy with it. But, I know the Nikon girls love theirs, too.

i learned on pentax. used it for about 3 yeas. then i went to canon and honestly...felt like a traitor when i bought my nikon.

i had used canon film cameras for well over a decade when i bought my nikon dSLR.

so, i've got some experience with the major brands. at this point...the quality is good. you could probably go either way (canon/nikon) but i would never consider buying a dSLR that wasn't either canon or nikon. that's me and i realize my opinion is colored by the film camera industry/experience which may not actually apply to dSLRs.

I like my pentax LOL
But really I would go with the Nikon, esp. because you can ask all these women questions and they wont get lost like over in the bigger photo. fourms ;)
Whitney

DH took me out last night - and got me the camera. We went with the Sony. I posted another thread about it. :)