Cruising around evilbay last night..............

yes , the orig d 40 was 6.1 mp it it was a fine machine and well reviewed , then canon came out with an entry level 10 mp machine that left nikon without an offering in that newly minted consumer slot , so they quickly responded with the 40x , to serve until they could roll out the d 60

thats alot of camera for the money

 

the lens can be used but you need a special adapter to get control of f stop

 

I have the Novoflex Nikon to m43 adapter which has a ring that will enable you to use that lens. The ring doesn't tell you the exact the f stop, but you can get a feel for a particular len's f-stops through some practice. I paid more than for other adapters (more than several lenses in my kit combined) but I wanted this flexibilty

 

The D40x had a very short life. It bacame the D60 with very little change.

It is a while since I have had a play with a Nikon AF lens but it should have a focus ring. What it probably won't have is an aperture ring. There are some adapters that may be able to provide a solution for that but I would think you may not really know what aperture you have set (i.e. it seems to just be a switch for open-close - no stop indents like a real aperture ring).

 

I had a D40 for a small system back in '07. It's a nice little kit, it's about the same as the D40x but the X has more MP (who cares?). The bad part of the X vs the plain 40 is that the original D40 has a 1/500th flash sync with the built-in for fill flash (EVERYTHING should have it! I hate the sync of the m4/3). The D40x and subsequent D60 was somewhere around 1/250. It's a fun little camera, I used it primarily with the Sigma 30 f/1.4 and the 18-55 kit lens.

 

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the 18 55 was the cheap kit lens but even so it is very highly rated (even Ken likes it) - it's been replaced by the VR version - (i.e. OS in M43 terms)
As all have said it's AF with no aperture ring - the lens is maybe worth about £40/£50 in the UK - probably more out in Oz to a Nikon shooter

I'd use what you have bought as a DSLR and compare it will your M43 - you will be totally frustrated with that lens on your M43, even if you get the right adapter - but 6 mega pixels is enough for anyone - I have a Pentax K100D - 6 mega - images are very very good

 

I have owned this camera and its very good. Granted the DR is not great but the Nikon AF system is excellent. I would invest in a Nikon 55-200 VR, it blows the Panasonic 45-200 out of the water and on the D40x is superb.

 

Icon I'd be asking the seller for a discount for misrepresenting the camera. Even if your happy, it is still an older model and worth less. Maybe ask him for free postage . Still sounds like a good deal - have fun.

 

Not sure about $ but roughly £100 here. DR=dynamic range

 

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Nikon, DSLR and VR are all good

The cheaper Nikon AF lenses are also very good - 50mm 1.8, 28mm f2.8, 18-55. 18-70, the 70- 300 is really good as is the 55 200 as Richie says - Nikon zooms are better than the 45 200 - and you can go longer with Nikon - i.e. the lenses are available

At my level and experience - I still prefer my D300 to the M43 stuff in dedicated shooting situations - they can be a "bit of a hike" - but if you are going out with the intention of taking photos a DSLR is good

Not sure what MF Nikor lenses the D40 takes, (I'll look it up), but my D300 can take MF Nikkors way back to the 1960, post NAI to be safe.

 

It is a nice price with that lens in Oz. Well done. I was with a guy today shooting with a D90 and Sigma 10-20 zoom. Chunky camera but that combo makes an awsome wide angle kit. The new price of the D90 in Oz after cashback is around $1100 plus for the body only and $1600 plus for what you bought.