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Don't be afraid of this. Because of being entry-level units (Rebel series, D50/D40/D70, Sony A100, Pentax K100D, etc.), they are very user-friendly.I'm afraid the d40 might seem too complex for my first camera.
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-vs-jpeg/i still dont know what the point of shooting in RAW is..i dont even know how to look at the pic on my comp lol
Dpreview: Nikon's approach to high ISO noise on the D40X is pretty much the same as ever, mostly chroma noise reduction with very little luminance noise reduction. This leads to a lack of digital-looking chroma blobs while maintaining as much detail as possible (little luminance smearing here). Obviously this does mean that 'flat areas' can look noisier than the competition but this noise at least has a film-like grain rather than digital artifacts. Compared to the other cameras there's very little to choose although the EOS 400D does maintain more detail at ISO 1600 than the Nikon or Olympus.then lets compare the 20d to the d50 ..... still sharper
and lets compare the Xti to the d40x ...... still sharper
dpreview has some samples as well if you guys are interested..
as in take it home with me for a few days lol? or shoot a few shots throughout the store?Sony bought Konica/Minolta a couple years back, so you have the entire library of Minolta lenses at your disposal.
As for the camera I have no personal experience with it, I've only seen one in use and that was by an amateur shooter who wasn't chimping like most would be with great shots.
If they want you to buy it so bad they should allow you to try it first.
shoot around the store. Or maybe rent on a discount for a day so you can really dig into it.as in take it home with me for a few days lol? or shoot a few shots throughout the store?
http://anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3160&p=2sources for you info?