One of the best thing you will love about this camera is its Price. You can pick it off under Rs 20, 000 including of taxes and shipping - if you can get hold a coupon with limit of savings of Rs 5000.If you’ve ever owned a Film SLR in the past, you will find transitioning to Digital on this camera very easy. however you will find it a little short on some of the expert features that you may be used to on a good grade Film SLR.On the other hand if you’re moving onto this camera after mostly using compact and access to a great deal of features that are easily accessible if you’re a pro-photographer, you will find this camera lacking in many features that you would be used to and it is not recommended for you at all.One of the things to keep in mind while picking up a SLR is that the lens and flash you pick are actually more important than the camera body because lens are of different size which capture amazing pictures . If you’re just starting up into SLR digital photography, budget May be low, this is a good camera because it will get you started - and then you can slowly start adding in better lenses, flash, and other accessories.The camera kit comes with the D40 camera body and a 18-55 mm Zoom lens. Like the camera the lens too good and it will do the job, just don’t expect too much The good things about this camera is the things that would have been nice to have.Very good price - below Rs 20k with kit lensLight - It is not too much bigger than a good compact cameraFast startup - you can turn on the camera and fire a shot in under 1 secondEasy to Use - very simple interface. If you are a total newbie, you can keep the camera in FULL Auto mode and still shot much better pics than any compact cameraRugged enough for the price - although it is the cheapest DSLR, it is much tougher than the best of compactsFantastic battery life - Take 10000 shots on a single chargewith less amount of flash of cours eenough Megapixels for good photos - 6MP to be exactLarge LCD screenFast Continuous firing - 2.5 frames per second - its amazing how you can shoot a bunch of pics with a single press of the shutter button and then choose the best among what got shotUses affordable SD memory11. Can be fired by an optional remote control(you can get it on eBay)Would be nice to have:1. Camera kit does not come with a caseAnd Memory card NOT includedSpare battery would be nice .It Does not have a built in lens focus motor. Buying a camera to capture your memorable moments in life.