Actually in the starting phase I am not so familiar with the camera, but for my studio I need a camera .One day my friend told me to buy a NIKON D40, He said that this camera is good for you, I have bought 2 years ago but till now there is no defect in it . Then one day I thought to buy the same brand camera, so I bought it. In starting I run the camera in auto mode it gives
the best photo result, but I have to use it for studio so we have work in manual mode for indoor photos, then my friend made me clear about all the information like shutter speed, iso, noise, focal .Then slowly slowly I knew everything .
Later I know about the picture quality of this camera its very good, and it doesnt cost too much for me to buy .
.I have used NIKON D40 for 5 years and I am still using it. Still now it has the better battery life, good quality of the pictures and the best shutter speed.But due to my careless, it dropped from my hand and a little problem is seen in releasing shutter.
Finally I would like to say the NIKON D40 is the best brand camera for photography but use it carefully, do not drop it like me.