Nikon D40 is a good basic proffasional camera, nikon lencess are good, if you are buying for proffecional, then its worth. For personal photographics other brands also avilbel in the market, sutter speed is good, pitcture quality is very nice, new user also can use easly, Battery life is good, image size can be adjestable, lense focusing is good, value for money, compare to D80 much similer on quality, mega mixles compare to othe brand its very good, after taking the photos its easy to copy on computer.