Derick on the edge Originally uploaded by snoweyes . Here's a nice, looong response to an e-mail I got from a friend looking for a new camera for herself. We're talking about the Nikon D40,. There's another one called the D40x, which is a more expensive, but improved camera with higher resolutions, etc.... The D40 is a wonderful camera. Its sensor is the same one in my pentax @ 6.1 megapixels. It's a good starter camera.. It's got a faster sequential framerate than mine. It feels nice in your hands. It uses proprietary batteries which can get pricey. It has many, many interchangeable lanses, but the lenses themselves can be much more expensive than the camera. There is no image stabilization, but in general it has a very nice image. I believe it uses Compact Flash for memory, so that may be another necessary purchase. My beef was with the batteries and image stabilization. Batteries will eventually need to be replaced, and if you take alot of photos like I