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Is the Nikon D40 a good choice for action sport pictures?

November 5th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

I have been reading a lot of reviews on the D40 and one of them said that it is not a good choice for action sport shots. I was just wondering if others thought this to be true as well? If you believe it is a good choice, what accessories do you think would be useful for me to have? If you believe it is a bad choice, what camera and accessories would you recommend? Thanks for any help.

I don’t know were you read that … can you give us a link?

Here is a good review of the D40
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

You will want to look for AF-I and AF-S lenses that are long enough to shoot sports

You will see it is one of the recommended cameras (in the entry level DSLR").

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/recommended-cameras.htm

The Nikon D80 may be a good choice, but it is nearly twice the cost.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm

I use D200’s with 400mm f/2.8 and 600mm f/4.0 lenses, but if you look at the cost of that equipment, it will make your toes curl

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  1. Diya Sharma
    November 5th, 2012 at 10:05 | #1
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    nikon cameras …
    here are some oif them .. http://www.oxyshopping.com/oxysearch.jsp?t1=nikon+camera++++++&t2=0
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  2. fhotoace
    November 5th, 2012 at 10:15 | #2
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    I don’t know were you read that … can you give us a link?

    Here is a good review of the D40
    http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

    You will want to look for AF-I and AF-S lenses that are long enough to shoot sports

    You will see it is one of the recommended cameras (in the entry level DSLR").

    http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/recommended-cameras.htm

    The Nikon D80 may be a good choice, but it is nearly twice the cost.

    http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm

    I use D200’s with 400mm f/2.8 and 600mm f/4.0 lenses, but if you look at the cost of that equipment, it will make your toes curl
    References :
    Sports photographer

  3. Richard
    November 5th, 2012 at 10:46 | #3
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    Not really, depen on your budge, you should investing canon EOS 40d, is like more than twice faster than D40. Most sport photograher use canon as the camera of choice, because in general they are faster for shoots. But also depend on the lens. But canon has that answer, they L Lens are the best for fast shooting. If you had budge limited, consider canon Rebel XSI, still faster than D40. Has a live view as well.
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