We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Camera Test: Nikon D4018208254200NikonD40The obvious shortcomings of compact cameras ...

— -- This is the SLR for the rest of us -- small, easy to use, nimble at taking pictures. The street price for the D40, including lens, can be under $500 -- a bargain for a 6.1 megapixel SLR. The ...

We were pretty stoked when Nikon finally announced the D40, but we were even more stoked when we got to play with one. It's light, it's fast, and it's a lot of fun to fool around with for amateurs ...

As the sapphire skies of summer deteriorated into the desolate greys of winter, digital SLRs came rampaging across the landscape. We've seen new entry-level models from Sony (Alpha DSLR-A100), Canon ...

A few years ago, $1,000 was a critical price barrier for digital SLRs. Now, as interest in this category has grown among casual photographers, vendors have been racing to produce a $500 model. Though ...