Thanks for the responses.
I’m a pretty tall guy, with big hands (and you know what they say… or something), so the reviews of the 350d being a bit small are slightly worrisome. I’ll definitely be getting my paws all over these two cameras before I decide which one to buy.
The lenses. Yeah. I read the same thing about the D40 having no AF drive pin on the body. The way I interpreted that is that Nikon either wants to introduce a new series of lenses, or they want to keep the D40 separate from their other dSLRs for some reason. Not really a huge issue for me, since the only lenses I’ve got (a 28 and a 50) are for my AE-1 and not applicable to either the Canon or the Nikon. On the other hand, it would be nice to have AF if I want it, which might limit which lenses I could blow my hard(ly) earned cash on in the future.
I do like the 28, and I tend to take a lot of landscape shots, so the wideness is something I’d like in a lens. Factoring in the magnification, a 17-85 (or 18-55) isn’t really all that wide. I guess I’ll have to see what I can find out about lenses and prices. I may just bite the bullet and buy the upgraded kit that the cheapest local store is offering (17-85 in place of the 18-55, for an extra $360… but the price for the crappy lens kit is $729, and it’s canuck dollars… so…). I’ll check what they’ve got for 3rd party lenses though.
thanks again for the input. I’ll keep y’all posted, and maybe even post a shot or two from kenya in some of the contests.
