A Review of the Camera I Haven’t Got Yet

Maybe looking at the title of this, you’re thinking this is a bit premature, seeing as my camera only arrives on the 30th of July. Actually I do too. But I’m an excitable fellow, and you only get your first SLR once.

So here was the situation around a week ago when I was making my decision: I had 25,000 rupees (around $600) from having worked for my parents for quite a while, and I was looking into getting a cheap SLR. I immediately thought of the D40x, because my friend has one and I’ve used theirs a lot. I absolutely loved using it. Unlike most SLRs, it’s uncomplicated and easy to use, a point-and-shoot- SLR if you may. But, it also affords one much more control over one’s photography.

Now I wanted a Nikon: I knew this much. I had tried Canons, Sonys and Olympuses, and Nikons, and the Nikons were my favourite. And really, when you’re looking at this range, it doesn’t matter what the pros use, because that has no bearing on a company’s entry-level cameras.

A bit of research later, after I realised that the D40x was out of production, it was a case of D40 vs D60. These were just the right price. The reason I went for the D60 was merely because I got an excellent price in Hong Kong, which is where I’ve ordered it from, and because I wanted fancy features like an eye-sensor and dust-removal.

Now I wait for my camera in anticipation.