DISQUS

Time to bust out drupal site :)

The remote does work on the base D40 model, I own it. Definitely a must have have and it's cheap.

-Jeff

Here is a link about concert photography from today: http://www.cheapshooter.com/2007/09/26/concert-... Thomas Hawk has an article about concert photography on his blog somewhere. The problem with concert photography is the low light and keeping your camera still, you will want to use the auto iso feature on the D40 and use 1600 as the max iso and min shutter speed of 1/30 of a sec. Also use spot meetering, and use the the smallest aperature you have available. Concert photography is tough on the D40 but can be done with patience.

-Jeff
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Of your detailed list, I would really consider going to the sb-600, I think filters other than a polorizing filter for bright daylight are a waste of money as most things can be done in software :) Oh, don't forget a good tripod and a ball head :)

The biggest issue with the D40 is there are not a lot of lenses that will autofocus on the camera, and the ones that are coming out seem to be big bucks because they are really good glass. So anything better than the above lenses you may want to upgrade to a D80 or above to be able to autofocus with the older af lenses.

-Jeff

I have the following
- 50mm f/1.8 lens (you will not be able to auto-focus this lens)
- 50-200mm VR zoom lens

I am getting the following
- SB-600 Speedlight
- Sigma 10-20mm HSM check out the flickr group for some shots. The Nikon D40 flickr groups are very good too.

Seriously, you don't need an extra battery, I have never gone through a battery in 24 hours of shooting, you will get 700 shots before having to charge.

This is a good starters kit, above.

-Jeff O'Hara
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-Jeff
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