Nikon D40

Hi Matt,

Yes, it’s perfectly normal for the lens to stick out like that. It looks like it’s sticking out because the very end element (the one responsible for focussing) isn’t retracted. Try clicking the lens into manual focus and twisting the end element. You should find you can get it back to its original compact size again. Just remember to click it back into auto focus once it’s nice and compact again!

A very merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂

Paul

Thank you Paul :),

Merry Christmas =]

Hi Matt,

Yes, it’s perfectly normal for the lens to stick out like that. It looks like it’s sticking out because the very end element (the one responsible for focussing) isn’t retracted. Try clicking the lens into manual focus and twisting the end element. You should find you can get it back to its original compact size again. Just remember to click it back into auto focus once it’s nice and compact again!

A very merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂

Paul

Double post, sorry.

Right, well Merry Christmas to you all. I got my 55-200 lens and bag etc today. Right, I do have a question about lenes.

When they are off the camera and you put them to the lowest so say 55. Are they suppose to stick out like that? I remember when I opened it, it was all in. But once been on camera and back off it sticks out. Is that normal?

Edit; Sorry about the image, taken from mobile.

Haha, silly me. I should of realised! Thanks to everyone 🙂

I still can’t find it. Haha 😛

Edit; The number in the brackets never change it says [1.0] with a k, on the top. :S

That means you have enough space on the card to take more than 999 frames! It will change if you take loads of photos. 🙂

Paul

100 with a K = A thousand 🙂

I still can’t find it. Haha 😛

Edit; The number in the brackets never change it says [1.0] with a k, on the top. :S

Hi Matt, Well have fun with it ! I have no knowledge of other cameras, do any others tell you how many photos left ? does it not depend on the size of your memory card, and how you save the photos ? size, resolution etc ?
From my small experience with my D40x, at the Lowestoft airshow this year I had an empty 2Gb memory card and fully charged battery, taking photos all day, at fine, max size, it saved 634 photos to my card ! and the battery indicator lost one of five bars ! example below ! (mid way through the day).

Keith.

But i noticed that the camera doesn’t have a feature to like show you how many photos you can take left? If you get me. Is that common? I know it will tell me when the card gets full.

According to the following guide, it’s shown in the info screen that gives you the shooting information like aperture and shutter speed. It should be the number in brackets in the bottom right.

http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/nikon-d40-guide.html

Hope that helps!

Paul

Sorry for bumping this thread, but i thought why not update this one instead. Anyway, I got my Nikon D40 kit a week early then Xmas. =]

Its a good camera, testing it all out. But i noticed that the camera doesn’t have a feature to like show you how many photos you can take left? If you get me. Is that common? I know it will tell me when the card gets full.

If you press the info button and look on the Menu, it tells you on the bottom right hand corner 🙂

Sorry for bumping this thread, but i thought why not update this one instead. Anyway, I got my Nikon D40 kit a week early then Xmas. =]

Its a good camera, testing it all out. But i noticed that the camera doesn’t have a feature to like show you how many photos you can take left? If you get me. Is that common? I know it will tell me when the card gets full.

Matt,

1. The Nikon 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX does indeed have a built-in AF-motor and also vibration reduction (VR).

2. As you know the Nikon indication for lenses with built-in focusmotor is AF-S.
Comparable Sigma lenses are indicated by HSM; Tamron uses BIM for the same. Tokina is just starting to market such lenses, but have no special indication yet. The first Tokina lens with built-in AF-motor for Nikon to reach the market will be the SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX II.
The indication DX has no relevance to AF-motors at all; it only indicates that the lens in principle can only be used on Nikon DSLR’s with DX (=APS-C) size sensors and not on FX (“fullframe”) sensors.

Thank you very much again 😀

Quick Update, Well need to ask about a lens anyway. I thought insterad of making a new thread, why not just update this one. First of, I be getting this for christmas as I’m only 15 and won’t be making £££ any time soon!

1. Nikon 55-200MM F4.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX Black Lens (That means its got Auto-Focus built into it yeah?)

2. On Lens such as Tamron, do they have any special codes that says it has Auto Focus or I’m I still looking for the word DX etc?

Thanks again,

Matt,

1. The Nikon 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX does indeed have a built-in AF-motor and also vibration reduction (VR).

2. As you know the Nikon indication for lenses with built-in focusmotor is AF-S.
Comparable Sigma lenses are indicated by HSM; Tamron uses BIM for the same. Tokina is just starting to market such lenses, but have no special indication yet. The first Tokina lens with built-in AF-motor for Nikon to reach the market will be the SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX II.
The indication DX has no relevance to AF-motors at all; it only indicates that the lens in principle can only be used on Nikon DSLR’s with DX (=APS-C) size sensors and not on FX (“fullframe”) sensors.

Quick Update, Well need to ask about a lens anyway. I thought insterad of making a new thread, why not just update this one. First of, I be getting this for christmas as I’m only 15 and won’t be making £££ any time soon!

1. Nikon 55-200MM F4.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX Black Lens (That means its got Auto-Focus built into it yeah?)

2. On Lens such as Tamron, do they have any special codes that says it has Auto Focus or I’m I still looking for the word DX etc?

Thanks again,

I stand corrected

Just a correction on an earlier post, but ‘DX’ on a Nikon lens doesn’t say anything about its autofocusing capability. A ‘DX’ lens is built for the smaller sensor in digital SLR cameras.

If you want a fully functioning lens on your D40, look for a Nikon lens with ‘AF-S’ marked on it, as this means that it has a built-in focus motor. (The S is for ‘Silent Wave Motor’.)

Alternatively Sigma have quite a few lenses with built in motors (denoted by ‘HSM’ in their case) which will fit a D40.

I would suggest getting a lens with a built-in focus motor as yes, you can learn to focus manually but by buying the cheap lens without it you’ll be limiting your options. Better to have a lens that focuses automatically but with the option of focusing manually.

Heres what I’m going to do, due to money problems at this moment in time. I just buy the camera with the Kit lens and when I have to enough I shall buy the lens with the Auto-focus built in. Then it gives me time to practice with the camera itself etc.

Manual focussing is pretty easy, and even if your slightly out, a free photo editing program such as Gimped can sort it out with the Unsharp Mask filter.

I would like to say Thanks to everyone whos posted in this thread. I have been looking for lens with the “Auto-Focus” built in, by the way I know i haven’t got the camera yet but is manual focusing easy? I know it takes practice and all.

Matt,

I’ve just looked at that Amazon link again, and that lens in the 300mm I use, so its good enough for me.

Don’t be put off by not having autofocus. It will take you a whiel to get used to panning faster jets and keeping them in focus, but like I say that comes with practice.

Any of my threads in the Photographic forum undoubtedly have most if not all of their pics from that lens

Steve