JoeyBalls

Ken Rockwell is a douchebag

adrs2k

Have you met him?

I find his site to contain valuable information for newbies.

VisualEchos

This. There is some good info there, but it's so hard to separate from the BS that it's simply not worth it to even look.

adrs2k

Ok then, sorry Jared for sending you in the wrong direction. It helped me though...

Mo-S2K

I believe the D40 does not use the standard Nikon lens mount, and thus cannot use other Nikkor lenses - I'm not a 100% sure of this, but fairly sure. This should figure in your purchase decision.
The D50 is a good camera, as someone suggested.....I started with it, and would vouch for that.

Penforhire

Rockwell is a blowhard who states his opinions as if they were facts. It doesn't make his site bad for noobs. Just read him with a grain of salt.

S2K1DAY

What is some of the bs he spews? Where do we go for facts?

Penforhire

Read widely. Fred & Miranda, Photo.net, Luminous Landscape, Nikonians (esp. for Nikon shooters).

The last piece of nonsense I read of his was his claim the Nikkor 70-300 ED version did not, in fact, contain an ED element. Now I agree the image quality is so-so but he was flat-out wrong.

S2K1DAY

Ok, thanks. I'll check all of those sites out!

S2Kaficionado

My D50 body is in great condition and it's for sale if you are interested.