Nikon D40
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- 9th of 74 in Nikon
- 14th of 88 in $350 - $600
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The 55-200mm VR would be a very good zoom range for your D40 as a long telephoto. In old 35mm film range that will look like a 300mm when zoomed out to the 200mm on the digital camera with has a 1.5 crop factor. The VR will be important to you as well when you get into the higher zooms as the vibration reduction system does work very well with this lens. You'll find you can actually with practice shoot at the full 200mm zoom end hand held and get very sharp pictures, even at night when a tripod would be a must in most cases. I've been using the 18-200mm VR lens on a D50 for a while now, and I don't miss my Sigma 70-300mm as the reach of the 18-200mm has been more than adequate in nearly every situation. Combined with your kit lens of 18-55, the 55-200mm will give you the total equivalent of 11.1x zoom (counting both lenses). You can view some of the 200mm handheld shots on my Flickr page if you wish. All handheld, and many zoomed in at 200mm on a D50. Your D40 will actually give a slight edge to your photos due to improved in camera processing on the D40.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33346716@N03/sets/72157611364218404/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/33346716@N03/sets/72157611784271392/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33346716@N03/sets/72157611364218404/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/33346716@N03/sets/72157611784271392/
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