Wondering which accessories people use with D40. Can anyone suggest which accessories I might want\need?

Actually for a starter, what you need are the following basics accessories.

a) a tripod, which is a must to mount your camera, for close ups, for steadying the camera in low light situation, and if you like, for taking your own pictures.

b) a camera bag, for protecting your camera against minor knocks , dust, drizzles, or for the matter, keep it out of sight of the people. For the last, one famous photographer used to hide it in a bag, any bag except the one carrying the Nikon label.

c) a remote control, ML-L3. This allows you to trigger the camera from a distance, not very far away though for you won't want to chase after people who grap your camera if he sees the opportunity.

d) camera brushes and blowers, a rubber ball of sort that blows air with a squeeze, and soft camel hair brush, if you can get one, to lightly dust away whatever you find on the lens.

e) lens cleaning fluid and soft lens cleaning cloth. This usually comes together and you need them all the time if you want to remove finger prints even if you have a UV filter attached.

f) spare batteries. Just in case if you are not in the habbit of charging your battery before each outing. You only need one in the case of D40 for it lasts you through hundreds of pictures.

g) spare memory cards. Not that you take so much pictures that a single card can't record all of them, especially with the 2 gig card and 4 gig card, but rather as an ' insurance ' when something happens to the card and you are left stranded what to do next.

That's about all you need to get started and as you gather more experience working with the camera, your gadgets will probably grow.