Still shooting with a Nikon D40X; is that wrong ? (Page 5): If it meets your needs for quality and size of enlargements why change? Once you upgrade the camera you'll have to upgrade...

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

rpm wrote:

Okay, I will admit it... I'm still shooting with a Nikon D40X and I absolutely love the thing. It's like an old battle axe. I've never had a single bit of trouble with it and still use the original battery which I just keep recharging. I know there are better, newer, nicer and more expensive Nikons out there, but I just refuse to give the thing up! It's like an old comfortable pair of boots, why change when it still shoots so well. Comments ?

If it meets your needs for quality and size of enlargements why change? Once you upgrade the camera you'll have to upgrade the computer, then get a better monitor. It's like opening Pandora's Box.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

The art is in the photographer, not the camera.

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

rdgreenwood wrote:

If I could figure out a way to chimp my shots, I'd still be using my Nikkormat.

I still do use my Nikkormat FT2. After a day of shooting with it I feel the urge to turn off the preview option on my digital cameras!

rpm Loc: Houston, TX

Okay, thanks for all the great responses (except from Jim Bob, maybe he was having a bad day.) May my D40X live long & prosper! I feel all warm and fuzzy about the whole topic now. :-) Thanks guys & girls. rpm

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

SharpShooter wrote:

Mogul, this is heavy stuff!!!

SS

Only the last two; so many people have some form of neurosis that we can't keep count.

BebuLamar

boberic wrote:

I still use my Canon F-1 that I bought in 1970. If it does what you want it to do, no reason to buy the hot new item.

But you bought and use one or more digital cameras didn't you? Is it true that you use the F-1 a lot less than a digital camera these day?

terry44 Loc: Tuolumne County California, Maui Hawaii

If you like what you get from the camera and it works for you why change. It is refreshing to hear from someone who has not let GAS attacks take over reasonable thinking. Keep using that workhorse till you no longer can

rpm wrote:

Okay, I will admit it... I'm still shooting with a Nikon D40X and I absolutely love the thing. It's like an old battle axe. I've never had a single bit of trouble with it and still use the original battery which I just keep recharging. I know there are better, newer, nicer and more expensive Nikons out there, but I just refuse to give the thing up! It's like an old comfortable pair of boots, why change when it still shoots so well. Comments ?

Jim Bob

tdekany wrote:

And someone like you who can't be nice? Imagine how much deeper your problem is.

Or maybe you are just perfect and it is not fare to you that you have to read posts one after another from idiots. But I do have the solution - LOG OUT.

Why is it "un nice"? Perhaps you have thin skin.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

rmalarz wrote:

If you love using that camera, why would it be considered wrong?

The only ones who would disagree are those who are obsessed with spending money on the latest equipment, or gimmick, thinking that is going to help them improve. If you are thrilled with using the camera and it continues to give you the results you like, keep at it. Hell, all but one of my cameras are at least 40+ years old.
--Bob

I couldn't agree more. If the camera is serving your needs, why spend more money unnecessarily? (The manufacturers would love for you to do that.)
I have a Sony Alpha 300 DSLR. It would be considered a paperweight by today's standards, but it does everything I need it to do. It's also a statement about personal economy. >Alan

fishone0 Loc: Kingman AZ

I had a D50 that I loved but it died on me so I got the Nikon D5100 but I still miss my D50

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

rmalarz wrote:

If you love using that camera, why would it be considered wrong?

The only ones who would disagree are those who are obsessed with spending money on the latest equipment, or gimmick, thinking that is going to help them improve. If you are thrilled with using the camera and it continues to give you the results you like, keep at it. Hell, all but one of my cameras are at least 40+ years old.
--Bob

i disagree; and i am not "obsessed" with spending money on the latest "equipment or gimmick".
I do know that the equipment has improved; and if I learn to use those improvements, I might get better results.
I want to use the best equipment within my means.

Blasthoff Loc: Life halved NY and IN

You answered your own question! Until YOU become unhappy and it doesn't do something YOU want it to do, then what you are using IS the best camera for YOU. Don't let anything or anyone mislead you differently. I use a 10 year old D200 myself. The only reason the D40 would not be useful for me is I use a number of older Nikon AI manual focus lenses which the D40 can not couple it's meter to.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Blasthoff wrote:

You answered your own question! Until YOU become unhappy and it doesn't do something YOU want it to do, then what you are using IS the best camera for YOU. Don't let anything or anyone mislead you differently. I use a 10 year old D200 myself. The only reason the D40 would not be useful for me is I use a number of older Nikon AI manual focus lenses which the D40 can not couple it's meter to.

No doubt, ten year old technology is the best.
No reason to ever consider an upgrade.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I took my D40 out of mothballs after trashing my D3100; my only regret is that the 3100 had more pixel and it mattered because I enlarge to 11x14 when I print (which is often). I was using my D40 today and enjoyed the experience (but I want another 3100 or better!!!!, but won't buy it until it's on sale).

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Kmgw9v wrote:

i disagree; and i am not "obsessed" with spending money on the latest "equipment or gimmick".
I do know that the equipment has improved; and if I learn to use those improvements, I might get better results.
I want to use the best equipment within my means.

I have an ex brother-in-law who is not hurting for money. His family car is a 1956 Chevy Nomad SW he has had since it was a year old. No it's not really stock, but the changes have been made for reliability, safety and comfort; it has a four speed Chevy truck running gear, a stock 283 V-8, a sophisticated audio/digital (satellite) sound and computer system built into the dash and improved suspension and brakes. It still looks stock (in spite of roll bars and improved seat belts built into the body), sounds stock and drives like it is stock. It won't outrun the BMW his company gave him and gas mileage is terrible. But it's an unpretentious family car with well over ½ million miles on it. It's old, but SO comfortable to ride in. Meanwhile the BMW gathers dust! Oh, and he still shoots a slightly modified Leica IIf. His philosophy is simple: if it works for you and you are comfortable with it, why change. BTW, he wants to buy my Nikon FM2n.