Nikon D40 kit with 18-55 lens. Good beginner dSLR. Not as good as new D5000, but significantly cheaper. YMMV, as coupon code is for furniture (it worked for me). Details on SlickDeals.
The D40 is a Great little camera....i bought one when the first came out a few years ago when a DSLR was like voodoo to most people.... i love mine albeit a bit fragile at times (dont drop it)...although Nikon service center which is about 5 miles from my house was great about having it fixed in a weeks time......... photo quality is great and its really easy to use.....plus ist alot smaller and lighter than its bigger brothers...... i paid almost $600.00 for this same kit when i bought it.....thats a killer price....
Yes, only AF-S, but usually beginners like me don't have an assortment of older lenses. The D40 is also only 6MP. Enough for me, but not for those who do major cropping or enlargements.
I picked this camera up last week here in Canada, bought it at Black's photography and paid $449 CDN with the 18-55mm lens. I've never had experience with an SLR and in a matter of a few minutes I took these pics with it (which I think I turned out decent). I'm excited to learn how to use this thing over the summer.
