Anyone looking for...?

[Taylor]

....A D40x?

The trip Im about to take to Jamaica is going to be me and my Nikon's last hurrah.. Until I put it up for sale.

I find that the Nikon is just not a good camera for me right now.. Its not healthy. I rely far too much on auto this and auto that, and taking 392745879238140 shots; it doesnt force me to think creatively about anything. Im not smart enough yet to use that camera...
So the plan is that I sell the dslr, and use my film camera to learn on.. after that who knows.

Anyone want to stop me and tell me Im crazy before I list it on ebay?

[Will]

I think you shouldn't sell it. Big deal that you use auto Using auto with that isnt really a bad thing...

I use auto a lot when I dont have the time to change all the stuff and what not.


I think you should keep

[Taylor]

Lol. Very true.. But it still isnt pushing my creativity very hard. Idk.

[Will]

Just turn it to manual and force yourself to use it

[Taylor]

My self control is lacking..

[Will]

I think it would be wise to just keep it for now

[Taylor]

Maybe Ill fall in love with it again in Jamaica??

[MountainRider]

Gota agree...keep it Taylor.
You can do the same things on your D40X as you can with a film camera and better yet, you can see what you need to change right away without having to wait for your pic's to be developed.

Take your time and when you feel up to it start playing with the other modes/settiings and see how each one will change a pic....
Heres a link to the user guide from Ken Rockwell....Yes is says it's for the D40, but the settings are the same for the D40X too.
This will tell you how to set up your camera to start shooting in the other modes...mostly program mode.
Copy it off and put it in your camera bag so you have it if you need to look at something.
This is in plain english and a lot easier to follow than the Nikon manual.
Nikon D40 User's Guide

Another suggestion for ya....go see if you can find some books on photography at your local library...a good one for getting to know how diifferent settings change things is "Understanding Exposure"

Heck I still shoot a lot of the time in program mode, but since taking the photography course I'm using aperture priority and shutter priority more....I still haven't used full manual mode much though...don't really need it most times.

[Taylor]

Great linkage, thanks!

Im thinking about it.. but I still want to sell it. Just not as much =p

[Ellie]

in many less words then Will and Mountain Rider....i agree with what they are sayin and i think you should keep it and maybe (if you really dont wanna use it right now) put it away rather then sell it :-D im no expert just my opinion ;-)