Awesome Camera..

Where to start, I don't know.After having searched and read reviews for complete 2 months, I finalised my decision to buy D40 with 18-135mm lens. I bought it from B&H in Nov end. I compared almost all cameras like D40x, D80, Canon xti, Pentax k100, K10. But finally it was D40.And I am very happy with my decision after having lot of confusion about which cam to buy and whether I will sacrifice picture quality somewhere if I buy D40.I shot around 1500 pics in last one moth and every picture is awesome and no problem at all in any of the pics. Quality is also superb. Only problem I encountered was lack of autofocus points. When I tried to shoot particular object keeping other objects as well in focus for the same pic, it was not possible for me. Though its not that important, but just to mention for those who are concerned about this.Recently, I had my Florida Trip completed, the quality of pics I got was wonderful and camera response was also very quick and lens and cam did well in low light conditions also.As read in previous review, the battery life is very solid and it lasts for around 600+ pics.I am totally satisfied with the performance of D40 and got saved from wasting unnecessary amount on high end camera being advanced amature. D40 lacks one more feature, ie. autofocus on prime lenses, but which is crap and should not be considered.I will forcefully recommend this cam to anybody who is looking for just to move from point and shoot to semi PRO kind SLR, its the best deal to buy, without sacrificing the quality of picture.