Thanks...

He's a real ham

I've only had it for a couple of weeks, so I'm still climbing
the learning curve. I got the D40 instead of the D40x or D60
because it was cheaper and the 6 megapixels seemed like plenty.

Evidently much more than that is only useful if one is going
to make large prints. Before this I had a 10 megapixel point
& shoot, but the lens was nowhere near as nice and clear as
the Nikkor that came with the D40. There's a lot I need to
learn about how the thing works. I got a bundle that came with
extended Nikon warranties and a couple of DVDs that explain
how the camera works and the basics of photography. I'm still
trying to sort the f stops from the ISO settings and which
camera settings to use for which shots but it's gradually
starting to make a bit of sense. There's a bunch of good info
on the net. I started here

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

and here

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/users-guide/index.htm

There's many other great sites that have insights into
other brands as well. I also signed up at Nikonians

http://www.nikonians.org/

where there are many Nikon users of all experience levels.

Have fun