Rating: 
Summary: Don't Know Why Olympus Stopped Making It
Review: When this camera first came out, I could only afford to look at them on the dealer's shelves. Small, lots of features and reviews praising the image quality up the gazoo, AA batteries (no scarce proprietary). But the price was anything but affordable. Now that they can be had on eBay, Amazon and other places refurbished or in mint condition, the D-40 is still one of the most desired cameras around. The only rub I've discovered is indeed minor: don't leave the autofocus on constant when you're shooting movies with sound; otherwise the focus mechanism makes a distracting noise.
I don't worry too much about filters and white settings. Most of that can be fixed in Photoshop.
It's such a nice camera, I don't know why Olympus stopped making it. At 4 megapixals, it's got a lot of life still in it.
Rating: 
Summary: Great photo quality -- VERY slow response time
Review: While the photo quality is amazing on this camera, there is one maddening thing about its operations that makes me second-guess purchasing it. There is about a one to two second delay between the time you press the button to take the photo, and the moment the photo is actually captured. I took the camera on vacation, and when other people offered to take my family's photo...I had to explain to them NOT to move the camera for a couple seconds after pressing the button, so that we all didn't come out in a blur. I am amazed that this has not been pointed out in camera reviews. I wish I had known this because it is a major flaw. This camera is terrible at action shots on automatic. I haven't tried it on advanced settings yet. I will have to explore that more. Also, it takes a long time for the camera to "warm up" once you open the cover and prepare to take a photo. Very little spontaneity is possible with this camera if you intend to put it away and take it out only during photo opportunities. The best use for this camera is for still shots and people portraits. It's not a "get-up-and-go" camera with fast response time and responsiveness. I am hoping that my inquiries into Olympus will clear this up as a simple programming issue so that I can speed up the camera's performance. But as of now, I feel the camera isn't as versatile as I would like.
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