Comments on: DSLR Deals: Nikon D40 – $349, Sony A200 – $369 http://www.randomprocess.ca/2009/02/23/dslr-deals-nikon-d40-349-sony-a200-369/ NOT just another WordPress weblog. What were they thinking when they came up with that tagline anyways? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: charlie http://www.randomprocess.ca/2009/02/23/dslr-deals-nikon-d40-349-sony-a200-369/#comment-5654 charlie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:24:02 +0000 http://www.randomprocess.ca/?p=1189#comment-5654 If you look at just about all the DSLRs up the consumer range, Canon and Nikon have no directly competing products, except perhaps the D60 and the Canon XS. Nikon D40 Nikon D60 Canon XS Canon XSi Nikon D90 Canon 50D Nikon D300 I doubt it's simply coincidence. Makes it more difficult to directly compare features. The D40 is also pretty damn old, whereas the XS and XSi are far more modern, and a bit more capable. I'd be surprised if Canon launches anything in the lower-end of the market for a while. I think it's more likely Nikon will put something new in at segment at PMA, or perhaps drop the D40 altogether and price the D60 a bit lower. If you look at just about all the DSLRs up the consumer range, Canon and Nikon have no directly competing products, except perhaps the D60 and the Canon XS.

Nikon D40
Nikon D60 Canon XS
Canon XSi
Nikon D90
Canon 50D
Nikon D300

I doubt it’s simply coincidence. Makes it more difficult to directly compare features. The D40 is also pretty damn old, whereas the XS and XSi are far more modern, and a bit more capable. I’d be surprised if Canon launches anything in the lower-end of the market for a while. I think it’s more likely Nikon will put something new in at segment at PMA, or perhaps drop the D40 altogether and price the D60 a bit lower.

]]> By: Richard http://www.randomprocess.ca/2009/02/23/dslr-deals-nikon-d40-349-sony-a200-369/#comment-5639 Richard Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:51:38 +0000 http://www.randomprocess.ca/?p=1189#comment-5639 Canon really needs to step up their game in the basement niche of SLR cameras (or as other companies like to call it - their cash cow). The Rebel XS, which is their crappiest DSLR, is a <a href="http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10109189&catid=20222" rel="nofollow">whopping $600</a>! $150 is not a huge amount to pay in premium to the D40, but that's at least a <a href="http://www.thecamerastore.com/products/catalog/slr-lenses/nikkor-af-70-300mm-f4-56-g-black" rel="nofollow">70-300mm telephoto lens</a> bought on its own, let alone with one of those packages they're always hawking. Canon really needs to step up their game in the basement niche of SLR cameras (or as other companies like to call it – their cash cow). The Rebel XS, which is their crappiest DSLR, is a whopping $600! $150 is not a huge amount to pay in premium to the D40, but that’s at least a 70-300mm telephoto lens bought on its own, let alone with one of those packages they’re always hawking.

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