D40 Fn button

Hi all,

Bought a D40 this weekend and had allready some questions. Actually one. Is it possible to assign more than one function to the Fn button? This will be easier to have a direct access to ISO, WB ....

Other thing, I'd like to have opinion about the AF-S VR DX 55-200 mm lens. The 18-55 mm is a bit limitating.

Cheers,

Hi

I've had my D40 in a month or so, and I still havnt found any function to use the fn button for...

I own the 55-200VR, for my use, is a really good lens. BUT i've numeros times consideret if I should get the 18-200VR instead, but for now I'm content with the 18-55 + 55-200VR. I just need to consider my distance the the subjects (eg. concert, animals contra city, landscape and so on) before a mount a lens and set of to shoot.

Michael

You can only set one function at a time to the function button. I have mine on ISO, since I shoot in RAW I don't need fast access to any of the other options.

I just picked up an 18-200 VR lens and I think I will almost never have to remove from the camera. A bit pricy but real pro Nikon glass that works exceptionally well.

G34560 said:

Hi all,

Bought a D40 this weekend and had already some questions. Actually
one. Is it possible to assign more than one function to the Fn
button? This will be easier to have a direct access to ISO, WB ....

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G34560,

You can only assign one function to the Fn button. I currently have it set for WB, as I use that the most. I rarely use Auto WB unless I am under bizarre lighting. the nice compromise of the D40 is that it "remembers" where you were last at using the (i) Info button. I always leave this at ISO, my second-most used setting. I takes a couple of button presses, but I find it easy to use, and once ISO is set, you can depress the shutter to shoot right away without having to back out of menus.

As a side note, the 55-200VR is an excellent lens. My dad bought one instead of a 70-300VR for the compact size and is loving it. I have played with it a few times and definitely have it on the wish-list.

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Triprack said:

I just picked up an 18-200 VR lens and I think I will almost never
have to remove from the camera. A bit pricy but real pro Nikon glass
that works exceptionally well.

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Just a nitpick: the 18-200VR isn't "pro" glass. The only pro glass I have is the 70-200VR and I have to say that it is much sharper and more contrasty (not to mention has a faster max. aperture) than the 18-200VR.

But even though it doesn't measure up to some of my other lenses, it provides image quality that is certainly good enough for most of my requirements. Beyond the question of image quality, its huge focal length range, image stabilization, and close focusing ability make it a very useful lens for travelling.

But if my budget were really tight, I would probably go for an 18-70 or 18-135 (mainly because the front element doesn't rotate, making it suitable for polarizer use), and the 50-200VR. Beware, though, that bokeh tends to suffer on the less expensive lenses. So if you do a lot of wide aperture, close up portrait type shots, you may want to compare the bokeh btwn the 55-200VR and, say, the 70-300VR.

larsbc

I just bought the 55-200 VR lens at Circuit City yesterday. I made sure of their return policy, and they said it was 30 days on lenses.

Last night I went to the Phillies-Mets game, and this weekend I am going down to the Jersey Shore, so I figured it would get tested pretty well over the next few days. The lens is nice, and I have no complaints. The big question in my mind is if it is long enough to do the things I want to do, or is the 70-300 VR the better lens. I don't want to have to pay the extra money for the 70-300 if it is not needed.

One Knight wrote:
The big question in my mind is if it is long enough to

One Knight said:

do the things I want to do, or is the 70-300 VR the better lens. I
don't want to have to pay the extra money for the 70-300 if it is not
needed.

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Well I thought about that too. At double the price, is it double the lens?

I have an Lumix FZ20 and I find I use the long end of the zoom quite a lot (432mm). Also, I have a shaky hand. The way I looked at it was, I was going to spend the $300 anyway for the 55-200mm. So, for $300, I get 70-300mm, VRII, a better built lens and better optics.

So, for me, this was worth the $300. I bought the 70-300mm.

Allan