Thank you Michelle for the D3000 input.
I can't understand why Nikon would not put AF on their lenses?
They must have known people didn't like that feature w/ the D40, why go and do it again?
(I like manual focus, but sometimes it seems I have to have something quicker or maybe it's sometimes I don't want to think about it...hmmm laziness maybe?
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Costco had the D3000 kit w/a bonus lens (18-200mmVR) and card reader for $699.00.
I always liked Nikon, had my heart set on a Nikon DSLR years ago, but got talked into a Canon XT. The Canon and me never got along! he he