new camera or new lens?

**jhsatt** · 05-25-2008, 05:31 PM

Hello all, 1st post. I have the D40 with the 55-200 zoom. I shoot lots of bird pictures. For an upgrade , which makes more sense. Buy the D40X and shoot with the 55-200( better res. and enlarging) or keep the D40 and buy the 70-300( to zoom in closer)? the cost is about the same. Thanks Jeff

**deckcadet** · 05-25-2008, 06:41 PM

if you mean the 70-300mm VR lens, I would suggest that over a D40x. You'd only be gaining about 864 pixels across and 592 vertically if you changed cameras, so it wouldn't give you that much additional cropping room. The 70-300mm VR is not only going to give you a longer focal length, but is also a much better lens optically.

**retroactiv** · 05-27-2008, 10:51 AM

I have to agree with Harrison, unless you are going to put some more money into it and go for a much better model keep the body you have and buy the glass.

**Photo-John** · 06-04-2008, 06:05 PM

Lenses are almost always the better investment. They'll move with you to the next camera and for most photographers, they offer more new opportunity than a new camera will.