**Hello Ariana,

English is not my native langage, so i hope you will understand me..

My first question is, for a mid priced camera, is this a good buy/deal? (*comes with a 18-55 lens, 6.1mp) I want to go Nikon, because I am dedicated, but I also owned a sweet little ME-Super at the same time that I did quick shots with and because it was so light weight and transported everywhere easily! :)    Would there be a camera that you as pros and experienced would reccomend above  A) a Nikon, and B) this model? I have only $600.00 to start with the basic Body and standard 50MM type lens.
1.A. -> Nikon is good ! I remind F4 & F5.. mmmm .. so, Nikon is very good, but consider the prices of lens, flash, accessories and compare with canon or Sigma...
1.B. I don't know much about the D40.. I owned a D70 3 years ago, and the quality of the pic was ok, but i don't like the colors of the nikon. But you can postwork the pic, as you do with emulsion in the dark...

Secound question, What is this person reffering to about the SD vs CF card??? I honestly have no clue.

2. Onslow said all ! It's just a format, no difference of quality.

Third, I plan to get a 1G memory Card for the camera, is that adequat for a large range of projects?
3.  if you work in RAW (the pic is rough from the sensor, not compressed, no loose of details and quality) 1GO is not enough, consider 4Go.

Fourth, I also will be buying a Nikon Lense the 70-300 as-f Mfr # 2161 it is pricey (*$599.00 appx) but I have been told by Nikon it is the only one that functions with the AF feature....which is often handy in certain situations, like when a tripod isn't practical or it is a fast moving venue.  Opinions on the lense? I don't use non Nikon lenses with a Nikon body.

4. google it !! i think is the better to find some test about lenses...
   Last any advice for me. I miss shooting really badly, but I always thought Digital was like "Point & Shoot" not a lot of artistic or manipulative availability. There's nothing quite like the smell and feel of the emulsion when you work that paper! :) But I want to get back into it & soon and this seems to be the way I will be going.
5. ooops.. i think you're wrong, sorry... Take a tour on all the photographies here in renderosity, and try to guess who work dslr and who work slr.. try sincerly !! If an emulsion is on your screen, it means that it has been scanned.. so now your emulsion is just some pixels on the screen.. like a digital pic...

Just one word again.. i think the better is in your eyes, your soul and your lens...

Hope it help you and you had understood what i said lolllll
Olivier**