Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Darrell I have the 50mm 1.8 and the 35mm 1.8. At the moment the 35 just stays on the camera becuae it gives that classic 50mm view most of use are indoctrinated with. Moving from ~50mm to ~75mm with your crop sensor isnt worth the hundred bucks IMO. I say go from something like the 80mm F2.8 with a crop around 120mm.

Thats my next route and the 50 1.8 will be deligated to my N80 for film use.
Plus the 50 1.8 wont auto focus on your D40. Unless there you go with the 50mm 1.4G for 4X the price. But it stops down more.