The D40 with kit lens is $410 at amazon.com right now, which was by far the best price I could find. I wound up going with a deal at Ritz Camera instead, where the D40 with 18-55 (kit) lens, Nikon 55-200VR lens, camera bag, and two DVD's was $599.
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The D40 is a good camera and I would get a 18-200 VR or a 70-300 VR lens for outdoor shots and use a reasonably high shutter speed to stop the action. Indoors as someone said you need to use a faster lens for low light sport action
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