Do I need a new camera?

[Don Schaeffer]

It was impulsive as I knew it would be. Maybe I should be cursed instead of congratulated. Oh well, I can't stop things now.

[vlad]

Make sure you put it to good use!!

[alessya]

When you'll receive it and try it I bet you'll be really amazed of what it can do so you'll acually congratulate yourself for your decision

[Don Schaeffer]

Thanks Alessya. I definitely will use it.

[markspend01]

Hey Guys well i think for that purpose you should clean sensor of your camera.You can find here that how to clean the sensor.

ehow.com/how_6109725_clean-sensor-nikon-d40x.html

[Don Schaeffer]

Thanks Barbara and Alyssa. The rest is quiet and unobserved history.

[samyshah]

It all depends on how much you want to use the camera + the new features you would get by upgrading the equipment.
I had a d40 and I bought the d5100.
I can say it was not a big of an upgrade other than couple of features like shooting HD video + auto bracketing features for HDR + swivel LCD and a bunch of other features.

IMHO, I would rather invest more money into different lenses if I have a decent body. But I think d40 is a bit outdated though.

[Don Schaeffer]

auto bracketing is very handy and so is the swivel.