Personally I'd go for a second hand D200 on Ebay. There are lots to be had as so many people are trading in for a D300. Expect to pay about £500.
On paper the D60 looks a very good camera
however be aware it does not have an autofocus motor therefore you'll be restricted to lenses that have a built in AF motor such as Nikon AF-S lenses and a few of the more recent Sigma zooms.
If your main interest is bird/wildlife photography it'd be worth spending a bit of time looking at what lenses are available. Ideally for birds you need to be looking at 400mm lenses or 300mm plus a 1.4x teleconverter. On a D60 your choice is restricted to the 300mm f4 AF-S plus a 1.4x tc. The 80-400mm Nikon zoom requires a camera with an autofocus motor !
At the moment there's some amazing deals available on the Nikon D80 and Canon 30D. Both are excellent cameras which offer remarkable value for money. Whilst I really hope the D60 proves a lot of cynics wrong I'd be amazed if it even gets close to matching the performance of the D80 and 30D.
Personally I'd go for either a D80 approx £500 and a second-hand (non AF-S ) Nikon IF-ED 300mm f4 circa £300 and Kenko Pro 1.4x tc. circa £60. Or the Canon 30D circa £500 and Canon 400mm f5.6 approx £800.
I am considering purchasing my first digital DSLR a Nikon does anyone have any ideas the cheapest place to buy one . Which telephoto lenses to buy with it.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Mr Cheeky
meant to add. parkcameras have the 80-400 at £899. warehouse express will price beat that so you can get it for £884. theyw/e have the d80 at £495. and as I said there is a cash back offer.
I have the D200 and D50. Considered the D60, decided to buy the D50 so I could use older (less expensive) prime lenses like the 300mm F4 EDIF, and others. I am finding myself gravitating to the D50 over the D200. The shutter action and weight of my D50 feels better, and I feel I get sharper images with my D50.
Also, the D50 is much cheaper. The megapixels should not be a factor in your decision, unless you plan on blowing these up into large posters. Megapixels do not make sharp pics, sharp lenses do.