I'm totally agreeing on that one, though I'd add that usually a better camera improves the shots you can take even because it's less frustrating doing a shot. If you are, like me, not really able to spend 400 Euro (that's the regular price on the D40 over here) for a DSLR and are bound to use a point and shoot camera... and then hold a DSLR for a short moment, you realize that it makes quite a difference, if only for your mood and your wish to experiment.