Choosing an DSLR to use with iPhoto '08

Am about to buy my first DSLR and was thinking about saving files as RAW. I see that some of the cameras I am considering (Nikon D40x and Canon EOS 400D) appear to produce RAW files which are directly importable into iPhoto. Reading some other sites I see that this should have been addressed, at least in so far as the D40x is concerned, in OSX 10.4.10. However, I am unable to find any up-to-date formal confirmation from Apple on either of the cameras mentioned.
Can anyone help and tell me what the position is with these two DSLRs? Thank you.

Hi Simon.
I think you'll be quite happy with the D40, if that is your choice. The issue with the D40x's lenses are that the body is built without a lens drive motor, so the lenses must have their own drive motors in the lens body to be able to utilize the autofocus capability. Currently, Nikon makes two such lenses, the AF-I and AF-S lenses. Current lenses such as the AF and IF lenses require the drive motor to be in the camera body, as has historically been the design of most SLR bodies.
I have not done enough research into other camera makers to determine if this is a trend which will carry on, or whether this is a temporary thing introduced with the D40x. If the latter is the case, I suspect that the D40x will possibly remain in the consumer market, as most professionals have literally thousands of dollars invested in the "standard" AF lenses. This is just an opinion, though. Who knows, maybe it's a hint of the future of photographic equipment.
All that said, I still feel that the D40 family are exceptional cameras for the price, and if you opt for the D40x, there are enough of a variety of lenses that will satisfy your soon-to-be growing DSLR experience for many years to come.
Here is a very fine review of the D40x at the following website. I believe that there is also some comparison charts with the Canon 400EOS, also.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40x/
Have fun!
Charlie

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