Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) | List Price: $1,299.00
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Brand: Canon
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2007-08-30
Features: - 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
- Large 3.0-inch LCD display with enhanced Live View and broadened color gamut
- 6.5 frame-per-second continuous shooting capability (for bursts of up to 75 Large/Fine JPEGs or 17 RAW images)
- sRAW mode; 35-zone metering system; integrated Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit
- Powered by BP-511A, BP-511, or BP-512 lithium-ion battery pack; stores images on CF cards
Nothing is perfect...but [Posted on 2008-07-16]
For my useage the Canon 40D has been as close to perfect as I've found
so far...I love this camera more with each passing day. I've only taken a
couple of thousand shots since buying it a few weeks ago, but I'm thinking that I have finally found the 'one' camera I've been looking
so long for...fulfills all my needs, and doesn't fuss at me when I stay out late at night either...lol.
The best canon (for now anyway) [Posted on 2008-07-16]
I have reviewed the canon 30D last year and I didnt think it would get any better but I am here to tell you otherwise. The 40D is an entireley new camera- not the same digic II processor as the 30D.It takes sharper pictures than the 30D. Try shooting in the landscape mode- it is the "hidden secret" of the 40D. the greens and blues are much brighter and sharper. The 40D is Canons hottest camera on their market as of now. It has auto ISO which can be helpful if your not an ISO freak and not into setting that feature. The shutter speeds range from 30 seconds to 1/8000 second on the 40D. (Very fast: the 1/8000 speeds equates to .000125 second on the digital clock).The body alone is going for around $950 as of July 2008. It is not an introductory camera nor is it a top of the line- it sits right in the middle.I will add more to this post as I start using this camera more.
40D review [Posted on 2008-07-16]
Canon's 40D is a great camera and J & R provided a great price and excellent service...as usual for them.
Good... but NOT great. [Posted on 2008-07-17]
DISAPPOINTMENTS:
After previously owning a 20D for 3 years it seemed like there should have been some significant improvements (and there has been).
However, the 40D introduced an issue with the viewfinder (glare around the top focus point -- Note this is a known issue but Canon doesn't consider it a problem) and the selected focus point seems to be forgotten after powering down.
Finally, the picture quality (in my opinion) appears to be equal, or in some cases less than the 20D (tends to have significant noise).
IMPROVEMENTS:
The focus seems to be faster/better and the huge LCD is a blessing. ~5% extra in the viewfinder is very nice as well.
CONCLUSION:
I would recommend waiting for the 50D so that Canon will hopefully get some of these things worked out.
The replacement [Posted on 2008-07-18]
I couldn't be happier with this camera. I took it out for it's first shoot on the Fourth of July and captured images impossible to retrieve with any other digital camera i have ever owned, save for the 30D. I was able to capture a moving train with multiple exposures so fast that it almost seemed as if I were shooting a video. The camera recycles amazingly fast and each exposure was spot on in terms of color, contrast, clarity and focus.
It was purchased as a replacement for the 30D which I had misplaced and couldn't find for several months. As fate would have it, the week after my 40D arrived, my wife found the 30D! I am still glad for the purchase.
SBW
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