Canon EOS 40D
The 40D, great-grandson of the first consumer digital SLR, benefits from a technical evolution that has resulted in one of the finest digital SLR cameras you can buy - especially at this price-point. Sporting a 3″ screen with Live View, a snappy 6.5 frames-per-second continuous mode, and a rethought menu system brings the 40D up to scratch with the rest of Canon’s current EOS line.
Oddly, the 40D is only a 10 megapixel camera - odd, because the freshly launched 450D, aimed at a less professional segment of the market, already wields a 12 megapixel chip. It would not be unreasonable to see updates to the 40D soon.
If you’re looking for a 10-megapixel camera that can fire long bursts, is compatible with a mature system of professional accessories, and creates superb images in almost any light, look no further
The new Canon 40D offers a very mature set of features in a camera that’s priced lower than its predecessors. It also offers as much value and image quality as competing designs that are hundreds of dollars more.
The Rebel XTi is a better camera to throw into a bag if you think that you might want to take a picture. The 40D is a better camera to take if you are leaving the house on a specifically photographic mission. The 40D is a truly great camera for wildlife and sports photography.
The bottom line is that the Canon 40D is the most DSLR for the money that Canon has ever offered.
When I first started using the EOS 40D a simple description came to mind: that this is a ‘well sorted camera
An update of the EOS 30D, the Canon EOS 40D isn’t a major overhaul of its predecessor, but builds on that camera’s features
You may find my decision factors somewhat whimsical, but I think they’re important features that can be easily overlooked if you were to only concentrate on the technical specifications.
Canon’s EOS 40D is the company’s latest DSLR designed for enthusiasts and semi-pros. Announced in August 2007, it’s the successor to the EOS 30D, and continues Canon’s 18 month cycle for this product line
With a chorus of choirboys singing, massed pipers piping and a hundred heralds, er heralding, it’s the shiny new semi-pro DSLR from Canon. Duncan Evans puts away the kid gloves and gets out the silk ones with gold filigree he uses for special occasions.
While the EOS 30D was only a detail upgrade over the ESO 20D, the EOS 40D is a much more substantial improvement. The most obvious change is the increase from 8.2 to 10.1 megapixel resolution, with Canon’s proprietary CMOS sensor getting a thorough overhaul including improved photocell design and on-chip noise reduction