Canon EOS 40D (body only)

October 17, 2007 06:06

4.5/5
Except for the spot meter being slightly wooly, could not find fault with it in the last 15 days that I have had it. Any person using an SLR would be deemed to be serious about their photography. And any serious photographer will tell you, using LCD to focus (with attendant camera shakes; washed out appearance in bright sunlight etc. etc...)is not the best way of doing it. If you HAD to put the liveview maybe giving a swivel LCD (to facilitate shooting around corners/over the crowds) would have made more sense to the Photojournalist. But..as I said thats a personal choice, and there will be lots of LiveView fans out there. The wide spot meter (even wider than 30D)is the only aspect which prevents me from giving this beauty a perfect 10.

- kartikatre

October 16, 2007 07:29

4.5/5
I believe the CNET folks rated this camera while using the 28-135 kit. Your camera is only as good as the lens.. The camera focuses immediately with a fast lens attached (2.8 or lower) Upgraded from a rebel xt. I always wanted a camera that acted and felt like my film camera EOS-3, well now I got it! Solid build, feels good in your hands, lots of modes and custom settings. VERY bright viewfinder that is comparable to analog cameras or full frame digital.

- Danny Dukes

October 22, 2008 08:59

5.0/5
A Best Buy in it's class.The image quality is better than the twice the cost D300.

- avolanche

August 1, 2008 12:31

4.0/5
I really do like the 40D a lot but sometimes I'm afraid the weather might hurt the camera. I have this and a 30D and I'm not confident in shooting in rainy or dusty situations. Other than that, it's a fine camera. Looking at a 5D for the studio.

- porscheguy

April 2, 2008 12:26

4.5/5
I brought it to my daughter's graduation. I was able to get great images even in very challenging lighting conditions. Focus is on the spot and I was able to get great images even in subdued lighting.

- fdd580

February 14, 2008 09:59

4.5/5
Buy & try it, nice shoot, beautiful tone, better noise in high iso - highly recomended for first DSLR or second body

- danielrtan

January 25, 2008 09:47

4.5/5
It feels like a real Professional Grade camera and the results are fantastic. I have used the smaller and lighter Canon XT for two years and love the camera, and the images it captures are great. Now with the 40D I feel like a pro and the camera is so fast and acts like a Pros, so it is a Prosumer's Delight.
I think it is a logical and nice step up from the Canon XT/XTi but the added weight and size will be noticeable at first.

- steviewonderer

December 23, 2007 02:36

4.5/5
First really good camera and finding I need a lot knowledge that I dont have.

- ed e

December 4, 2007 08:31

4.5/5
I've owned Canon cameras since using the F-1 in the Army. I have a D60, a 20D and have used the 10D, and 30D. The 40D is the best of these. The only thing I would like to add to this is to increase the frame rate to eight frames per second. Although I have use this camera to shoot about 500 photos I have not really gave it a workout, to where I find something I don't like about it. The one thing I like about it is, it is quiet, many Canon wedding photographers will really like this camera. It is a mini 5D, yet it is fast enough for most sport photography. My only peeve is that I think the LCD resolution could be better. However I like the zoom view feature to check focus. It seems to be better executed on the 40D than on other XXD cameras. Other features have been fully explained in some of the other reviews so I won't elborate. I'll just say I highly recommend this camera.

- Marcsr453

November 19, 2007 06:10

4.5/5

- jjneethling