Owners Ratings:
Canon EOS 40D (Overall)

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10.1 million effective pixels
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Average rating (197 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.54
 Features()()()()()() 4.51
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.56
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.48
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.54
 Overall()()()()()() 4.53

Owners Opinions: Canon EOS 40D

NamePostedOpinion preview
JRMoreira17 Nov 09(No text)
Wolf Spyder8 Nov 09I found the Canon 40D to be a good solid little DSLR. I like ...
fenview3 Oct 09Still very happy after 23 months.....
William Burrowes3 Sep 09This is my third Canon EOS after a 30D and modified 450D. I have ...
Alex I22 Aug 09It is my first DSLR camera. The learning of the camera takes ...
ozigoog21 Aug 09after two years I can affirme that is a very very good ...
Robotbird21 Apr 09(No text)
paulandrew22 Feb 09I own both the 40D and 400D. Both are very nice cameras and take ...
Edward Greenberg11 Feb 09I consider myself a mid level photographer closer to amateur ...
ajdavies8 Feb 09Had this camera for a month and was loving it, then tried the ...
dhphoto7 Jan 09Picked this up new for 470GBP inc cashback as a travel camera. ...
phillip morris16 Dec 08As a keen amateur photographer, I spend few months with 40D ...
Shahrooz Malakouti10 Dec 08I upgraded to the EOS 40D from Fujifilm FinePix S9100 and step ...
typa1231 Dec 08I Got this camera as my first DSLR and I love it. It is fast, it ...
Eriche25 Oct 08I have been using my 40D for 11 months and it is a great camera.
Edmis20 Oct 08After a year of use, I have changed my opinion about this ...
michael4000119 Oct 08My working horse. I just love that camera. It produces low noise ...
Photomoss16 Oct 08For Stooopeed ANATAS, who doesn't even own or used a Canon SLR ...
halim449 Oct 08Very good camera for Non Pro people like me.Better than 30D ...
specialone7 Oct 08big difference from my old 350d love it the 50d not much ...
tsekos30 Sep 0840d is just 'semi-amateur'.I am not professional ...
Mdj7117 Aug 08Just replaced my 400D with this camera and all i can say is ...
Kaboom13 Aug 08I have only had the canon 40D for a short time and while I'm new ...
Mike Khan19 Jul 08After reading a number of reviews of this camera including on ...
William M. Simpkins6 Jul 08Wonderful camera that has exceeded my expectations. I really ...
Sven De Mey4 Jul 08In january 2008 I've traded in my 300D for a 400D and after 6 ...
ussery30 Jun 08I bought my 40D back in february and I couldnt have hoped for a ...
SLCanada24 Jun 08I've been using the camera for a brief time (over 2500 shots) ...
muxamed22 Jun 08Great camera with excellent image quality at a very competitive ...
Ferling12 Jun 08I've put down my old EOS1Ds in favor of the 40D. It's amazing ...
Hierodotus10 Jun 08A good 'tweener camera, with the high-end pro cameras (with ...
sasan nejadi30 May 08(No text)
LarsWS29 May 08(No text)
boylem00228 May 08Great features, well constructed, and I can't complain about the ...
Hilmi OKUR25 May 08It's wonderfull. Nowadays price is low. Every amateur can buy ...
Moment Photography24 May 08I already own a 5D and I bought this camera to replace a 20D ...
M. Anthony20 May 08After a 20D and 350 Rebel I bought this camera and have been ...
wallabies2815 May 08I think my old Nikon D40's image quality is far better than my ...
klmmicro15 May 08I bought my 40D in February of 2008. This is my first DSLR. ...
frediani15 May 08Very good camera. Nearly same results you can have with 5D. ...
FraF3 May 08Few weeks ago I bought one of the last EOS 30D available (660 E ...
Yuriy P Stakhnyuk1 May 08Love this camera, Use it as a backup for my 5D.
Jo Gijsberts28 Apr 08dit is werkelijk een fantastische kamera!! had hiervoor de ...
AusPic23 Apr 08Purchased 40D and 70-200f/4L IS USM four weeks ago and I am ...
sikoj18222 Apr 08(No text)
Paulo Srgio Ribeiro20 Apr 08my 2 cameras eos 5d and 1 eos20d compared for now eos 40d Is ...
rback10019 Apr 08I thought my 20D was a very good camera. After 3 years upgraded ...
Philip G Bell18 Apr 08Had my 40D since January and waited a while before giving a ...
IanStone14 Apr 08As a profesional I have had the 10D, 20D, 30D and now the 40D. ...
micheal russell10 Apr 08just got my 40d a week ago. love the colors from it. have only ...
Maried808 Apr 08(No text)
Sandy_S3 Apr 08From 2 star to 5 ...Had I posted my review last month, I ...
Sandy_S3 Apr 08From 2 star to 5 ...Had I posted my review last month, I ...
PabloGomez1 Apr 08Had the 30D and thought 40D could be one of those 'downstep' ...
Leif Bength31 Mar 08(No text)
1050109110761072109610771074 104424 Mar 08The Best
Plutone23 Mar 08I traded my 400D for a 40D, attracted by price drops and cash ...
Alexander Zhitikhin22 Mar 08Best camera
Lupti22 Mar 08Used this camera for some days. Wasn´t so impressed. Images look ...
Redteg9422 Mar 08I bought this camera to replace my 350D/Rebel XT, and I've been ...
Stephen Houdek21 Mar 08Excellent first DSLR. Build quality is outstanding and the ...
YaLR18 Mar 08Good camera for the money.
Jan3X515 Mar 08(No text)
2alberto14 Mar 08I started dig. with Sony R1, after Eos 30D and now 40D: great ...
canonconvert11 Mar 08My first DSLR after shooting film (minolta) for 13 years, glad I ...
drfrank DP11 Mar 08A very solid, well constructed camera. Good feel unlike D-Rebel. ...
Tigadee10 Mar 08Digic III, bigger OVF, 14-bit processing, better DR and less ...
anatas6 Mar 08i don't like it
chris12134 Mar 08This camera is solid, sturdy, wonderful in the hand. It's just ...
fotocamfan3 Mar 08I own this dslr 40d for 5 months. The camera reallly works very ...
Masssimo2 Mar 08(No text)
manwong1681 Mar 08(No text)
SOSPECHO26 Feb 08Not good like D300 or E-3
RM Poch24 Feb 08(No text)
lacroix7521 Feb 08(No text)
justahack19 Feb 08(No text)
megabenzx17 Feb 08(No text)
bez6668 Feb 08I bought the 40d in sep. 07, in the beginning i had some User IQ ...
Mark Fenlon - Markimage Ltd.8 Feb 08I've owned my 40D for about a month. I've mated it to the Tamron ...
S2ISSA5 Feb 08Ok this was an upgrade from an EOS350D, so quite a large jump. I ...
bogongbreeze5 Feb 08Amazingly brilliant camera. By far the best value in its range. ...
ghpoty31 Jan 08I would say 40D is the best choice for serious amateurs at this ...
frisbee77730 Jan 08When I turn on my 40dIt returns the favor!!!!
CanonB30 Jan 08(No text)
minktoast30 Jan 08Great metering, very fast performance, good features, fantastic ...
ppolgar28 Jan 08I judge a camera’s performance based on its technical ability to ...
cxtxlxn25 Jan 08I came from Pentax K10d wich i never thought i would trade, ...
Wacek24 Jan 08An excellent upgrade from 20d, possibly also from 30d.
FcoXavier21 Jan 08I upgraded from an EOS XT and I am extremelly satisfy. The big ...
ozigoog21 Jan 08image quality is excellent across the ISO range. high ...
VieXarT19 Jan 08Upgrading from a 350D, I'm very happy with this new body. AF is ...
di gi tal10 Jan 08I had the 20D and 30D. The 40D is a real improvement. I bought ...
vladm9 Jan 08this is a great camera. It's the best for it's segment and price ...
otosan8 Jan 08(No text)
E W L Woodward7 Jan 08I've upgraded from 300D to 400D and now The 40D and its the best ...
tech_head3 Jan 08Replaced an Canon D60 with metering problems with the 40D.This ...
HonzaK1 Jan 08(I have upgraded from 300D /DigiRebel/ after 4 years, now having ...
B Bratica30 Dec 07I had a 30D and decided to upgrade to this model. Image quality ...
Luca Monterzino28 Dec 07Simply the best slr camera I ever had!
Michael4927 Dec 07I upgraded from a 350D and this camera is just amazing. The ...
stanys27 Dec 07(No text)
Andrew Hetherington16 Dec 07What can I say? I had to make a lot of promises to my wife to ...
doughboy9915 Dec 07I really do love this camera. Its very hard to find something to ...
Johnny Atypical6 Dec 07The 40D is my first DSLR - I've had a Canon EOS 100 for ...
donkuok6 Dec 07Solid feeling on its body. First impression were the liew view ...
lstevens6 Dec 07Outstanding camera. Paid 638.00 for mine & it delivers in all ...
henrard4 Dec 07I own the camera for a month and I'm very satisfied with it
ijohnny3 Dec 07I've had my 40D for over a month now and I'm very happy with the ...
Bonke3 Dec 07(No text)
george7g1 Dec 07Great that someone finally recognized the value of Live View on ...
JimmyDee30 Nov 07WOW - A great camera with top notch built quality, but not upto ...
cinman28 Nov 07this is my 4 th canon eosfirst I use rebel xt then xti , magic ...
shar54126 Nov 07(No text)
kifenzo23 Nov 07wonderful! just took it in my hands for the first time and I ...
The Digital Mage19 Nov 07That's a professional, as in I SOMETIMES get paid to shoot ...
antovali18 Nov 07Eccezionale
fyngyrz18 Nov 07I really like the camera; there are far more things to like ...
digitalrebelman14 Nov 07Overall a 5 star camera - noise level is bar none the best out ...
digitalrebelman14 Nov 07Overall a 5 star camera - noise level is bar none the best out ...
digitalrebelman14 Nov 07Overall a 5 star camera - noise level is bar none the best out ...
raceshooter12 Nov 07Worthwhile upgrade from the 'old reliable' 20D. Very happy with ...
Zorocco11 Nov 07Canon finally listened; this new design ergonomically fits into ...
Bill D10 Nov 07Very worthwhile upgrade from the 20D (also a great camera). ...
FilmDigital10 Nov 07(No text)
Ian12347 Nov 07(No text)
sven rose5 Nov 07After taking over 20k pics what I find the best with this camera ...
feah2 Nov 07I switched from Minolta with my purchase of the Canon 20D and ...
steveaerosballs28 Oct 07I love this camera.
mrimbark27 Oct 07The silent shutter release is the first impression compared to ...
GEORGE ARNON23 Oct 07A big improvement.
therickman23 Oct 07The 40D is quite possibly the best camera on the market. So why ...
Ian hendy19 Oct 07Upgraded from my 300d rebel and this camera is outstanding. ...
jankees19 Oct 07Great camera. Upgraded from the 30D and i don't regred it. Looks ...
AdamJRed19 Oct 07The Canon EOS 40D is a great replacement to my 30D. It is ...
Mansfield19 Oct 07Love the camera!!! out of the box and 1700 shots with a client ...
Martin_S19 Oct 07I use to own a T90 and then lost touch with photography.I ...
ProAc_Fan18 Oct 07Nice new features from Canon but the build quality is ...
ASR4516 Oct 07First canon since 20D, overall happy slight blue cast with the ...
Sven Witter16 Oct 07(No text)
Konstantinos Roumeliotis13 Oct 07Having already a 1D Mk II N, I wanted a smaller dSLR to take ...
Leoncel10 Oct 07HIGHLY EVOLVED AND MATURE CAMERAI have the 40D for a while and ...
Erik Johansen10 Oct 07Uppgrading from 30D, most functions was familiar.After +1000 ...
Chippy9910 Oct 07Overall, very very pleased. Well built, fast operation, ...
Babak MI6 Oct 07Finally, it's in my hands; I can't believe it.I come from a ...
Ali4 Oct 07Moved from 20D. No regrets; a much improved camera in many ways.
M Colyer4 Oct 07Changed from KM5D to the Canon 40d - thought the camera was ...
Macazi2 Oct 07Sample pictures at ht tp://home.comcast.net/~macazi Having the ...
Roger Private29 Sep 07Just amazing! Better design over NIKON D300.
Thomas Theuerkorn28 Sep 07Own and use the 40D for a month now and what has been love at ...
Stefan Verzel27 Sep 07I got my 40D yesterday. I previously owned a 30D which I liked ...
BLiTZKRieG25 Sep 07IQ is excellent, new to DSLRs and now hooked. Decided to go the ...
Malcolm Jones24 Sep 07I got the camera on Friday, Sept. 21 from Best Buy. I took it ...
leegolas23 Sep 07After i used olympus e-510 two lens kit about 2 months, bought ...
rarufu21 Sep 07Simply good !!!Another revision of my 40D review - me and the ...
Peter Dhaeze21 Sep 07Rich featured, semi-pro camera. Live View great for macro. AF ...
Leandro Meinhardt20 Sep 07Extremely fast focus with USM lenses. Excellent grip giving a ...
Sojourner119 Sep 07Having gone up the ladder from D350 via D400 to this new D40, it ...
Joerg D19 Sep 07Having used Canon cameras since the A1 & T-70 came out in the ...
mike bustad17 Sep 07I am so happy I upgraded from my 30D to the 40 it's such an ...
BryanP17 Sep 07The 40D is another excellent camera produced by Canon. I have a ...
Rich Craig16 Sep 07Please see comment below as this is NOT my review as I am in the ...
pirinchov15 Sep 07(No text)
Stevens L15 Sep 07Excellent Camera. Speed, Build, Image quality are all Excellent. ...
S_Marc15 Sep 07(No text)
S_Marc15 Sep 07Excellent DSLR, very impressed with the solid construction, the ...
autumn aurora14 Sep 07Fantastic camera. Canon deserves kudos for the updates in this ...
hedosati14 Sep 07I own an old EOS 50 (no 'E'). After it broke down I switched to ...
JerkChicken13 Sep 07I switched from Pentax to Canon because of the lens availability ...
deckard6711 Sep 07Great DSLR. Having a Blast. I have nothing to compare it to ...
hulkster11 Sep 07My review at Komar.Org - nice camera!
mweggie11 Sep 07Having used two of these for about a week now, I have decided to ...
Gavin Williams10 Sep 07This is actually a great camera, it's an upgrade from the 400D ...
pacone8 Sep 07EOS40D is mostly everything that I expected it to be.I have found
Oak and Acorn6 Sep 07Excellent camera. Am very impressed that Canon managed to ...
Letintin6 Sep 07(No text)
aussiephotographer6 Sep 07After using a pair of Canon 10 Ds for several years the 40 D was ...
Dennis V5 Sep 07(No text)
Ive15 Sep 07(No text)
Leonidas Zoumis5 Sep 07(No text)
7842005 Sep 07(No text)
konserva5 Sep 07just to balance stupid steve and bbdd
Lord_Aragorn5 Sep 07Opinion take II...OK, after having embarked on a tour that ...
bbdd3 Sep 07For Stupid KillionX.
sammymorris2 Sep 07Australia - Managed to pick up one yesterday, even managed to ...
kgirls1 Sep 07For Stupid Steve
KillionX31 Aug 07For Stupid Steve as always.
Fire 37731 Aug 07Fine upgrade from 20-30d have found IQ to good b4 setting up ...
james8t231 Aug 07this review is for steve aero
JeanDelaCroix28 Aug 07Nice features added from 30D.
kenzo d27 Aug 07The 40D has 10Mpx - it is very modest increase from 30D; which ...
Nick27 Aug 07I
EddieOJ27 Aug 07Ok I have had the Camera for a couple of days and there were a ...
Tarpon627 Aug 07I can't believe members are allowed to post a reveiw before they ...
alexachucarro26 Aug 07re-balancing Steve Aero's silly post
steve aero26 Aug 07(No text)
ckk200725 Aug 07Got the body set yesterday and tried via several shots.Basically ...
citidon20 Aug 07Wish this was a Nikon D300!

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