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jeff9329 said:
Before the return period was over.
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Sold mine after about ten days. I just didn't enjoy it, found it a bit bulky, quality of preview picture on LCD screen sucked, and I was just generally not impressed for the price (made a good deal soon after introduction, so it was still a bunch of cash, but sold it right back without any loss).

We all need/want different things in a cam, and I know the 40D is an excellent product, with which I just didn't "click". On the other hand, I got an XSi as a waiting cam, not expecting much from it, and found myself absolutely smitten with it. Go figure...

Claire

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Why make the same mistakes again when there are so many new ones to chose from ?
 
More than 2 months.

Caused me to buy more batteries, upgrade the flash, and add 2 lenses.

I get very good shots with the best glass and can edit RAW just barely enough to my satisfaction with the supplied software.

This is the first time the quality of the LCD is very noticable out of any camera I've ever owned. It draws attention to itself as it is neither detailed enough nor accurate enough in colour for this grade of camera. I have MP3 players with better displays.

I would fire the root cause of this LCD decision. No amount of training or courses can repair such a tortured attitude. The basic logic of what an image means after a shot is missing. They all knew what Nikon was doing.

The LCD needed to brighten to assist night shooting. The grid in live view needs to light up.

Somehow the 40D feels incomplete like an interrupted development.
That is not what I expected with a major body upgrade.
gogo2 said:
I'm one of them and I feel the buyer remorse. I really want
the in camera focus adjustment. Digic 4 is a plus and VGA LCD
is important too.
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Canon 40D will rhyme with FujiFilm F40fd
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Instead of trying to impress people with confusion... go back to basics.
Torch
 
Don't buy the 50D because you will have buyer's remorse if you do. Wait for the next one, it will be better.
gogo2 said:
I'm one of them and I feel the buyer remorse. I really want
the in camera focus adjustment. Digic 4 is a plus and VGA LCD
is important too.
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Canon 40D will rhyme with FujiFilm F40fd
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Praying for Pro level 8mp FF and 10mp 1.6X Canon. Delusion that Canon and Oly will make a 200-400 f4:)
 
yeah, i regretted after i saw the 50D spec leak. fortunately, i bought my 40D for only 14days, so i refunded it and bought myself the xsi w/ the 18-55 lens kit for $699 at futureshop along with the 70-200 f4L lens. i'll wait till nikon and canon make all their announcements at photokina then i'll decide what to do.
 
To all of you who keep repeating, "a better camera won't make you a better photographer." I agree with that. Put a 1DsMkIII in the hands of a hack and he is still a hack. BUT whether you want to admit it or not, a better camera (more features, better ergonomics, better high ISO performance, etc.) certainly WILL help you make better pictures. And every DSLR-owner on this forum agrees, otherwise you'd all be shooting with a point and shoot camera for $159. When I bought the 135/2.0L my friends saw the portraits I was taking and their jaws dropped in awe. "Dude, I didn't know you were such a great photographer." Truth is I'm not, I just bought really good gear. And there's nothing wrong with good gear making us look better than we are. So yes, if you recently bought a 40D then rest assured you have the best camera in its class at this moment. But if you're about to buy a new DSLR and haven't yet, you'd be a fool not to wait and see what the latest round of cameras brings to the table. Then, after the release, you can decide whether to buy the better bargain (40D) or the latest model (50D). But buying a 40D when its replacement is imminent is simply making a decision without all the information, and that's never a good idea.

I can't wait to see what the new 50D and Nikon D90 will be, then I'll decide whether to stay a Canon shooter or switch.

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Chris in St. Louis
 
I just ordered a 40D yesterday. I dont care about the next improvement, these forums are full of rumour and very little photography conversation at the moment. Not only did i save a significant amount on the retail buying through amazon, i get £60 cashback as well. The 40D is a great camera, ergonomically it works for me, it will probably last me 10 years or so, my current P&S has.

As regards to the original post, as stated in many threads and im not sure if its been pointed out here, the 50D will not have in-body IS, Google translated it incorrectly.
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Rowan
 
D50 has come and gone in the Nikon scheme of things, a good little camera apart from being limited to 2gb. The 50d is vapour ware and why does Canon have to match Sony in the MP, why not keep it at 12mp and use + tailor improve the existing 450d 12mp sensor,.
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CDBayy said:
To all of you who keep repeating, "a better camera won't make you a
better photographer." I agree with that. Put a 1DsMkIII in the
hands of a hack and he is still a hack. BUT whether you want to
admit it or not, a better camera (more features, better ergonomics,
better high ISO performance, etc.) certainly WILL help you make
better pictures. And every DSLR-owner on this forum agrees,
otherwise you'd all be shooting with a point and shoot camera for
$159. When I bought the 135/2.0L my friends saw the portraits I was
taking and their jaws dropped in awe. "Dude, I didn't know you were
such a great photographer." Truth is I'm not, I just bought really
good gear. And there's nothing wrong with good gear making us look
better than we are. So yes, if you recently bought a 40D then rest
assured you have the best camera in its class at this moment. But if
you're about to buy a new DSLR and haven't yet, you'd be a fool not
to wait and see what the latest round of cameras brings to the table.
Then, after the release, you can decide whether to buy the better
bargain (40D) or the latest model (50D). But buying a 40D when its
replacement is imminent is simply making a decision without all the
information, and that's never a good idea.

I can't wait to see what the new 50D and Nikon D90 will be, then I'll
decide whether to stay a Canon shooter or switch.

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Chris in St. Louis
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True. People who say that usually are not good photographers and do not understand how much a good tool can do for your photography.
CDBayy said:
To all of you who keep repeating, "a better camera won't make you a
better photographer." I agree with that. Put a 1DsMkIII in the
hands of a hack and he is still a hack. BUT whether you want to
admit it or not, a better camera (more features, better ergonomics,
better high ISO performance, etc.) certainly WILL help you make
better pictures. And every DSLR-owner on this forum agrees,
otherwise you'd all be shooting with a point and shoot camera for
$159. When I bought the 135/2.0L my friends saw the portraits I was
taking and their jaws dropped in awe. "Dude, I didn't know you were
such a great photographer." Truth is I'm not, I just bought really
good gear. And there's nothing wrong with good gear making us look
better than we are. So yes, if you recently bought a 40D then rest
assured you have the best camera in its class at this moment. But if
you're about to buy a new DSLR and haven't yet, you'd be a fool not
to wait and see what the latest round of cameras brings to the table.
Then, after the release, you can decide whether to buy the better
bargain (40D) or the latest model (50D). But buying a 40D when its
replacement is imminent is simply making a decision without all the
information, and that's never a good idea.

I can't wait to see what the new 50D and Nikon D90 will be, then I'll
decide whether to stay a Canon shooter or switch.

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Chris in St. Louis
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It is a given that If I know how to operate a backhoe, then I can dig faster & easier than I can with a shovel. However, once I own & can operate that backhoe, an upgrade on it might not give me a necessary advantage over my old backhoe. So I'll go out & dig some holes instead of looking at pictures of backhoes.
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One day I'll learn how to post photos. I am 61 & technically challenged.
 
I don't recall saying that I do not get sharp, in focus shots.

I said it "interferes", such as when tracking a fast, erratic, moving subject that does not cover more than 1 focus point. Having a faster, larger area and more dense AF point pattern would help greatly in those conditions.

It would also help those that do not focus and recompose (not me). More points, wider area, would be a help.

Thanks for your help.

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I may be, and probably am, completely wrong.
 
dswcamera said:
All this other stuff is to placate the consumer gear head mentality
and regain lost ground from Nikon.

Enjoy the hype.
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With this mentality we would be still driving Model T's or using ENIAC's (I hope you know what that is). Progress and yearning for the better and cheaper is the driving force of the technology.

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Canon Forty-D, EF 70-300 IS, Tamron 18-250, EF 28-135IS, EF-S 18-55IS, 580EXII,
 
Hello Gogo2 ....
gogo2 said:
I'm one of them and I feel the buyer remorse. I really want
the in camera focus adjustment. Digic 4 is a plus and VGA LCD
is important too.
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I just purchased my 40D a few weeks ago and have NO REGRETS. In fact, I'm quite excited I waited and got it at such a good deal ($928.00). I have YET to come to FULL terms with it and am confident it will meet my needs for several years. I upgraded from the 20D (skipped the 30D) and am most impressed with it.

If anything I will SKIP the 50D release and (depending on where I am with my NEW 40D) will consider the 60D, 70D or who knows ... maybe a 1D series one day. However, one thing is certain ... if I were to buy every new release when it came out, I'd be in the poor house, DIVORCED or living in the shed with our dog! :-)

IMHO, I feel we should spend less time always talking about the never-ending technical world of camera improvements (new bodies) and concentrate more on how WE can improve instead.

Just my .02 cents, doubt it's worth more than that.
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Regards,
Dave
 
Hello DOrtiz

Great that you enjoy your camera. I went to Photo Walk last Saturday and I get great and sharp pix with 40D and 18-55mm IS kit lens. I'm very happy with the output.

So the 40D is really great and fast camera. But LCD is a bit let down. Comparing my output display to LCD and to Nikon D300 used by my friend, 40D LCD is obviously flawed. This is just surface difference.

But from the 50D feature set that we all know now, the upgrade is too big to ignore. The jump is big because Canon is doing catch up to Nikon. Never before XXD camera use other sensor than Rebel use. 40D use XTi sensor. 50D supposed to use 450D sensor but it didn't.

Further more, manufacturing nowaday come with flawed lens. So microAF adjustment is necessity. It is not supposed to be a added feature. It supposed to be part of the camera function.

And now, we can use 12800 with 50D and able to use 7MP sRAW (which is use pixel binning algorithm), you might get no noise ISO800 photo.

This never happened before. Although someone said 30D to 40D is great jump, but 40D to 50D is really freaking big jump because it is a jump + catch up. Not just jump.

And all this probably extra USD300~400. Is it worth it? For me, I think yes. It address the big flawed of AF problem with Body vs Lens (either from Canon or Third party). Actually all this can be done in firmware. But will Canon release a firmware for 40D? I seriously doubt it. Unless there's class action against Canon.
DOrtiz said:
gogo2 said:
I'm one of them and I feel the buyer remorse. I really want
the in camera focus adjustment. Digic 4 is a plus and VGA LCD
is important too.
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I just purchased my 40D a few weeks ago and have NO REGRETS. In
fact, I'm quite excited I waited and got it at such a good deal
($928.00). I have YET to come to FULL terms with it and am confident
it will meet my needs for several years. I upgraded from the 20D
(skipped the 30D) and am most impressed with it.

If anything I will SKIP the 50D release and (depending on where I am
with my NEW 40D) will consider the 60D, 70D or who knows ... maybe a
1D series one day. However, one thing is certain ... if I were to
buy every new release when it came out, I'd be in the poor house,
DIVORCED or living in the shed with our dog! :-)

IMHO, I feel we should spend less time always talking about the
never-ending technical world of camera improvements (new bodies) and
concentrate more on how WE can improve instead.

Just my .02 cents, doubt it's worth more than that.
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Regards,
Dave
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Canon 40D will rhyme with FujiFilm F40fd
 
Hello Go Go 2,

Re: in camera focus adjustment. Would it no longer be necessary to send a back or front-focusing camera and lens in to Canon Service department for adjustment? Would a service centre adjustment be all that is needed, once and for all? I had a 10D that back-focused, and they fixed it okay.
 
I bought mine 3 months ago and I'm really happy about it. I just waited enough to sell my Rebel XTi at a good price and get the 40D with a significant discount. I still have a lot to learn about this camera.

I would think about spending some extra on glass. Now my Sigma 17-70 2.8 + Canon 70-300 IS are ok, but I would love to get a 85 1.8 macro or something like that!!!

Best,
 
how about selling it and buy a camera with features you need?

how about stop whining and being a girly man
gogo2 said:
I'm one of them and I feel the buyer remorse. I really want
the in camera focus adjustment. Digic 4 is a plus and VGA LCD
is important too.
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Canon 40D will rhyme with FujiFilm F40fd
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stop trollong please
gogo2 said:
dswcamera said:
Do you need 15mp to make better pictures? A bigger LCD?
Digic4. Most folks on this forum don't even know what that means
I got my 40D 11 months ago and have yet to exceed its capability.
All this other stuff is to placate the consumer gear head mentality
and regain lost ground from Nikon.

Enjoy the hype.

D

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'A bad idea in search of a good cause is..
just a bad idea' ... me
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Canon 40D will rhyme with FujiFilm F40fd
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