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Ready to Order My Rig -- Please Help
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Voyager13b
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I won't second guess your lens choices, or your bag choice. I only have two suggestions. First, a 4 gig card is the lower limit for a 40D (IMO). I wouldn't buy a 4 gig card. It is too small, and even if you like swapping cards all day long, when you start shooting RAW, 4 gig is too small. People who like 2 gig cards because of the "eggs in one basket" theory are locked into the past by their nonsense paranoia, and have not made adjustments to suit the growth of RAW images as new generations of sensors arrive.
An 8 gig card on a 40D is like a 4 gig card on a 10D. Don't limit yourself because of unfounded "old wives tales" (IMO). Buy the right sized cards for your camera. I have several 8 gig cards, but my standard for both the 30D, and the 40D is now the SanDisk Extreme III 16 gig card. I do shoot for a living, and they have never let me down. Neither has the 8 gig version, except that I can fill an 8 gig card too fast lately, and prefer larger cards. If you go for more, and smaller cards, keep it in reason for your camera. Use 8 gig as your lower limit with the 40D.
The second comment is the battery issue. You can buy expensive batteries (Canon label), and you can buy junk. You can also buy great batteries for cheap. For my money, the $8.65 Calcellular.com BP-511 batteries are better than the Canon labeled batteries. They offer a bit more capacity than the Canon labeled batteries, include a snap cover like the Canon labeled batteries, and are built with Japanese cells, just like the Canon labeled batteries.
I have been using them for several years now, and in commercial use between 4 camera bodies. I have never had a calcellular.com BP-511 battery fail to date, even though I have at least 9 of them that are cycled with my Canon cells without regard to brand name. The reality is that Canon does not make batteries. They buy from a good third party supplier. Also, if you get two, or three years of serious use out of a Lithium rechargeable, you are doing good.
The truth is that I have calcellular batteries that have seen tough commercial service for three years, and still offer a bit more capacity than a new Canon labeled battery of the same type. Don't let paranoia guide your battery choice. It is good to carry several spare BP-511 batteries with you on a shoot, or a vacation, as they only lose about 5% of their charge per month. Why buy one spare at $55, when you can buy six spares for the same price, with the same quality, and a bit more capacity?
I recently sold my little used 430EX strobe to a member here, and included a set of charged calcellular AA batteries for the flash, and one charged calcellular BP-511 battery for his 40D. I look forward to his long term report on the BP-511. Anyway, don't buy junk batteries, but unless you have to own Canon stock, why pay 5X the cost for less battery, when better is available with a lifetime warranty at $8.65 ea......
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Voyager
An 8 gig card on a 40D is like a 4 gig card on a 10D. Don't limit yourself because of unfounded "old wives tales" (IMO). Buy the right sized cards for your camera. I have several 8 gig cards, but my standard for both the 30D, and the 40D is now the SanDisk Extreme III 16 gig card. I do shoot for a living, and they have never let me down. Neither has the 8 gig version, except that I can fill an 8 gig card too fast lately, and prefer larger cards. If you go for more, and smaller cards, keep it in reason for your camera. Use 8 gig as your lower limit with the 40D.
The second comment is the battery issue. You can buy expensive batteries (Canon label), and you can buy junk. You can also buy great batteries for cheap. For my money, the $8.65 Calcellular.com BP-511 batteries are better than the Canon labeled batteries. They offer a bit more capacity than the Canon labeled batteries, include a snap cover like the Canon labeled batteries, and are built with Japanese cells, just like the Canon labeled batteries.
I have been using them for several years now, and in commercial use between 4 camera bodies. I have never had a calcellular.com BP-511 battery fail to date, even though I have at least 9 of them that are cycled with my Canon cells without regard to brand name. The reality is that Canon does not make batteries. They buy from a good third party supplier. Also, if you get two, or three years of serious use out of a Lithium rechargeable, you are doing good.
The truth is that I have calcellular batteries that have seen tough commercial service for three years, and still offer a bit more capacity than a new Canon labeled battery of the same type. Don't let paranoia guide your battery choice. It is good to carry several spare BP-511 batteries with you on a shoot, or a vacation, as they only lose about 5% of their charge per month. Why buy one spare at $55, when you can buy six spares for the same price, with the same quality, and a bit more capacity?
I recently sold my little used 430EX strobe to a member here, and included a set of charged calcellular AA batteries for the flash, and one charged calcellular BP-511 battery for his 40D. I look forward to his long term report on the BP-511. Anyway, don't buy junk batteries, but unless you have to own Canon stock, why pay 5X the cost for less battery, when better is available with a lifetime warranty at $8.65 ea......
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peter's20D
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I own a 20D and love it, you are going to love the 40D it has . When I bought my 20D I got the 17-85 IS lens. I sold that lens for the Tamron 17-50 that is on your list. I love the Tamron, it gives me great sharp, contrasty pictures and no vignetting. The only thing I miss is the IS. If you can afford to get a good quality IS lens it is definitely worth it. I could hand hold 1/10sec with IS and get sharp pictures, w/o IS 1/50sec is the best I can do.
I bought a spare battery, a "Power 2000" when I bought the camera. It has a bit better capacity than the Canon battery that came with the camera. Two batteries is all I've ever needed for a full day.
I had a Lexar Pro 1gb card, no problems with the card working with the camera. It went bad, my fault, and Lexar replaced it free of charge! I now use Kingston cards, and they work great. My primary is a 4GB 133x Ultimate, buy.com has great deals on Kingston.
Hope this helps. Happy shooting.
I bought a spare battery, a "Power 2000" when I bought the camera. It has a bit better capacity than the Canon battery that came with the camera. Two batteries is all I've ever needed for a full day.
I had a Lexar Pro 1gb card, no problems with the card working with the camera. It went bad, my fault, and Lexar replaced it free of charge! I now use Kingston cards, and they work great. My primary is a 4GB 133x Ultimate, buy.com has great deals on Kingston.
Hope this helps. Happy shooting.
tvw
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Check out swap meets, garage sales,thrifts stores and craig's list, and even sporting goods stores before buying a bag. I really believe you can save some significant cash. Good luck.
My advice is when you make your purchase, save ALL of the original boxes, instructions, and manuals. Even the tags from your bag. I purchased the 430EX with my 40D and have upgraded to the 580EX II. I sold my 430EX for almost my purchase price. The best thing about getting good equipment is that it really holds its value.
"I work for a large inkjet photo printer mfg" disclosure
Be careful extrapolating experience with one (or even several) inkjet photo printers to a generalization about all inkjet printers, especially when applied to "modern" prosumer inkjet photo printers.
Here's my experience: dye inks onto swellable photo paper will likely "run". dye inks onto porous media may or may not run (but check your owners manual; porous photo media may not be recommended unless the dye inks can "guard themselves" against lightfade and airfade). pigment inks onto porous photo media should not run.
water resistance is important. inkjet mfgs know this and have been working on it.
happy shooting and printing
rowdy
Be careful extrapolating experience with one (or even several) inkjet photo printers to a generalization about all inkjet printers, especially when applied to "modern" prosumer inkjet photo printers.
Here's my experience: dye inks onto swellable photo paper will likely "run". dye inks onto porous media may or may not run (but check your owners manual; porous photo media may not be recommended unless the dye inks can "guard themselves" against lightfade and airfade). pigment inks onto porous photo media should not run.
water resistance is important. inkjet mfgs know this and have been working on it.
happy shooting and printing
rowdy
jaydubbs15
Leading Member
Great advice Voyager! Thanks!
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jaydubbs15
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Thank you Peter!
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jaydubbs15
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Thank you!
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jaydubbs15
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Thank you CardiJake! Good advice.
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jaydubbs15
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Thank you Rowdy. My mother-in-law loves her Pixma printer and it basically is free with purchase of the 40D at B&H.
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hadrion
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you might want to consider off trail 2 LowePro bag,
you can have a look at it here,
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/lowepro_offtrail_2.html
it costs something around 50-60$, I had it with me in the mountains and I was completely wet with my girlfriend yet the camera was safe and dry,
you can detach the side compartments and use only the main... it might get a little too small if you get some stuff in the future but should be ok for most of your use,
it serves me very well, I had an olympus e500 now planning to get something new, my uncle has the same bag and he has a 20D with a rather large tamron 28-105 2.8, flash in one of the side compartments and a sigma 70-300 in the other, in the main you can put an extra battery, blower, lens wipes etc.
you can have a look at it here,
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/lowepro_offtrail_2.html
it costs something around 50-60$, I had it with me in the mountains and I was completely wet with my girlfriend yet the camera was safe and dry,
you can detach the side compartments and use only the main... it might get a little too small if you get some stuff in the future but should be ok for most of your use,
it serves me very well, I had an olympus e500 now planning to get something new, my uncle has the same bag and he has a 20D with a rather large tamron 28-105 2.8, flash in one of the side compartments and a sigma 70-300 in the other, in the main you can put an extra battery, blower, lens wipes etc.
sneakerpimp
Senior Member
are you paying NY state sales tax?
jaydubbs15
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Thank you Hadrion! Good info!
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