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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,099.00
Buy Used: $650.00
You Save: $449.00 (41%)
New (42) Used (10) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  319 reviews
Sales Rank: 130
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Includes Software: Yes
Display Size: 3
Maximum Resolution: 10100000
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.3 x 5.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 40D Body
Model: 40D Body
UPC: 013803086553
EAN: 0013803086553
ASIN: B000V5P90K
Release Date: August 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just superb January 13, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have bought recently this body and I use it with Canon 24-105L and Canon 75-300 IS. Also it is prety heavy, it's really great to have in any occasion. I think it's a little 'lazy' AF in dark conditions.
Great camera January 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I will admit I am a long time Canon fan. I remember my first SLR as a canon and I have never myself left the brand. I have played with plenty of Nikon's out there and they are good camera's but for myself it will always be canon. That being said....
Canon's 40D is a great camera. I am still learning how to use all of it's features but so far the pictures have been coming out great. I will say a few features I haven't yet mastered are the white balance( I seem to have better luck manually setting it than leaving it to auto ), and I haven't really settled on how to best use the custom shooting profiles 1, 2, & 3.
Build quality is great though, feels firm in the hand (the 24-70 f2.8 L doesn't hurt). Super fast camera especially with the focus and lag between shots which is nearly inperceptible.
This would be a great backup camera for professionals and a great camera for amateur photophiles.
A great mid-range SLR for heavy duty January 11, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Why would you buy this camera when you can buy a Canon 400D or Nikon D40x for about half the price? Or: Why would you upgrade from your current Canon 20D or 30D?
The 40D is more than halfway up the scale that starts with smaller, lighter, plastic-body single lens reflexes like the Canon 400D or Nikon D40x and goes up to the amazingly capable and tough cameras used by professionals. The 40D is a lot less than halfway up the price scale, so depending on how much you use your camera and what kinds of photography you do, you could consider it to be a bargain. If you plan to haul your camera around a lot, you'll like the strong all-metal body, despite the added weight and size. If you want to get the most out of Canon's full-featured external flash guns, you'll like the integrated flash control capabilities. If you want to take a series of photos very quickly to get the best shot of a sports event or a child's facial expressions, you'll like the ability to rip off 8 shots a second. If you want to take photos at night or macro photos - extreme close-ups -- you'll like the ability to flip the mirror up to get the steadiest possible shots on a tripod.
But if you don't think you'll ever use a tripod, you probably don't need this camera.
If you're thinking about upgrading from a Canon 20D or 30D, the 40D has worthwhile improvements. I upgraded from a Canon 20D. I've taken about 1000 photos with the 40D and I'm quite pleased with the improvements. The most useful are the much larger LCD and the "live view" feature. The big LCD makes it a lot easier to judge the shots you've just taken, and it's brighter and more easily visible in sunlight than the LCD on the 20D and 30D. (On the other hand, it doesn't have more pixels, so the shot is not as crisp as one would like.) Live view lets you use the LCD instead of the viewfinder (which you can do with any inexpensive digital camera). That means you can frame and focus easily when you're taking a photo from a very low angle, as you might if you're doing macro photography. And it's great in crowds because it allows you to hold your camera up over the heads of the people in front of you and still see what your camera sees.
The 40D also has a more user-friendly menu than the 20D/30D, and you can specify up to 3 custom settings that allow you quickly change to a combination of aperture, speed, ISO, and other settings that you use frequently. The 40D also has a built-in mechanism that shakes dust off the sensor. (The sensor on the 20D didn't seem to attract a lot of dust, but I'm pretty careful when changing lenses.)
If you buy the camera in a kit with a Canon lens, be careful about what lens you buy. Remember that cameras in this category - under two grand - have sensors that are smaller than the frame of a 35mm camera. Therefore, if you use a 50mm lens, the camera's field of focus makes it look like you're using an 80mm lens. (Multiply the lens' focal length by 1.6 to get the effect on a 40D, 400D, or any of the Nikon equivalnets.)
The 40D may be bundled with an inexpensive 18-55 mm lens that's pretty basic and covers the same range as a 28-80mm lens on a regular film SLR. That's a very usful range -- wide angle to modest telephoto. Or you can get a 17-85mm image-stabilized lens that has a very useful range - equal to 27 - 135mm. But the images need some work on your computer to correct distortion if you're making enlargements of wide-angle shote.
Or the kit may include a 28-135mm image stabilized lens that acts like a 45-215mm lens on these "1.6 crop factor" cameras. As such, it doesn't have enough a wide angle range suitable for landscapes or photos of groups of people. Of the three, I'd choose the 17-85mm. But if your budget can handle it, consider buying the 40D body and adding the excellent Canon 17-55mm image stabilized ("IS") f/2.8 lens, which has to be purchased separately. You might also consider the much less expensive Tamron 17-55mm f/2.8 (which lacks stabilization and is not quite as good as the Canon 17-55.)
If you already have a Canon SLR and an additional lens with a Canon mount, it's a no-brainer to consider the 40D. But if you're buying your first SLR, do take a good look at the Nikon D80 or the Nikon D300, which is more expensive but which has some nice features. And there are also very capable cameras in the same price range from Sony - the Alpha 700 - and Olympus.
Great camera January 9, 2008
So far I am very happy with the camera.
I had a 20 D and I wanted to upgrade but with an upgrade that was worth it.
The camera hndles better and the outside appearance is definitely improved, larger screen, better grip and seals.
I haven't finished experimenting with all the new features but I hae already made some great pictures mostly landscape and outdoors but also low light / night pictures. I still use my original 28-135 but have ordered a new lens still to come.
Always good quality January 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this just before Christmas, I got this to be more family friendly due to the fact my other camera was a larger and heavier one. the other camera may have been a better one, but this will do just fine. I have always used canon and will continue to do so. Make sure to get at least 4 gig CF card. There is some relarning to do.There are great forums to read and learn from.
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