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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:
 OUTSTANDING! December 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After a decade of watching the developing digital SLR market, a month ago I stepped back into the single lens reflex world purchasing a Canon EOS 40D (I shot a T-50 in the 1980s and a EOS 650 through the 1990s). To date, 27 days later, my wife and I have taken over 1120 shots and we have only one word to describe the 40D- OUTSTANDING!
This lightweight (about 4 lbs. with attached 28-135mm lens) SLR is phenomenal. Its tough magnesium body houses a brilliantly arranged 10.1 mega pixels, Digic III processor, 2.5" LCD monitor, CF size card, self-cleaning sensor, terminals (for pc, video out, remote control, and digital down load), a mode set dial (that includes "basic zone", "creative zone", and 3 "custom user" settings), along with a multitude of the usual Canon SLR functions and features (1.5" LCD function panel, auto focus button, red-eye detection, access lamp, shutter priority, pop-up E-TTL auto flash with AF-assist beam, etc.). The 40D hosts all EOS lenses, TTL and EX series "Speedlites", and is powered by the long-lasting BP-511A rechargeable battery.
This formidable camera takes clear and brilliant photos up-close (within a few inches) and far a field (with a 300mm). The Digic 3 is fast, allowing this SRL to take up to 5 shots in 1.5 seconds! (I find myself taking 12-20 snaps with every pose thus presenting several choices for printing.)
The novice "photo bug" might find the EOS series complicated (with several dials and buttons). Someday, technology will adjust the mirror for live view monitor usage with every setting (and not just in the "creative zone"). The 40D photo results override these minor details.
The EOS 40D is vastly recommendable over all other cameras. It is a perfect gift candidate. Get your 40D soon and you will see- it's OUTSTANDING.
Great Camera! November 30, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I owned the 20D and sold it for this model....and I'm very pleased with my purchase! It has many upgrades over the 20D and 30D (too many to list). I find it to be very user friendly and the photos you can get with this camera are spectacular. I recommend it highly!
Best Camera yet November 29, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I started taking photos at a very early age when black and white film was popular and later color slides. Now in the digital era, photo cameras have come a long way.
While I love sophisticated P/S cameras with lots of options to manually select your settings for your photo composition like the new Canon G9, the quality of the image never really satisfied me, you can see the difference between a 10MP P/S or 10MP DSLR in quality with the naked eye, it does not need a magnifying glass to differentiate the two and see the graininess of the photo from the P/S and the clarity of a DSLR photo. This becomes more and more visible the dimmer the lighting conditions get like under sunset or night conditions and your ISO speed has to move up to 400 and higher as high as 1600. Also the speed of a DSLR can be up to 10 frames per second, the 40D shoots at 6.5fps the XTi at 3fps, while a even sophisticated P/S may only take up to 2fps. If you take action photos like in a Formula One race or go to the Olympics this can be critical. But the lag of speed never bothered me as much as did the image quality.
I have tried many pro P/S cameras by now the Canon S70, S80, Canon SD900 (for its nice size), and lastly the G9. Neither really satisfied my taste. Last year I briefly had a Canon 30D, a very nice camera, but because of removable lenses, dust sticking to the sensor became an issue for me. Now Canon has developed a "dust shaker" technology that rids most of the dust every time the camera is turned on or off. The EOS integrated cleaning system, a very nice feature.
After being fed up with the Canon G9 and Canon now having a "dust removing" technology I bought a Canon 40D with Canon's 28-135mm USM image stabilizer lens. I really like the nice large LCD and all the new and improved functions. Now with a Canon DSLR you can have a "Live view" and see the actual image on the LCD before you shoot. I always liked a Live view in a Pro P/S camera seeing my image on the LCD before you take your photo, now you can have the very same with the Canon 40D.
Since digital cameras became 2MP I've been "upgrading" my camera every other year to the latest mode,l but in the last 2 years I had 4 different cameras. I hope and think that my new 40D will bring me the joy for many years not just 2, but at least 5 years. Yes it is heavy to lug around and carries a steep price tag of US$1500 including Canon's nice 28-135mm image stabilizer lens but the image quality I get in return is something I don't want to miss any longer especially on my planned RTW trip.
I recently took this camera on my trip to Honduras and returned with stunning images, that blow previous images from my advanced P/S cameras out of the water. I simply love the detail, colors and manual settings especially during sunset or action shots.
Short, to the Point Review... BUY IT! November 29, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are reviews that spend alot of time getting to the point. I won't be one of them, since I have been able to sum this up simply. Buy It.
Why?
I spent years with Canon, and switched to Nikon DSLR's back in 2005. I like Nikon, and they are fine. However, when the Canon 40D came out, I looked at what it was competing with, and what it offered in comparison to the Nikon line-up. I would have needed to go to the D300 to get the same, or close to it, and I would still have missed the 6.5fps. So I switched. And when my 40D came, and I finally charged the battery and put it in my hands, I realized how much I missed Canon, and just how refined this camera is. The pictures are beautiful, and the camera feels like a $3,000 piece of equipment. It is heavy, solid, and sounds great when using it. If you are on the fence, I strongly believe you will not be disappointed in this camera.
Fabulous! November 28, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the camera I've been WAITING for! :)
I previously shot with the Rebel XT which was a great little camera..but was ready to upgrade and this camera was the perfect fit! I didn't expect to be as impressed as I am.....the focus is SO fast and SPOT on- amazing. The colors seem more accurate also (I shoot in RAW) but for me the other selling point besides the super fast and tack sharp focus, is the lessened noise at higher ISOs. With my XT I had visible noise at 400 and up...with the 40D I can shoot comfortable at 640 and 800, run a little noiseware and it's great!
It did take me a little while to adjust to the added weight/size from the XT...but after a few weeks it became 2nd nature.
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