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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
Buy New: $900.00
New (30) Used (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  319 reviews
Sales Rank: 99
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 4.8
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 135
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Maximum Resolution: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.6 x 7
MPN: 40D Kit
Model: 40D Kit
UPC: 138030866607
EAN: 0013803086607
ASIN: B000V5QV4S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Wow affect! October 2, 2007
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
When I took the first couple of shots with the 40D, my
reaction was Wow.
The 40D is 80% to 90% of the 5D, The slight change to the control layout is an
improvement. Spot metering, is a real plus. The sensor seems to have
significantly lower noise than the 20D. This is my new happy-snap camera. It
goes everywhere with me. I've only taken a few thousand photos so far, and I
have to say I am very impressed. I really look forward to the times I can get
out just to take photos with the 40D.
For it's class, just a little lower than the 5D, this is the finest camera I
have ever seen. The value, the bang (or should I say click) for the buck is
the best value I have ever seen. The 40D, delivers more than I ever expected
to see in a camera at this price point. I think Canon, has once again,
undeniably taken the lead, in the Digital SLR camera market with the 40D.
Last but not least, ordering through Amazon, I was able to get the 40D when
all of my local camera stores were sold out...
solid camera October 1, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I will not try to summarize the many tech reviews of this camera. There are plenty of highly competent websites to visit for this info.
Firstly, cameras are personal and this camera just feels great in the hand. It is complex to use every facility but to take competent shots is easy.
I said I would never buy a DSLR without serious dust removal/masking facilities. I have owned this camera for a month and no dust problems so far, Eventually it will need to be cleaned professionally either by me or someone else - that is a fact of DSLR life. But serious congratulations to Canon for addressing the problem head on.
So how does it work. Well the beast is simply superb. It's like a marriage - it takes a while to meld - same here - after a month we are still learning how to do things better together. But so far everything is working as well or better than could have possibly been expected. And considering the hype surrounding this camera that involves very high expectations.
A further comment: this imager is so good that you need very good lenses to see its best. I'm afraid both kit lenses fail this camera miserably. It's not that they are so bad, rather that this camera is so good. I expected this.
Now I have to fork out for an EOS 70- 200mm IS USM, to really see what this camera can do. The kit 17- 85 USM is not so good at the wide end. That is not the camera's fault. You can see what this camera can do by looking at the long end of the 17 - 85mm.
Life is full of compromises. The best camera/lens would take great photos but would be so heavy, you couldn't lift the kit up a mountain. The 40D is hikable (just):
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shows some 40D images taken very far up (2605m) a mountain. Now I've gotta pull the 70-200 f4 up the same mountains! Ugh!
Bravo, Canon! September 30, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I received the Canon EOS 40D on 9/26/07. From the time I took it out of the box and held it, I knew I was going to like this camera.
Ergonomics: I've been using a smallish Rebel XT for almost a year, so the larger size and grip of the 40D was a delight. And the 40D is nice and grippy in all the right places. And all the controls fall readily to your fingertips--very ergonomic.
Build quality: It has some heft to it, which lends a sense of sturdiness and quality. Also, the extra weight provides a better balance for my EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM lens. My Rebel XT, when I had the strap around my neck with the camera hanging down in front, would tend to twist forward under the weight of the lens. With the same lens mounted to the 40D, the camera tends to stay straight--much better balance.
Viewfinder: The viewfinder is another thing that Rebel XT owners will smile about regarding the 40D. The viewfinder is much larger and brighter than the Rebel XT's.
Top LCD: The top LCD display has lots of helpful information that remains displayed at all times (f/stop in Av mode, white balance setting, est. remaining shots on card, battery indicator, metering mode, auto focus mode, exposure scale, ISO, and shooting mode (single shot, 3 fps, 6.5 fps, or timer)). I look at the remaining shots indication all the time.
Rear LCD: The rear LCD is huge (3-inches). And the lettering is large, bright and easy to read--much better for those of us who have difficulty seeing small writing close up. I find that it can be read even if you turn the camera almost all the way sideways to your face. Therefore, the 140 degrees viewing angle rating appears to be quite conservative. The menu options are well-organized, intuitive, and easy to navigate and use. You can set the amount of time the image displays on the rear LCD after you take the shot (Review time = Off, 2 sec., 4 sec., 8 sec., or Hold). I did notice that, despite how very bright this display is, in bright sunlight, it is nearly impossible to see the image in the display. So, I just had to look for some shade (or shield the display from the sun somehow).
Taking Pictures: The 40D lends so much confidence, it is almost impossible to adequately describe. Especially with the excellent EF-S 17-55 lens, there seems to be no shooting situation you can't conquer. The Auto Focus (AF) locks on fast and sure with a quick "beep-beep" in all lighting situations. I generally have the camera set to just the center AF point, since I want to choose the specific spot I want to focus on. The 40D has a high-precision cross-type center AF point that, when used with an f/2.8 or larger lens, provides twice the sensitivity as the other AF points. Lately I've been utilizing the 40D's Highlight tone priority mode and the High ISO speed noise reduction mode. The Highlight tone priority mode expands the dynamic range from gray to bright highlights and the gradations in between become smoother. This mode forces the minimum ISO to be 200. This is no problem, since the 40D produces very low noise, even at elevated ISO speeds. I have noticed that detail in highlights is well-preserved, though I still frequently need to reduce the highlights in post-processing (I shoot RAW almost exclusively). The High ISO speed noise reduction mode applies noise reduction at all ISO speeds, which is particularly effective at high ISO speeds. This mode also reduces noise in shadows. I am having no problems with noise on this camera. And despite this in-camera post-processing, in Photoshop Elements, I still can level, saturate, sharpen, etc. to my heart's content and still wind up with a sharp image, due to the excellent 10.1 megapixel sensor, and the inherently low amount of noise it produces.
Live View: I briefly played around with the Live View mode hand-held, since I have yet to receive my new ball head I've ordered for the tripod legs I recently received. It is really convenient to move the little joy-stick on the back of the 40D to place the little box over the point of interest and zoom in 5x or 10x and manually focus to fine-adjust the focus. You can auto focus during live mode by holding down the AF On button until you hear the quick "beep-beep" of the AF locking on (rear screen goes blank), then release it and the Live View display comes back on immediately. When you press the shutter release in Live View mode, it is nearly silent, since the mirror is already locked up and out of the way. [Note that you initiate Live View mode by pressing the "set" button in the middle of the big wheel on the back of the 40D and the mirror locks up and out of the way immediately, and you get a nearly full-screen, live view on the large rear LCD with info underneath showing (in Av mode) f/stop, exposure scale, shots remaining on card, and ISO speed.]
General observations: The battery seems to be lasting a long time, despite me playing around with the Live View mode, and spending a lot of time going through menu items and deciding which modes I want to use. As of this writing, I've taken about 200 photos (some of which are posted here for you to see). I got the 8GB Sandisk Extreme IV Compact Flash card, so I can just walk around popping off shots without worry of running out of space. I have received a Bogen-Manfrotto 055mf3 tripod, but I am waiting on the Kirk BH-1 ball head to arrive. Then, I will give the Live View mode a thorough going over.
Conclusions (9/29/07): This camera simply does all that is asked of it. There is no better camera that can be used with the top-performing Canon EF-S 17-55 lens, since the 40D is the best 1.6x crop Canon camera body, and the EF-S 17-55 lens can only be used on 1.6x crop Canons. The 40D is ergonomic, sturdy, feature-packed, high performance, high IQ, low noise, and an exceptional value. I'm sure many pro shooters will be snatching these things up, too. And I'm going to have a ball exploring all that it can do. Bravo, Canon!
From the hands of a first-time DSLR user September 29, 2007
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I made the jump from a Canon S2 IS (with which I was very happy using) to the 40D recently. I consider myself an amateur but with a decent amount of disposable income, and having outgrown the S2, the 40D was the next logical step in terms of moving to a DSLR, having cross-shopped it's predecessor the 30D and the Rebel XTi.
The 40D's advantages over the XTi and 30D were considerable enough that I could justify the increase in price, and not feel like I had "settled" for something that I would later on regret. Yes, the technology of camera bodies progresses so quickly that the 40D might easily become obsolete by this time next year, but at the same time there's enough in this camera that I think, for someone like me, it will be very hard to outgrow it.
I will be using this camera mainly for photographing outdoor action, specifically automotive racing and events. For me, the 6.5fps will be extremely important. The live view is not a big plus for me, I don't foresee myself using that feature much.
The amount of features can make the camera a little intimidating for a beginner. If I was on a tighter budget, its very likely that I could have been content with the XTi, or Nikon's D80. One thing that I am still having trouble getting used to is the inability to use the LCD as the viewfinder (except in live view mode, it's not really the same thing). Also, at 10 megapixels, even the S-normal sized pictures come out huge. It's not like the S2 IS, where I could upload casual shots onto the computer and not have to resize, simply save and upload and publish. But then again, this camera isn't for the casual photographer taking casual photos (at least, not JUST for that purpose).
Novice Photo Enthusiast September 28, 2007
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have not had it long, but recently took it to NAPA Valley and was surpised at the quality of many of my photos (I'm still trying to learn its features, so some shots were not as good as I expected.) Looking in the area for a class. I did find it cheaper (by nearly $200.00) and with more (especially an additional lense) included at two other sites, so do what I did not do . . . research for a better deal.
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