Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens by Canon
|
List Price: Our Price: $1,275.00 You Save: $24.00 (2%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $669.99 (click here) Category: Digital Camera See more digital camera details and other models |
|---|
Digital camera reviews of Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens
Digital camera Review: Best Camera I've Owned Yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I'm no camera pro - very amateur. I moved from my P&S to a DSLR this summer. My first DSLR was a Canon Rebel XT. While I was happy with the XT, it was too small for my hands. So I plunked down $$$ for this Canon EOS 40D with the 28-135mm IS lens. My review will compare the XT to the 40D (as that's all the DSLR experience I've had).
I did not purchase this Canon EOS 40D from Amazon - that is why I've had this Camera since late August.
First off, the 40D is the perfect size for my hands. The Rebel XT would leave my pinky hanging cramping my hands after a few shots. The Canon EOS 40D is perfect in terms of hand comfort. All my fingers fit on the grip making the camera feel very solid. The 40D's build quality feels a lot better than the XT.
I noticed that my Rebel XT's autofocus would search a lot over and over. This was extremely annoying especially while trying to take moving pictures. I can tell that the 40D's autofocus is a bit faster and quite a bit more accurate in those situations.
Be aware that the 40D weighs quite a bit more than the Rebel XT. I am still getting used to the weight. However, I am noticing that the heavier 40D is a lot easier to hold resulting in a clear shot than the Rebel XT (at least for me).
The viewfinder is quite a bit bigger than the Rebel XT. I also noticed that it has a "tint" look and takes some getting used to. The viewfinder is a bit brighter than the XT as well.
As far as the lens goes: I had a 28-105mm (nonIS) on my Rebel XT. The 28-135mm is awesome. It zooms further than I've ever needed it to. What I like the most is that it has a nice macro range (better than my 28-105mm lens). The autofocus is extremely fast. I'm sure the Image Stabilizer has saved many of my pictures...
At Large Fine picture sizes average around 4.5MB per shot. So be ready to have a large storage device handy nearby (I use my 500GB external drive).
All in all - I will and have recommended the Canon EOS 40D as a good DSLR for the photography enthusiasts such as myself. I will be keeping this camera for many years. After all, the camera doesn't produce pro shots - the photographer does.
Digital camera Review: Best Camera yet
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Digital camera Review: Best Price on Canon SLR with Warranty
Summary: 4 Stars
I was a bit worried about buying an expensive electronic item on-line, but I had done my research and I knew I wanted THIS camera. I received it promptly. The local camera store had tried to scare me saying that cameras bought on-line had no warranty or if they did, it would be an overseas warranty. Well, mine came with a warranty from the US of A! I was using this camera within hours of receiving it after charging the battery. It takes beautiful photos and it is easy to learn. Be sure to buy a memory card. I hadn't realized it didn't come with one. I saved money buying this camera at Amazon and it is a great SLR for an amateur with aspirations of becoming a professional.Digital camera Review: Best buy for me
Summary: 5 Stars
Always wanted one and with our first born on his way and after carefull review and comparing went for the EOS 40D with the 28-135mm lens and until so far (4 months) no regrets whatsover!
If you want to, be the professional that decides on all the settings, and if not, all is done for you making beautiful pictures too. Sports picture mode works like a dream when I used it for a rafting day out with friends as did my wife with a blowcart event.
I took the Speedlite 430 external flash and can recommend getting one because the only downside I have found with the camera so far is the built in flash. It works only for close shots but makes the pictures very bland (white). But that is about all I have found so far.
Digital camera Review: Best camera I ever have!
Summary: 5 Stars
Grate camera. Take grate pictures. Freands borrow for sum time and get one for themselfe. I am trilled!