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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,299.00
Buy New: $979.95
You Save: $319.05 (25%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  327 reviews
Sales Rank: 53
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): 10
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.6 x 7
MPN: 40D Kit
Model: 40D Kit
UPC: 138030866607
EAN: 0013803086607
ASIN: B000V5QV4S
Release Date: August 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Camera BUT... September 15, 2007
8 out of 25 found this review helpful
The new Canon 40D is more than great, good quality pictures, and all those sweet features that you can read in other reviews.
I absolutely love my 40D, but I gave it 4 stars because of one thing. DUST!
It's amazing how much dust can the camera get! Every time I go out shooting, when I get back home I have to open it an blow some dust out.
I believe it is because the EF 28-135mm, the lens doesn't seal the camera well enough.
Other than that, this is a fantastic camera, read other reviews... and buy it! If you can find it..
 Am i the only one to think that the display sucks big time? September 13, 2007
36 out of 253 found this review helpful
it's big, ok, but the pixels are so so big and the colors so inaccurate. When in the field, it's impossible to say if the focus is right or not. Makes me strongly think about bringing it back.
The Nikon D300 will have 922k pixels, the Canon 30D only 230k!!!!
 Best Camera I've Owned Yet! September 13, 2007
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
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.
Wow - what a difference. - excellent Camera September 11, 2007
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
I just got my camera yesterday and I already can see how much better it is. I have a Digital Rebel (Yes the first one that canon came out with) for it's time was a good camera.
Now the 40D is so much better, the image quality is great, although I will test that over the weekend.
Menus and options allow you for better control.
What I did not like:
- minor things like the print buttom, come on! who is going to print from the camera? if you don't know how to transfer the picture to a computer and print from there you should not even buy this camera.
The other one is on 40D there is no wireless remote control, that I will miss from my Rebel. I don't understand why Canon took such nice feature out of the camera.
But still, this is a great camera and I am very happy with it.
Now I just need go buy more memory cards.
The 40D is a great camera September 11, 2007
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I put a deposit on the 40D two days after it was announced and picked up my camera last week. I have the 5D and just sold my 30D after a few days with the new 40D. I'm a Sports Photographer for the most part, and the 3 FPS on the 5D just didn't feel adequate to me.
My first experience with the 40D taught me to use K5200 for white balance indoor, and to make sure I'm not overexposed on my shots. Outdoor shots are beautiful, as are properly exposed indoor shots. Overexposed shots indoors have a ulgy yellow cast to them, I had to learn the camera.
I really love the menu system on the 40D, it's so much easier & quicker then what's on the my 5D, it felt comfortable right away.
The AF-ON button for tracking action shots is wonderful, and worth the money for the camera by itself.
The image quality on the 40D is excellent, IMHO better then the 30D which is why I sold mine right away.I wanted a better camera for fast action that had picture quality like the 5D. The 40D is pretty close, nothing quite equals the 5D images ( I don't have the Mark 111 ). As far as comparing it to Nikon's D300 coming out, I just sold all my Nikon gear to switch to Canon low noise images. Now Nikon addresses the noise issue by coming out with the D300, for me it's too late. I have excellent Canon L lens and two great cameras, I'm satisfied.
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