Sep 22
Canon 40D - for real
I couldn’t wait anymore and ordered my Canon 40D, which arrived even earlier than I expected! I haven’t gone all trigger happy and tested it just for the sake of testing, rather I’m just taking the pictures I would anyway. I will leave the reviewing and pixel peeping to others (and there are plenty of them around), but will just briefly give my first impressions:
- the 40D is slightly bigger than the 20D (meaning that the L-bracket doesn’t fit the new camera, so I’m in for a wait until the 40D L-bracket becomes available)
- the LCD screen is massive! The thumbnail in the info display is almost the same size as the full screen picture in the 20D
- the shutter seems to behave a bit differently from what I’m used to. It’s quieter for one thing, and it feels like it’s a bit more sensitive than the 20D. So far anyway, it seems like the picture is taken just a fraction before I would expect the shutter button to be fully depressed. No biggie, just a matter of getting used to.
- focus point selection can be assigned to the joystick - a boon for someone like me who keeps frequently changing it
- the ISO button has been moved - I keep pressing the wrong button every time I change the ISO now. I’ll get used to it.
All in all, I really don’t think there’s any major thing that is better than my 20D. It’s just the number of the small improvements which add up, but to be honest, I think the biggest reason I got the 40D is because… well, because I wanted it. I’ve had the 20D for three years and it’s the longest time I’ve ever gone with the same camera, so I just felt that I needed a new toy. Now I have to decide what to do with the old camera… keep it as a bad weather body or sell it while it’s still in perfect condition?
But, one more word about the 40D - the bottom line. Are the 40D pictures better than 20D? Only if I can make them so!
Awww, gear-talk
Nice to have a new toy, ain’t it 
I’m on the pre-order list for the D300 and hoping to get it for christmas..
As I said earlier, keep the good ole warhorse as a backup unit. You’ll never know when you need to have two bodies to shoot with.
Hej igen Minna!
Så du var snabb på den! Bytte själv upp mig från 300D till 20D förra vintern så den duger ett tag till. En större skärm och ISO i sökaren skulle jag gilla, men lägger inte pengar på det nu.
/ Leif Johansson