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**Andrew MacPherson** · April 7th 08, 08:59 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems

(Steve Sherman) wrote:

Go to the store and hold them in your hand

I agree. My recent move away from Pentax was made because I wanted
optimum AF performance in action photography. Pentax is improving, but
the AF system -- while great for most uses -- is not trying to compete at
the extreme end of performance.

So if action shots weren't important to me I'd have upgraded my K100D to
a K20D... those extra pixels give a lot of 'crop zoom' for anyone
interested in telephoto work.

Anyway, I spent a long time trying to decide between 40D and D300 for
reasons which probably won't fit in with the OP's remit. However the
clincher for me -- apart from Canon's pricing -- was when I went to a
shop and held both cameras. The 40D's grip felt perfect in my hand...
*far* more comfortable than my K100D, and more natural -- for my hand
anyway -- than the D300. In theory I was only interested with technical
performance, but I had to reluctantly admit that the ergonomics of a tool
will always play a part in the decision.

Having said that, I'm sure I'd have coped perfectly well if I's just
bought one or the other mail order. :-)

Andrew McP