Canon 40D Announced

In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Clive wrote:
Wayne J. Cosshall wrote:
Hi All,

The 40D has been officially announced:
http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=1070

Cheers,

Wayne

Is the proce rumours are correct of $1500, then I think it's a bit of a
bargain here in the UK (at current exchange rates). But no doubt we will
get a huge price hike!

I think list is $1300. Given the state of the dollar, come
to the US, buy one for what, 700 pounds. The difference
between that and the UK price will probably pay for the
entire trip.

--
--- Paul J. Gans

In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems l v wrote:
the_niner_nation wrote:

Nice features, but unless the picture quality is bettter than the 400d which
i already own, i have absloutley no need to upgrade :-(


I wouldn't either if I had the 400d. I have not upgraded since I bought
the 300d back in January of 2004. It is now time for me to upgrade.
Looking forward to many of the 40d's features.

Ditto here. I've been waiting (and buying decent lenses).

--
--- Paul J. Gans

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:57 -0500, l v wrote:

the_niner_nation wrote:

Nice features, but unless the picture quality is bettter than the 400d which
i already own, i have absloutley no need to upgrade :-(


I wouldn't either if I had the 400d. I have not upgraded since I bought
the 300d back in January of 2004. It is now time for me to upgrade.
Looking forward to many of the 40d's features.

The 40D weighs 740 grams, compared to 485 g for my 350D. That's an
extra 255 g to haul around. Probably not worth it for walking-around
type of photography.

KS

King Sardon wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:57 -0500, l v wrote:

the_niner_nation wrote:

Nice features, but unless the picture quality is bettter than the 400d which
i already own, i have absloutley no need to upgrade :-(

I wouldn't either if I had the 400d. I have not upgraded since I bought
the 300d back in January of 2004. It is now time for me to upgrade.
Looking forward to many of the 40d's features.

The 40D weighs 740 grams, compared to 485 g for my 350D. That's an
extra 255 g to haul around. Probably not worth it for walking-around
type of photography.

KS

The 300d body weighs in at 560 g so I'm good.

--

Len

I must say I like a fairly light camera. I have a 350D and a 400D and
find they are a good weight and size for carrying them around. Most of
the weight is in my lenses so a bit of help from the body is a plus. I
also switched from a tilt pan manfrotto head on my tripod to a ball head
and saved almost a kilogram. Amazing how much lighter that big tripod feels.

At Arles last year a fellow photographer with a 5D tried my 400D and
decided they needed to buy one as a carry around camera.

Cheers,

Wayne

Wayne J. Cosshall
Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker, http://www.dimagemaker.com/
Blog http://www.digitalimagemakerworld.com/
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Personal art site http://www.cosshall.com/



l v wrote:
King Sardon wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:57 -0500, l v wrote:

the_niner_nation wrote:

Nice features, but unless the picture quality is bettter than the
400d which i already own, i have absloutley no need to upgrade :-(
I wouldn't either if I had the 400d. I have not upgraded since I
bought the 300d back in January of 2004. It is now time for me to
upgrade. Looking forward to many of the 40d's features.

The 40D weighs 740 grams, compared to 485 g for my 350D. That's an
extra 255 g to haul around. Probably not worth it for walking-around
type of photography.

KS

The 300d body weighs in at 560 g so I'm good.

the_niner_nation wrote:

"Clive" wrote in message
k...
Wayne J. Cosshall wrote:
Hi All,

The 40D has been officially announced:
http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=1070

Cheers,

Wayne

Is the proce rumours are correct of $1500, then I think it's a bit of a
bargain here in the UK (at current exchange rates). But no doubt we will
get a huge price hike!

--
Clive


Yes, Clive...but expect to pay at least £1000 for it here, rip-off britain
etc...


Hello, Niner Nation:

So, you're a San Francisco 49ers fan, in far-off Britain?


Cordially,
John Turco