MMMM, having only had my 30D for a year Im not looking at buying this camera. Sounds great though. There is little I would upgrade for. The one thing I wish the 30D had is a quiet shutter. My husband hates it if he is using the video camera anywhere near me taking photos, the shutter sounds like a machine gun on rapid fire
The 40D has already taken a price dump today! My local store had it listed as $1947 (Au$) yesterday and now its listed at $1790 (Au$) a reduction of $157 (Au$) in a couple of days after its announcement, and the camera hasn't been released yet!
aladyforty wrote:
....My husband hates it if he is using the video camera anywhere near me taking photos, the shutter sounds like a machine gun on rapid fire
Then try one of these! You won't have any money left for a 40D upgrade after buying one anyway!
"Everyone's hyped about the 40D, but they JUST came out with the 30D for goodness sakes! Why the heck do they need a 40D? What the heck are Canon thinking? Makes absolutely no sense to me, so hopefully someone can shed light on this confusing product announcement..."
Because the 400D was a more compelling camera in many ways, and at a lower price? Because the competition had already come out with cameras offering better features?
I guess the contract detection AF in live view mode is now a no-brainer and should've been included in the 40D and 1D3. It's not like you'll be using live view for its fast AF anyways.
Edited by amalgam on Aug 23, 2007 at 02:00 PM GMT (Reason: spelling/grammar!)
Martin Jordan wrote:
Well you can already order it for £100 or so less than RRP in the UK. And long may it continue.
The RRP is $1999 (Au$) so its now $209 (Au$) less then RRP within less then a week. This is a B&M store too! Online prices are sure to become cheaper over the next couple of weeks.
I reckon when the D300 hits the streets, we will see yet another price drop on the 40D.
I predict the price will drop to around $1550 (Au$) by late November (Just before Christmas) either that, Or Canon will offer a rebate over the holiday period.
amalgam wrote:
I guess the contract detection AF in live view mode is now a no-brainer and should've been included in the 40D and 1D3. It's not like you'll be using live view for it fast AF anyways.
They still could add it to the 40d and 1d3 with a firmware update, right?
Tried staying out of this but got sucked in...
How come everyone is bad mouthing the 30D? I upgrade from the 10D to 30D
and am very happy. The 40D has some great feature but I want more lenses instead
of a new body.
If the 30D (20Dn?) was such a rip off, then wasn't the 1DMIIn a Canon rip off too?
Don't tell me it's just the name the marketing people picked that devalues the camera.
For those saying forget the 40D and buy a 5D, remember, the 5D is twice the price of the 40D. That extra money buys a very nice L lens.
Gochugogi wrote:
Actually they have. The 2003 EOS 10D had PictureBridge compatibility added with a firmware upgrade in the first year.
Canon please if you would like to sweeten the deal with firmware additions - please do it soon - there are more than a few glances being taken at the Nikon competition
Now we know Canon listen to what we want from what they created with 40D - I suppose it takes more than 1 or 2 people to form an audible request........
If you want 45 point AF you should just pony up and buy a 1-series.