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  1. Roy C

    40D image quality

    Yes but do you focus with the shutter button or the AF-ON button?. Using the AF-ON button to focus gives you advantages if you use AI servo mode all the time. I think you will find that this method is being adopted by an ever increasing number of people. Many bird photographers (far better than...
  2. Roy C

    40D image quality

    LOL so I am a Gearhead am I :-O:-O:-O (see my post above or did you not read it ?)
  3. Roy C

    40D image quality

    As Kevin as indicated, 'exposing to the right' is the way to go. If you underexpose and push back up in processing it is a sure way to increase noise. It is better to overexpose as long as you do not 'blow' any of the bird - blowing the background is no big problem as it can be toned down if it...
  4. Roy C

    40D image quality

    See my post above re the 40D and BIF - IMO the 40D is far better in AI servo than the 30D. As a matter of fact I use AI Servo all the time, even for perched birds. The 40D is a great Camera IMO. See my web site below, all the bird shots over the past year has been taken with the 40D in AI Servo...
  5. Roy C

    40D image quality

    Julien, I have not owned a 20D but had both 350D and 30D prior to getting a 40D. With regards to BIF,the centre focus point on the 40D is a lot more sensitive than the 30D which means that if you lose the target for a split second it will lock right on to the background whereas the 30D was more...
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