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More scurrilous 40D rumour-mongering... (1 Viewer)

All sounds reasonable...but even if they are true, nothing there that compelling to upgrade tho ;)
 
What - you mean that a few more megapixels won't change your life???

;)

Live View might be of interest to some I guess; the benefits of sRAW puzzle me a bit; but if the camera introduces MKIII-ish noise performance and/or better DR then I'd be interested.

I could see some benefit in the ability to set up three Custom Settings too.

Oh - and if a usable Auto ISO is in there somewhere (the MKIII "Safety Shift"?) I'd be very interested.
 
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Keith Reeder said:
What - you mean that a few more megapixels won't change your life???
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No. But a dust shaker as effective as the one in my 400D will.

And if the viewfinder is bigger and brighter, I'll get better use out of my TS/E 24. (Bet you it isn't, though.)

If the autofocus system is improved, that will be nice too.

More MP? Not interested. The 400D has 10MP but my 20Ds take better pictures with 8MP: equal image quality ignoring all other factors, significantly better once you factor in the much better sensitivity, the better viewfinder so that you can frame things more accurately, the higher speed so that you don't miss shots as often, the much better controls and interface.

But if the 40D is at least as good as the 20D so far as sensitivity and image quality goes - and Canon would be stark staring bonkers to release it if it isn't - and it has a dust buster, I'll buy one.

(I used to lie awake at nights dreaming about ISO in the viewfinder and spot metering, but I'm so used to not having them now that I'm not really fussed.)

Oh, and three really, really easy things that Canon certainly should do and equally certainly will not do:
  • Raw button like a Pentax
  • Mirror lock-up button
  • A custom function to let you put the damn shutter speed and aperture controls the right way round when you are shooting manual! Drives me nuts! You spend 95% of your time in aperture priority mode (at least I do, along with a clear majority of other photographers) and the top dial controls aperture, while the rear dial controls exposure compensation. Then you want to do something tricky, or simply use a little fill flash, and the bloody dials swap! Stupid design! OK, if you shoot in shutter priority all the time, it makes sense, but how many people do? Maybe one photographer in 5 or 10. The rest of us have to suffer. How hard would it be to change a couple of lines in firmware and add a custom function.
On the other hand, why should they? I mean, I'm going to buy one anyway, aren't I?

sigh
 
Tannin said:
And if the viewfinder is bigger and brighter, I'll get better use out of my TS/E 24. (Bet you it isn't, though.)

If the autofocus system is improved, that will be nice too.

(I used to lie awake at nights dreaming about ISO in the viewfinder and spot metering, but I'm so used to not having them now that I'm not really fussed.)

Oh, and three really, really easy things that Canon certainly should do and equally certainly will not do:
  • Raw button like a Pentax
  • Mirror lock-up button
  • A custom function to let you put the damn shutter speed and aperture controls the right way round when you are shooting manual! Drives me nuts! You spend 95% of your time in aperture priority mode (at least I do, along with a clear majority of other photographers) and the top dial controls aperture, while the rear dial controls exposure compensation. Then you want to do something tricky, or simply use a little fill flash, and the bloody dials swap! Stupid design! OK, if you shoot in shutter priority all the time, it makes sense, but how many people do? Maybe one photographer in 5 or 10. The rest of us have to suffer. How hard would it be to change a couple of lines in firmware and add a custom function.
On the other hand, why should they? I mean, I'm going to buy one anyway, aren't I?

sigh
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Maybe they just want you to buy a 1 series...fixes 90% of your gripes ;)

Oh, and that - lie awake thinking about ISO in the viewfinder thing - you need to get out more or really need to buy a 1 series ;) ;)
 
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A much quieter shutter, dust buster, custom function to swap shutter/aperture control as per Tannin's comments, a more accurate 'evaluative' exposure system like Canon used to do so that you don't have to keep dialling-in a spot exposure over-ride, a grid screen a la Nikon, a little flip-up/down diffuser for the built-in flash, 12Mp with less noise and better sharpness and a price similar to the 30D should be enough to be going on with!
 
You know there are times I'm really glad I chose Nikon. ;) A lot of the requests here are already on my D80 methinks.

Oh and might I suggest one more thing, a protective cover for the LCD, just like on my D80! Apologies, I just couldn't resist.
 
Either Canon forgot to make a press release, someone at Amazon pressed the wrong button or someone there is having a laugh...or Amazon got hacked :eek!:

Strange that there are no photos?
 
Think Amazon might have realized it. I just tried both links and got the dreaded 404 error.
 
I reckon the Amazon 40D page is legit.

And - if so - it's pressing quite a few of the right buttons for me.
 
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mw_aurora said:
'Save' your money - get the 300/2.8 glass you want instead...better investment in the long run... ;)
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Oh aye, I'm not actually looking to buy a new body - like my 30Ds just fine - but hopefully it'll put a sock in the mouths of all those whiners on DPReview who have already decided that the 40D will be another supposedly worthless "warming over" of the previous model.

And based on this leaked(?) spec it's got pretty much everything I would have wanted (to an uncanny extent!):

Digic III
Live View with autofocus
sRAW
Auto ISO (this is the one for me!)
14 bit A/D conversion
6.5 fps
Bigger buffer
Highlight Tone Priority
On-demand grid lines in the viewfinder

If the new sensor improves on the one in the 400D (which is more or less on a par with the 30D noise-wise, by all accounts) all the better - it'll be like a mini Mk III!
 
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You get get 2 for less than the 1DMkIII, a better option if you like to work with twodifferent lens/body combinations! and with that slight crop factor advantage too.
But I want the 1Ds MkIII now, without the waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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