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Canon EOS 40D

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User Review for Canon EOS 40D

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A superb camera in the semi-pro range!

May 24, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Well made magnesium alloy body with good performance.
Cons: Live view could have auto focus instead of manual focus.
Opinion:
I have used Canon Eos film cameras including 10D and went over to Nikon and back again to Canon Eos 40D recently. I
enjoyed using this camera and the results speaks for itself.
Pair it off with the standard zoom,ef-s 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 and decided to purchase ef-s 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM and never
looked back. It is as good as any other semi-pro digicam
available but much cheaper than Nikon D300 and Sony a700.
Range of lenses is easily available OEM or third party lenses. A highly recommended camera for the enthusiast and
above. Would be much better if live view is auto focus instead of manual focusing. This is a very solid camera with the battery pack attached. The results speaks for itself!

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rigelstuff: "The EOS 40D cannot autofocus in Live View" "Live view allows only manual focus" --- These words are misleading and should be ...
douin@starhub.net.sg: Hi, thanks for an interesting review on the 40D. I bought mine on September 2nd and took it out ...
javachan: Hi pdqgp, Thanks for your observation. Well, yes, the Canon EOS 40D can autofocus in live-view. However, you have to ...
pdqgp: 1. the 40D absolutely does have the ability to auto focus while using live view. 2. since when is the ...

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