Comments on: Canon EOS Digital SLR Showdown: 40D vs 50D

By: Canon 55-250mm

Canon 55-250mm — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:16:04 +0000

Thanks for article, Now I used Canon 50D and 55-250mm Telephoto Lens for travel with 50mm 1.8 is perfects.

By: Dexter

Dexter — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:23:23 +0000

Ken,
Thanks for the article!
What is your opinion on either getting my 40D repaired at a cost of $300 or purchasing a barley-used, mint 50D – battery grip included – for $400?
I use the fire out of my gear and my 40D’s shutter button has been a problem since I purchased the cam.
Now the shutter button will not function at all so it’s either replace or repair. Thanks for your input!

Dex

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:15:25 +0000

Hey… it’s 2011 and I’ve just upgraded my XSi to a 40D. They both share a lot of similar features, but the 40D is in a completely different class than the XSi. Sure the XSi is 12.2MP while the 40D is only 10.1MP, but I think this will have very little bearing in the real world.

I was initially torn between the 40D and 50D, but seeing as I was able to find a used (almost new — 300 shutter actuations) 40D on eBay for a song, it was a no brainer. Plus, a lot of the features on the 50D would not have been all that useful to me anyway.

40D all the way!!!!!

Ken

By: T.Unter

T.Unter — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:59:44 +0000

Hi there!!

Here’s hoping you still read this topic. I’m in a difficult situation, I recently purchased (as a gift) a Canon 550D for last Xmas for myself (cheeky I know!) and was not very impressed at all. The camera body feels to small and plasticy, the shutter noise is incredibly annoying and I have no use at all forthe video feature, and on top of that there is little manual shooting ability on the camera whatsoever! (I didn’t choose this by the way, was a gift but I was told to pay for it :/ ).

My question is, in 2011 is it still worth having a look at either of these cameras to upgrade to? The 40d is now next to impossible to find and the 50d (which seemed the worse of the two anyway) is harder to find also. The 60d appears to be a massive step down – plastic body and twizzly breakable screen… It’s fair to say I have a dilemma.

What camera do you suggest? Similar level to these two or higher aroun the same price mark (up to £700) and I dont mind of it’s nikon!

Thanks so much in advance!!!

Tom

By: john

john — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:50:23 +0000

I thought your pictures were different enough in IQ to get a 50D (I own neither.) The left one looks out of focus at best.

By: tamkun

tamkun — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:34:19 +0000

are you sure that 40d is better than 50d??
did i make a wrong decision by having a 50d?

By: TY

TY — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:55:43 +0000

Kris,
I’m in S’pore and have a 40D too.
The AF motor in the Canon EOS range is built into the lens and not the body. Any EF or EF-S mount lens will work on a 40D.
As for the price, honestly it might be hard to find a new 40D now. There plenty of good used ones for sale at http://www.clubsnap.org (a S’pore photography website). They sell for between SIN$750- 900. The upper number usually includes the optional battery grip. Digital cameras depreciate like crazy in gadget crazy S’pore.

By: Yve

Yve — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:07:34 +0000

Hello,

I’ve been using a Canon Powershot S45 for years and years and years! I would like to purchase my first dslr camera so I can take pictures:

(1) at home during the holidays
(2) when we travel
(3) at school/sport activities. My children are involved in middle and high school baseball, volleyball and basketball. Baseball shots would be taken in the day from the sidelines, and volleyball and basketball pictures would be taken in the school gym (without a flash). I will also take photos of my child singing on a well lit stage in a dark auditorium.

Could you recommend a camera and the lens I would need to accomplish my goal.

Thank you very much!