Canon 40D

[Don Burkett]

Is anyone disappointed Canon discontinued the 40D after such a short time on the market?


I think it's a sweet model and always thought I might get a second one as a back up.

[Keith B]

I don't think it has been officially discontinued.


http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&am p;modelid=17779

[Don Burkett]

B&H has it listed as discontinued

[Keith B]

Yeah saw that. They are probably faster on the web updates than Canon. Canon will probably take it down real soon.


Adorama and J&R still have it in stock if you are looking for that back up.

[Don Burkett]

Not so much now that it is discontinued already.

[Mark Elberson]

I checked the Canon website today...the 40D is no longer in their lineup yet there are 4 Rebels still available?!?!? I understand that the XS is their entry level offering and the new T1i is their "advanced" consumer model but why keep the XSi and even more strange the XTi in production???


Does this mean that the 60D is coming soon? The 50D was announced on 08/26/2008 approximately 1 year after the 40D was announced on 08/20/2007.

[George Slusher]

It was released at the end of August, 2007, so it was on the market 21 months. That's not all that short for today's cameras. Canon's PowerShot series are often on the market for about a year, except for the top-line cameras like the G series and super-zooms.


I'm looking for a 40D, including on eBay. I got my 30D a few months after the 40D came out and saved quite a bit. I may never get the 50D.

[Benjamin]

I may never get the 50D.
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Well George, I think the only factor that has turned the 50D down is its price, other than that I don't see why the 50D is in any way not as good of a camera as the 40D.

[Alan]

I like the 40D. Typically, I upgrade to the next version, but the price difference vs the very slight increase in IQ wasn't worth it. Plus, the 40D has lower noise.

[Keith B]

The only thing I miss on the 40D that 50D has is the hi-rez LCD. The microadjustment is also a cool function, but I haven't even used this function on my 5DII due to laziness.