Who has Upgraded from a 40D

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As my dad is a buying a camera and offered to upgrade mine at the same time, providing i sell my camera body and give him the cash

what i want to know is this.

Who has upgraded from a Canon 40D to either a 50D or 7D

whats the benefits of both (not bothered about hd video)

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What do you shoot? It may be pointless going from a 40D to a 7D if you prefer landscape and portraiture work. Also, what lenses do you have? If you have invested heavily in EF 'L' lenses then you may want to think about a 5DII?

I went from a 50D to a 1DIIn as it was (and still is) the best option for my type of photography even compared to the 7D in my opinion.

DB
 
40D to 5D2

Expensive but worth every penny in my opinion.

Depends on your lens lineup :D
 
definitely not a huge difference from 40d to 50d apart from a much better screen. Would definitely consider the 7d or if you can afford, the 5d mkii would be a much better investment
 
Went from a 40D to a 5DII myself, as I felt it was a bigger step up than going to a 7D. However, I have kept my 40D, so I still have the use of a crop camera should I need it for wildlife or motor sports.

As you are losing your 40D, a 7D might be a better option, depending on what you shoot most.
 
Had 40D, went to try 7D, took some test shots with a 5D2, just because they had one. Bought a 5D2.

7D's technology is great and dangerously seductive unless you really need the fast frame rate etc, but the IQ is only marginally better. 5D2 blitzes it.
 
I wouldn't say the 50D's not enough of an upgrade for you to consider it, I heard it's getting discontinued as well.
That leaves you with the choice of 7d/5d/1d depending on what you shoot and the depth of your pockets. I must agree with a1ex2001 that glass may be a better option - having gone down that route myself I'd highly recommend it.
 
It depends what you take images of, if your like me, because I mainly take action photography, I jumped from a 20D to a 1D MKIIn, the 30D and 40D offerings had nothing that the 20D didn't have, where as the 1D was a significant jump.

40D to 50D not really worth the jump
40D to 7D slightly better, but their are reported issue with autofocus and ISO at 100-400 levels.
40D to 5D MKII, depends if you need better ISO performance and full frame

Another suggestion would be
40D to 1D MKIIn or 1D MKIII you still have a crop factor, better autofocus and ISO performance and you still have the capability to take landscapes etc, best of both worlds
 
Not sure why people say the 40d to 50d upgrade isn't worth it. I went this way (pre 7d/5d mk2) and it's brilliant and a great upgrade.

The 5dmk2 is a completely different beast though and the image quality is superb. Depends what you shoot/what your budget is I suppose.
 
Andy said:
I have heard nothing but bad things about the 7D's ISO handling.
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I've heard lots of good things about it! I went from the 40d to the 7d and I've never looked back! The AF is brilliant and I love it for motorsports
 
pretty much mirror everyone elses opinion here.

350>40D>5D>5D MKII and absolutely love it.
 
Went from 40D to a 7D and have been underwhelmed by the low iso performance

The new focus system is a big improvement over the 40D plus you get a few extra FPS to play with

Knowing what I know now, I would have held onto the 40D for a bit longer and invested in some decent glass and/or got a 5D2.

Don't get me wrong the 7D is a stonking camera however :thumbs:
 
Well most people on here know my opinion of the 7D... Short version is I had two and both went back with low ISO issues, a problem with one having a huge clump of hot pixels and the second kept dying when using off camera flash... In the end, I went for the 5DMKII (which is probably what I should have done in the first place).

AF is very good and the high ISO performance is noteworthy as well... At the end of the day, as the others have said; look to see where you're taking the most pictures and decide from there. If it's portraits and landscapes, it's a bit of a no-brainer... 5DMKII every time! :)

Si
 
It seems so true that mud sticks, everybody remembers the one bad review the canon 7D gets and then recites it over and over again (probably written by a Nikon fan :lol: ) and not the countless excellent reviews it gets. Also marginally beating the D300s in a recent magazine review....

I went from a 400D to a 7D and really can't fault either the ISO performance or the autofocus, both seem superb, even when comparing to other cameras. As the age old saying goes don't knock it till you've tried it.

However the best advise of all is got to a local dealer and get some hands on experience, then decide what you prefer and what fits the type of photography you intend doing and your budget. As many reviews have said the 7D is probably the best crops sensor body on the market at the moment.....

Let the flaming commence :p
 
a1ex2001 said:
If you kit bag is accurate buy glass you'll see a much greater benefit.
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I agree.
And get full frame glass (none of the ef-s business) that way when u are ready(read have the cash) u can move into full frame and u will already have lens lineup.

that what i did 40D then a few decent pieces of glass then FF(5d2)
 
Roguet said:
It seems so true that mud sticks, everybody remembers the one bad review the canon 7D gets and then recites it over and over again (probably written by a Nikon fan :lol: )
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Mud does stick... especially when it's justified. ;)

Roguet said:
...I went from a 400D to a 7D and really can't fault either the ISO performance or the autofocus, both seem superb, even when comparing to other cameras. As the age old saying goes don't knock it till you've tried it.
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I've had TWO 7D's... Having one 'friday-afternoon-special' was bad enough but not bad enough for me to not give it a second chance but when that one went tits up as well, it was enough to knock my faith in the camera! Don't get me wrong, on so many levels the 7D is a fantastic camera but it doesn't deliver where it matters most... Image quality. If you sit a 7D next to the 5DMKII, the difference in image quality shows. In fact, the difference in price is justified purely on that basis. In the end though, I couldn't trust the 7D to perform properly and when I'm shooting someone's big day, I really can't afford to have that doubt in my mind.

Roguet said:
...However the best advise of all is got to a local dealer and get some hands on experience, then decide what you prefer and what fits the type of photography you intend doing and your budget. As many reviews have said the 7D is probably the best crops sensor body on the market at the moment...
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That's precisely what I did armed with a compact flash card... I tried a couple of different 7D's but made the mistake of not running test shots at base ISO's. Above ISO800, it's an excellent camera but my girlfriend was getting cleaner shots with her 1000D at ISO200/400 than I was... And she was stood right behind me shooting the exact same subject!

Having used both the 7D and the D300s, I would have to say that the Nikon is the best crop sensor camera on the market at the moment and believe me, it really sticks in my throat to have to say that! :D
 
If I was in your line of business Si then I would have bought a 5D MkII, there would have been no contest, as it's the best camera for the job. However for me it's just a hobby if I decide to go into portraits or landscape photography then I will probably buy a 5D MkII to compliment the 7D, hence why i'm no longer buying EF-S glass....

As for you last comment, go wash your mouth out with soap.... :lol:
 
Well it's early days for me, I upgraded from a 40D to a 7D and I'm more than happy with it so far. Low iso noise levels look to be at least on a par with my old 40D and better high iso. I've yet to experience any focus issues which is much better.

I'd been waiting for a 60D if I'm honest but the 7D had everything I need and is weather sealed which is a bonus plus if I'd gone for the 5Dii I'd have to sell my canon 10-22, no way that is going to happen anytime soon ;)
 
Hehe... It pains me to admit too but I say it as I see it. :)

If the 5DMKII hadn't panned out properly, I was going to switch to the D700... When I was having trouble with the 7D for the second time, Canon's local rep was made very well aware of that fact too! :D

At the end of the day though, it doesn't really matter what anyone else says as long as you're happy with the kit you've got and the results it produces.

Si
 
Spiritflier said:
At the end of the day though, it doesn't really matter what anyone else says as long as you're happy with the kit you've got and the results it produces.

Si
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Never a truer word said. It's a bit like posting one of your favourite photos and not receiving a single positive comment only criticism, as long as your happy with it, it does not really matter what others think.
 
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