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15 Oct 2007 • 1111 views

Test Drive 40D

I am taking a break from last weeks serious studio shoots but honestly I do have a lot more to share in that area. Here is a shot of a collegue of mine at work, this was a test shot so you can see I upgraded my 30D to a 40D, this is pretty much straight from the camera at ISO 800@1.8, I bumped my sharpness and contrast in camera and shot this canon's monochrome mode. I think this may pass for sunflower sees commercial shoot :) But really this was just one of those fun shots at work. 40D verdict - Good handle of noise at high ISO. Automatic sensor cleaning is nice. AF is fast, it picks up almost instateneously. More pixels is always good. Dynamic range is nice compared to 30D. Menu systems needs bit getting used to. I have had some soft images from the camera but I have to do some more testing to confirm this and no I do not work for Canon :)

camera	Canon EOS 40D
exposure mode	aperture priority
shutterspeed	1/60s
aperture	f/1.8
sensitivity	ISO800
focal length	50.0mm
resolution	3888x2592 pixels

Test Drive 40D

comments (18)

E Etomi

Sweden

15 Oct 2007, 00:39

Looks like a great cam..maybe I should have gone for that instead and spared my pocket.

Dotun Ayodeji: nah..the 5D still rocks its worth every penny

Gail Wiley

Sandwich

15 Oct 2007, 00:39

This is 800ISO? Sweet. Keep the camera. It's a good one.

Dotun Ayodeji: Yes it is

I have about 12 more days to decide if I'll keep or return...you just never know.

Martin

Houston

15 Oct 2007, 01:00

That is impressively clean for ISO 800. Have fun with the new camera!

Dotun Ayodeji: yup agree

Suby & Sinem

Milton Keynes, UK

15 Oct 2007, 02:30

Lovely fun capture, love images like this

Dotun Ayodeji: Thanks Suby, I am sure you do.

Ginnie

Atlanta, GA, United States

15 Oct 2007, 09:27

I noticed that Steve just upgraded from the 20D to the 40D, so you both are in a new learning curve. A lot of us are, actually, including me!

The first thing I saw in this photo was Barcelona, where I'll be next week, starting a Mediterranean cruise.

Thanks for the reminder, Dotun.

Dotun Ayodeji: Buy some seeds when you get there

Louis

South Africa

15 Oct 2007, 11:12

Excellent picture and congrats on the 40D. I had the opportunity to test drive one a few weeks ago. Impressive.

Dotun Ayodeji: Thanks Louis, I will keep you updated on a any weird findings.

Yẹni

Great Britain (UK)

15 Oct 2007, 13:13

interesting why did you decide on 40d rather than 5d upwards etc...just out of curiousity

Dotun Ayodeji: I shoot with 2 camera's so I still have the 5D. Although the 5D is still my fav but it's not as fast as the 30D or 40D and being full frame it gets to be a disdavantage when shooting with a telephoto lens, ideally I will like the new ID or 1Ds but thats just too expensive. I think Canon will upgrade the 5D pretty soon because it has lots of catching up to do with the latest SLR's(features wise)

standley

France

15 Oct 2007, 14:40

Very nice capture. Very fine grain for ISO 800

Josef Renklint

Umeå, Sweden

15 Oct 2007, 14:55

Very nice.

Sesan Olusoga

Germany

15 Oct 2007, 16:02

Good fun shot Dotun, also contemplating getting the 40d, but money no dey.

Mary MacADNski

15 Oct 2007, 16:21

I think you're right about this being a good advertising shot. Makes me want sunflower seeds.

P.J.

U.S.A

15 Oct 2007, 18:26

I got my 30D in January. Maybe I should have held off until now to get the 40, eh?

Ahhh well, life goes on! Have fun with it!

Dotun Ayodeji: Don't worry PJ the 30D will be around for a while.

Dr A. W!

16 Oct 2007, 09:43

fun shot
i'm drooling at the 40d already

what lens did you use by the way

Dotun Ayodeji: I used the 50mm 1.4

Jewlya

16 Oct 2007, 14:54

Very clean shot. Did you do any processing to adjust for the ISO800? Or it's just that good of a camera?

Dotun Ayodeji: No PP at all, all I did was boost the sharpness and contrast in camera and took this shoot in monochrome mode.

Roland

France

16 Oct 2007, 18:30

Ah ah : Drive 40D makes you very nice teeth !!!

Laurie

United States

16 Oct 2007, 19:22

Fun shot. Very silly expression.

José Angel

Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Barcelona)

22 Oct 2007, 11:45

Ohh! Dotun! Nice to meet you! Amused scene. You already know that recently I have acquired one 400D and now finishes right leaving 40D... grrrr! The package of treats calls the attention to me that you have in the hand... I read Barcelona! That is my city!

adebanji alabi

8 Dec 2007, 10:33

nice n crisp. is upgrading from 30-40D worth it?

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