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29 May 2008, 19:45 (Ref:2214870) | #1 | ||
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Canon EOS 40D
Anyone here using the EOS 40D?
Just got one to replace my 20D, and as yet, even though I have not used it on Motorsport. It looks a great camera! Used it for the first time today for a snatch picture for my paper... And at only £500 an absolute bargain. I can buy almost five of these for the price of a new 1D MKIII. Any tricks about using it? |
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30 May 2008, 09:01 (Ref:2215160) | #2 | ||
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Great camera. I upraded to it from a 30D (350D before that)
Tricks - only 'trick' I use is to set the AF to the AF-on button, then use the other custom function to swap the * and AF-on button functions as the * is better placed. I particularly like ISO being displayed in the screen all the time and the 3 user defined modes on the control dial. |
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What about the 'Auto-ISO'? Have you used it?
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30 May 2008, 20:37 (Ref:2215575) | #4 | ||
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Have used it - however, prefer to set ISO automatically - it seems to use a stop too high. The ISO display however prevents a lot of 'oh bugger I've been shooting in daylight at ISO 1600' moments.
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3 Jun 2008, 01:05 (Ref:2218276) | #5 | ||
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Found out at Croft for the BTCC it doesn't like heavy rain!
Mind you, got some great images from it.. |
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I've not used one, but my brother has got one and is very pleased with it I think.
You'll notice at Croft I kept my cameras covered up |
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40D has some weather sealing around the battery cover but nothing really more than that. I always keep a rain sleeve in my bag for when it rains - I'd rather look silly than come home with soggy equipment.
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4 Jun 2008, 21:44 (Ref:2220008) | #8 | ||
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Hmmm. You could look elsewhere for gear?
I love my E-1s in the rain. |
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I've just got a 6 feet square (apparently) chamois. Can't wait to see what that looks like...
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Lederhosen, anyone?
Admit it, they were bought on the Nordschliefe trip... |
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5 Jun 2008, 22:17 (Ref:2220839) | #12 | ||
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My first attempt at waterproofing was a piece of bright yellow polythene gaffer taped around my lens hood. Worked a treat. Now using a water proof cover from the group buy over on TP. This has proven to be very good as well.
6' square chamois - (I quite like the smell of chamois leather) |
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I've used the 40D professionally since its release. It's a very good camera and I'd used it in place of my Mk.II often because of better image quality. It's worth the money.
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If anyone is interested. I returned my 40D!
It stopped working! Used it at a race meeting, took 1300 images, then just stopped! Kept showing err99! Replacement should be here soon. |
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Err99 is a generic catch all error message. Could be dirty lens contacts, could be a battery error...
I used to get Err99 with my old 350D and an old Sigma lens - the Sigma lens was too old and needed re-chipping. |
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I understand that. I have experienced err99 at some time on all my canon camera's.
It's just this was not going away.. so the camera did! Surprisingly it worked okay on live-view?! |
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Hmm. I have a 300D with an err99 fault.
Seems to be CF related, in that it cannot see the card. Any card? Ho hum, time to play Camera Strip and Lose Bits... |
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Yep - my 8 month old 40D has packed up after about 4,000 shots. The top panel works and i hear the lens autofocus but the shutter doesn't fire and there is no power to the back screen.
As for waterproofing - I use an old walking gaiter - works a treat. |
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