Category: Canon EOS 40D

  • Canon EOS 50D – Official photos

    Canon EOS 50D – Official photos

    The Canon Japanese web site did it again. Now we get a neary full description of the new Canon EOS 50D. With all nice photos of the replacement for the Canon EOS 40D. Seeing that this also presents a 15MP camera, I start to wonder whether Canon has really a replacement ready for the EOS…

  • New tele-zoom are in view

    Amateurs of sports photography and wildlife photography are generally well aware that the Holy Grail of lenses seems to be a (relatively) light tele-zoom lens of 100-400mm range and an aperture under f/5.6. This set of features allows a lot of versatility (tele range with the ability to quickly and easily change the frame) and…

  • Canon at the Olympic Games

    The current rumour is that top hats from Canon Japan are currently travelling to China to support the imminent launch of one or two new SLR cameras for the brand. It would be the replacement for the Canon EOS 5D (the most repeated name is now Canon EOS 7D, but who knows) and the successor…

  • Canon EOS 40D: firmware upgraded again

    After going to version 1.0.4, we hear that the firmware for the Canon EOS 40D camera is now in version 1.0.5. I balance between the admiration for a company (Canon) that do not hesitate to quickly correct the bugs of its software and the impatience o seeing the device was obviously not ready for the…

  • Canon 40D: Sales document and firmware

    Latest news about the Canon EOS 40D. Think Camera has a new review of the EOS 40D. Nothing fancy, but the reliable analysis expected from TC. They love the camera, and I can understand from what I could peek at a couple of models recently. Interestingly, the review of the Canon 40D at The-Digital-Picture.com shows…

  • Canon EOS 40D, the tests

    After rumour time, here is reality for the Canon EOS 40D. There are more and more tests (starting with previews) of this nice digital camera. Imaging resource (English) DC resource (English) Steve’s Digicam (English) DPreview, review, Phil Askey, October 2007 (English) DPreview, preview (English) Chasseur d’Image (présentation) (Français) The Digital Picture (English) Outback Handbook: Canon…

  • Canon EOS 40D: Amazon spills the beans

    Canon EOS 40D: Amazon spills the beans

    After months of intense speculation and many rumours, Canon is finally ready to disclose all the details about its long-expected Canon EOS 40D (the sequel to the successful 20D/30D Digital Single Lens Reflex – SLR). Details published by Canon nearly simultaneously: Canon EOS 40D But it’s Amazon which has shown all the details by starting…

  • Nikon D300: 14MP?

    After the recent information (or rumour) that Sony is actually preparing a 14-million-pixel digital SLR camera under the name of either Alpha 200 or Alpha 300, and taking into acount that Nikon is in tight partnership with Sony since the Nikon D200, it is time to ask what resolution will come out of the next…

  • Canon 30D: It’s the end

    At least, the end of life of the ageing Canon EOS 30D should be announced on Monday 21st in Canada (along with a similar fate for the G7). There is a very high expectation that this will also mean launch of the Canon EOS 40D. Complementary note: In the UK, LCE would have started taking…