40D Fails - what next

After 18 months my 40D has a 'failed main board' with a £325 repair fee. I am thinking should I get a new/used 40D, a 50D, 60D or 7D etc. I take mainly travel photography and family / friends / candid people shots.

how many clicks ?, your shutter may be next, so a 50D may be bast or if you can run to it the 7D

Thanks - that's my worry if I get the repair done. When I chose the 40D I looked hard at the 50 and decided against it. I don't know much about the 7D

Seems like I've heard a lot about 40Ds failing. I say this because I've heard "40D" more so when it comes to "error99" and "Fail".

I hope this isn't the case because I just sent a used 40D to be converted to infrared @ Lifepixel.

Get the 7D.

Mine failed 4 times while under warranty, the day the warranty finished I sold it. The buyer was aware of all the issues I experienced, basically got a new camera.

1- cf card reader board
2-all focus points stopped lighting up
3- err99 new motherboard
4-shutter died with 15000 pics on the clock.

I'm not sure what a used 40D/50D goes for over there, but replacing the main board may be an option to explore as well - a used unit with an unknown history can be a big crap shoot and you may end up in a worse position.

There's that old saying about the devil you know vs. the devil you don't.

My 40D is still alive, and kicking. I'm surprised being as it went through two tours of the middle east.

Take a look at that 7D =]

The 7D is a great replacement or migration.

The 50D, 7D choice depends on what you shoot and how much cash you have on hand. I would PASS on the 60D since you have used the larger 40D body already.