Picked up my new 40D today

jpphotography wrote in post #6418522
Thanks everyone! It's SUCH a step up from my S5 IS! Not sure if it's my eyes messing with me, but I find it a little harder to see through the viewfinder... a lot of the things that are clear, seem blurry.

Reading this just a thought check the diopter setting on your viewfinder if your eyes are not 100% it will show up in this area.
This is a great camera and surprisingly now that the 50d 5dmk11 are in the mix hardley any ra ra comments about focus and the color of each setting etc,etc,etc.
I will quote a pro who spoke to me about my 40d he said great camera just learn how to drive it, and in fact in a little over 3 months that i have owned the 40 d the IQ that i am producing is just brilliant so go take some great shots and enjoy your new camera

Congrats on your new toy! Just go out, shoot and enjoy!

jpphotography wrote in post #6413402
... and with all the excitement of FINALLY getting it, I forgot to get a CF card.

lol I did the same thing... had to take a rush drive to Best Buy right before it closed so I could use it that night. haha

Congrats!

UV can cause problems...it did for me.The Canon 40D is an very good camera.

jpphotography wrote in post #6418522
Thanks everyone! It's SUCH a step up from my S5 IS! Not sure if it's my eyes messing with me, but I find it a little harder to see through the viewfinder... a lot of the things that are clear, seem blurry.

focus?

congrats on the 40D. it's a wonderful camera to use.

the first and last manuel ive ever read was the "how to get gf to work properly" manual, and im STILL only on chapter 1 of 200,000

the manual is the first thing i set aside, i want to pick up my new camera gear in my hand, not the book!

my brother is the opposite way, with a video game he takes to booklet out and hands me the case with the game and says i can play it for a few hours till hes done reading it...

ChopstickHero wrote in post #6418694
focus?

congrats on the 40D. it's a wonderful camera to use.

lol thanks for the tip.

Thanks, I just need to play with it a little more.