I'm Curious- How many 30D owners out here....

The jury is just now coming in and the 30D in low light beats the 40D; at high ISO's the 30D is marginally better. So, if the IQ overall is comparable what is the reason to upgrade? Bigger LCD? Don't need it. Besides if Canon was going to increase the size of the screen they should have increased the mp resolution. The three inch screen has the same mp as the 2.5. Nikon at least bumped their screen up to 307 mp (although they rate it in terms of dots). More fps? Don't need it. Slightly larger viewfinder? Don't need it. Now the viewfinder is much brighter, which is nice but why not give us 100% view like the d300? I can live without live view and auto ISO, both carry overs from amateur point and shoots. I don't see any compelling reason to get a 40D and in fact, why wouldn't I get the XTi? The 40D is just a jazzed up Xti and not worth the price difference between the two. There are a lot of 10 mp DLSR's out there (Sony, d40, XTi) for half the money. I'm loyal to Canon, but they really dropped the ball on this upgrade. 12 mp with 100% or near 100% viewfinder is standard in this class of camera. So I'll be sitting this one out waiting for the 50D.

[QUOTE=Jon_Doh;3872697​]The jury is just now coming in and the 30D in low light beats the 40D; at high ISO's the 30D is marginally better. [QUOTE]

Where did you get this view from? Interested to see what's said.

I love my 30D, and I'm glad I didn't wait those few extra months for the 40D. IF I'm upgrading, It'll most likely be a 1D body..for the FPS and AF (want to do a lot of sports).

I've just bought myself a 30D (before the 40D was released). I thought about waiting but as the 30D offered everthing that I wanted in a new body so I pressed the button.

Wardie

30D and a 5D and no intentions of changing

Bought my 30D about two weeks prior to the 40 release and have no regrets. As stated earlier, I'll have to become one heck of a photographer before I need more camera. I'd definitely rather invest the saved cash on more/better glass than the few features the 40 offers over the 30. Most likely will go FF anyway when I eventually upgrade so for now, I'm going to stick to loving my 30D.

love my 30D...

[QUOTE=EOSAddict;38727​71][QUOTE=Jon_Doh;3872​697]The jury is just now coming in and the 30D in low light beats the 40D; at high ISO's the 30D is marginally better.

Do a search and take a look at the pics being shown on some of the sites in low light and at high ISO's. Although the sensor has improved light gathering capabilities ala the Mark III, its smaller size apparently hampers it. Too bad they couldn't have stuck with the larger sensor size and improved its light gathering capabilities. It almost seems like Canon is throttling the 40D's IQ capabilities to keep it from canabalizing the 5D's market.

I own a 30d and a 5d. I shoot with the 5d more often than the 30d but that's because I use the 30d for shooting sports and I haven't been doing much action shooting lately. I like the 30d but I will probably sell it when the next generation 5d comes out so I can pick it up.

I have had my 30D for over a year now and it is an excellent camera and I am not going to rush out and get the 40D just because it is the latest and greatest, yes it does have some upgrades but I am getting the results I want from the 30D so I see no reason to upgrade right now. In the future I may make the switch to the 5D or its predecessor.

I think the 40D is an excellent camera. I congratulate the folks picking those up. I am not one of them - I will keep my 30D.

I upgrade when it is time for me to upgrade. When that does happen I look at the current models and pick the best for my needs. If I was upgrading right now I would seriously look at the 40D. Since I'm not, I'll remain happy with my 30D. My next upgrade will probably be in a few years, with a full frame 1 series.

-Ryan

I love my 30D and considered it a big upgrade over my XT. I'm very interested in the 40D but I'm not often a v1.0 kind of guy. Once the bugs get defined and then either fixed or reclassified as "features", I'll make my decision. On top of that, outside of the 3" LCD (nice for old eyes, tho the new Nikon one would be much nicer) and the (hopefully) improved AF, I'm not sure how much I'd be getting out of it.
Right now, with the lenses and flashes I have, I'm pretty happy and feel no urgent need to make a change. I'd really like an 85L and a 300/2.8 and they will come in time.
That said, I'll probably end up getting one. After selling the 30D, the 40D will end up costing what? $500? Having a warranty again is nearly worth that.

I've had a 30D for 14 months and I do feel let down by the autofocus performance, particularly for focus tracking and also the viewfinder being a bit limited for manual fine tuning of focus so I'd welcome the improvement the 40D brings in that regard. I also think the highlight tone priority feature might be very handy too. When shooting on the fly it isn't always possible to check histograms and reshoot.

I am really struggling to avoid pressing the "Buy" button on a 40D. I would keep the 30D as a backup. There are a couple of things just keeping me from buying the 40D though....

1. As viewfinder quality and autofocus performance are a priority for me, (image quality taken as a given) I would be very tempted by a 1D Mk III if Canon can ever get to the bottom of the AF problems. That raises an issue about lenses but if I could get a working 1D III AF system in a 40D package that would be my mind made up.

2. I can't help feeling that once the world market is awash with 40D bodies and the Nikon D300 is out there should be a fair bit of downward presure on the price of the 40D. I think right now there is a "shiny new toy" premium on the price. I know us UK guys are getting shafted, pricewise, in Blighty, and the Hong Kong eBay traders have their prices hiked by £100 over list before you add the stiff shipping charges.

3. I only shoot raw and I want to use Lightroom for post processing so right now there is no real benefit in getting the body too soon.

I still want one though

I still love my 20d but it has about 75,000 clicks and it will be my back up as soon as I can save enough to get a 40d

I own a 20d and a 30d. If given the option I would grab a 40d over a 30d since it really isn't much more money. I am happy with my 30d and don't feel the need to go out and buy the "latest and greatest". My theory is I love photography and whatever I can own that fits within my budget to perhaps give me "slightly" better pictures or more keepers then why not?... But having said all that the 30d is a more than capable camera.

People often say it isn't the camera it's the photographer...or I can't even use my camera to the fullest potential now etc.... I find these statements true to a degree but I don't always think all the credit is to be given solely to the photographers talent since the camera/lens can play a big part as well.