[All 40D Owners] What else did you buy to compliment your 40D?

I didn't buy all of this all at once, but within the first month of buying the 40D. I came from a DSLR world of SD cards, so I had to buy CF cards and a USB reader. I also am a Cokin Filter System guy, so I had to buy adapter rings for the new lenses. Of course, with the bigger body and more accessories, I outgrew my current laptop/camera backpack, so I had to get a new one.

• EOS-40D Body
  
• Canon 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 EF IS USM
  
• . . . EW-78B II hood
  
• Canon 70-300mm F4-5.6 EF IS USM
  
• . . . ET-65B hood
  
• 2nd Battery (BP-511A)
  
• Two 4Gb Compact Flash cards (Dane-Elec)
  
• CF card reader (multi-reader: CF/SD/MiniSD/MMC)
  
• Cokin filter adapter (58mm)
  
• Cokin filter adapter (72mm)
  
• Tamrac Adventure 9 (laptop/camera backpack--Black/Gray)
  

Nothing. More batteries maybe for when I sell my 20D i gotta sell some batteries with it. Thi is future planning, but what is there to get besides glass?

Wound up getting an extra battery, a 2G CF card, and a new backpack (pressie from my favourite person).

I sold a 1D Mark I, a 10D and the 24-70 f/2.8L. Now waiting for the 40D and the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS to arrive...

AzzA wrote in post #3874132
Really? So 20D and 30D batteries won't work in the new 40D? That's annoying since they're cheap as chips now!

If I were kitting up again I'd make sure you have 2 CF cards - just in case one gives up on you!

I think you are wrong on this, my batteries from my 20D, both Canon and third party work just fine.

Well I got a few bits and pieces around the same time as my 40D, whether in prep for getting it or as a direct result:

4Gb CF Card (eXpansys.com - £20)
Spare Battery (Free - We have a permanently AC'd camera at work for retinal imaging, battery was in the box . . . )
Spare Charger (Free - As above . . . )
20" Apple Cinema Display (£300ish - Had to have something to do the 40D justice!!!)

Tom

HectikHector wrote in post #3874432
I picked up an extra battery and a Canon 24-105 F/4L IS to compliment my 40D!

I went and got the same setup

I bought the following in anticipation of the 40D about three weeks before I got the body:

Canon EF-S 10-22
Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Canon 24-105L (sold since purchase)
Shoulder and bandolier UPStrap
8G SanDisk Extreme III CF
Hoya Pro 1 Digital CPL (Sold since purchase. Real piece of junk. Should have stuck with B+W)

Of course, I'm using all this stuff with my XTI as I am waiting on the 40D replacement (defective unit).

I bought my wife dinner!

4GB of LEXAR 300x UDMA
4GB of LEXAR 133x
17-85 IS as part of the kit
70-200 f/4 L
24-70 f/2.8 L
580EX II

now I can relate to those who said that L lenses are heavy... and they're not lying

2 x 4Gb CF cards
1 battery (no need for an extra charger, I have a dual charger already)
1 BG-E2N grip
Neckstrap
Handstrap
Manfrotto QR plate

Wow some of you guys have gone all out... I feel bad for having bought nothing but a 2gb SD card along with my 1dm2n, and nothing but a 1gb CF card for the 20D. My poor cameras .

grip, 2 2000mah sterlingtek baterries, and two lens pens cause I needed em. I'll br throwing on a POTN neck strap tonight....

all I bought was the EF-D screen....had everything else already...

Planning on ordering mine tomorrow (it's me birthday you know:!:

- 40D body
- Sigma 10-20mm
- Canon 60mm Macro (EF-S)
- Canon 100-400mm

+ hopefully some birthday money to buy a LowePro A300 Slingshot (Amazon seems the best price at the moment @ around £65)
+ a spare battery and card from 7 Day Shop.