Why I still like the 5D over the 40D...(Non-IQ related)

NickSimcheck,
Then use your 5D, I personally find the 40D better for my hand (the grip is a bit better). And with a 2 ounce difference, it makes no difference in my hands with my 100-400L lens or any other lens for that matter. After 2 years of use the 5D is a great camera but it don't smoke my 40D (good thing or it might get cancer). Oh and one thing for sure! The price is a lot better on the 40D

Nick_C wrote in post #3893263
What did you scratch it or something then?

Cleaned it, with sensor swabs and Eclipse fluid, and the tin oxide coating began to lift off . . . .

The 5D is still my number 1 too. I use the 40D as a wildlife camera.
The 40D's shutter is damn loud, clunky, and annoying. I've been spoilt by the 5D I suppose.

I'm waiting for the 5D replacement and hoping Canon doesn't ruin it like they have their other cameras.

Jon_Doh wrote in post #3893963
I'm waiting for the 5D replacement and hoping Canon doesn't ruin it like they have their other cameras.

this is just an absolutely inane/insane comment.

I could have gone for the 40D if I had waited, it wasnt around at the time I got my 5D, however I still think I have the best setup, for me of course, it might not suit everyone.

I am finding that the 24-105L is absolutely perfect, AF accuracy is by far the best I have ever experienced with this setup, (if a shot is oof, its my fault, not the lens), its capable of very wide angle shots for landscapes & has a pretty darn good reach too, on the 5D is by far the sharpest lens ive ever owned, it was on par with some primes I tried a while back, maybe ive got a good copy.

When I want to fit more of a landscape scene in the shot, I will zoom to 50mm & build up the scene with several shots, the end result is something as wide as I want, with no distortion & a final image of 80mp or more, no im not talking about panoramic here.

Lets say I had stayed with 1.6x bodies, the 24-105L wouldnt be very wide, so I would then either have to get the 17-55IS which I feel would be a downgrade especially in build quality & very limited focal range, or I could have purchased a 10-22 to go with the 24-105L, but the endless swapping lenses would have become very tiresome.

I guess everyone views this in their own way, I see that a 40D is a nice update on what was looking like a tired 30D but thats about all, even if it does compete with the 5D's noise its still a cropped body, which you either want or not, it definately does NOT compete with the 5D, if the 40D was fullframe it might have been a different story, its very strange how its suddenly being compared to the 5D though, when noise levels are pretty much the same as the 400D, I never heard anyone say that the 400D can compete with a 5D before.

Its like saying a 40D can compete with the 1DMarkIII, they are both 10mp cameras, noise levels may turn out to be equal, but its still an updated 30D, its not supposed to be direct competition, MarkIII owners have purchased that camera for a good reason, same goes for the 5D.

I bought my 5D because I've been using SLR's for 30+ years, but wanted to go digital. Unfortunately the 350D's viewfinder was just too miniscule for my liking. It just didn't feel like a 35mm camera - the viewfinder gives the impression of looking at the world through a tunnel compared to my old Pentax.

stevieboy378 wrote in post #3894263
I bought my 5D because I've been using SLR's for 30+ years, but wanted to go digital. Unfortunately the 350D's viewfinder was just too miniscule for my liking. It just didn't feel like a 35mm camera - the viewfinder gives the impression of looking at the world through a tunnel compared to my old Pentax.

Yep the 5D in my view is the only camera that feels like how they used to be, I find manual focussing so much easier as I have such a good view now.

If you spend most of your day with your eye glued to the viewfinder as I do, its very hard to go backwards, Canon should really make this a choice on all their range, every model is available as a cropped or FF, that would be neat.

Nick_C wrote in post #3894282
If you spend most of your day with your eye glued to the viewfinder as I do, its very hard to go backwards

Yup - thats the main reason I'm missing my 5D so much . . . .

stevieboy378 wrote in post #3894326
Yup - thats the main reason I'm missing my 5D so much . . . .

Yep, its more noticeable if all you have been using is the 5D, you get used to the VF & dont know anything different, when you do go back its like "WTF IS THIS?"

Nick_C wrote in post #3893068
Doesnt matter to me, landscapes dont tend to look very stunning in the rain anyway, if I wanted that I would have purchased a 1 series

I'd say the totally opposite. Landscapes don't look very stunning in the sun. Rain, mist, fog etc... bring character and drama to a scene. Those are the conditions when I would love the 5D to have weather sealing.

Nick_C wrote in post #3893670
I would be worried if the 40D was fullframe, but its not

Why would you be worried? Would the person down the street with the new 40D have bragging rights over you? Would your 5D suddenly produce worse images? Statements like this just make me laugh.

I got my 5D only a couple of days ago so I _have_ to like it over the 40D

But seriously, I rented a 30D and a 5D a while back and since I was still shooting analog, I just couldn't get used to (1) the viewfinder image of the 30D and (2) the fact that suddenly I wasn't able to pick the right lens for a particular scene anymore. Over the years I've developed a feel for the field of view of each focal length, and with the 30D I was totally at a loss... I just couldn't (or didn't want to) get used to the crop factor.

And I also immediately fell in love with the way the 5D handles shadows - almost makes we want to underexpose each shot

Hogloff wrote in post #3894693
Why would you be worried? Would the person down the street with the new 40D have bragging rights over you? Would your 5D suddenly produce worse images? Statements like this just make me laugh.

I would be worried as I could have saved a heap of cash & gone for the 40D with FF sensor achieving the same results at less money, but it doesnt & I dont like the idea of using a 10-22 + 17-55.

Hogloff wrote in post #3894667
I'd say the totally opposite. Landscapes don't look very stunning in the sun. Rain, mist, fog etc... bring character and drama to a scene. Those are the conditions when I would love the 5D to have weather sealing.

You should see it here when its raining then, its just plain miserable, im not saying you cant get shots but lets just say they hardly give you an uplifting feel, stormclouds are good, especially when they are menacing looking, but general rain? nope doesnt do it for me.