Time to Buy

Be gentle Im New.....
Ive finally decided to join the digital era and moth ball my old EOS 5.
Im looking at buying the 40D or 450D and wanted a little advice please.
my prefferred bent is Sports and I already have 3 or 4 EF lenses to work with but Id like something with good allround capability.
With the research Ive done the 450 is running 12+ mp and the 40 is 10+
, will I notice much difference in picture quality ? obviously better fps in the 40 but Im open to suggestions.
appreciate your thoughts.

The 40D is a much better camera along many, many dimensions. If you can afford it, go for it.

If you are going to shoot sports you will need 2 things. 1) Speed (both fps and AF) 2) Durability. That says 1 Series. Look for a good used 1D MkII or 1D MkIIN. The last thing you need to worry about is MP. I know sports shooters that are still using a 4 MP 1D so the 8MP 1D MkII series will be plenty. Remember it is a misconception that a 12 MP camera is 50% bigger than an 8 MP camera. With an image size of 4272 x 2848 the 12 MP camera is only about 20% bigger than the 8 3504 x 2336. Plus the 1 Series has a bigger sensor than either the 40D or the 450D.

Michael

I agree with Dennis, especially since you want to shoot sports. The 40D will be a better buy and is worth the extra $$.

no question... 40D.

You could probably pick up a left over 30D or even a used 30D as well. Mine is treating me very well. Very happy with is. Can get 30D bodies for about $600-$700 now.

Between 40d and Xsi, I will take 40d for sports.

Thanks for the input guys really appreciate it.
leaning heavily to 40d or possibly second hand 5d.
Cheers

I would go with 40D or 30D. 5D not really a sports comera....do not get the advantage of the added crop telephoto, focus much better on the 40D. Frames / second also not fast enough on 5D if you are shooting sequences. IMO