40D hidden tricks

Hurrah!!!!

I've finally joined the club and splashed out on a 40D with a 17-85 lens with it...

Are there any hidden pearls of wisdom I need to know about this??

17mm+1/2 second exposure+steady hand=smooth water

The camera sucks if there is a loose nut behind the viewfinder.

^--- lol

i just swapped my 400d and bought a new 40d with a 24-105 f/4l is. What a great lens. alos getting the 17-40 lens tomorrow.

your going to love the 17-40, I have had it since 04 and never once regretted buying it.

One useful thing - if you press the info button twice when in any shooting mode, you get full current setting details displayed on the monitor. It's a lot easier than reading from the top LCD display under certain conditions.

If you press the info button, ISO button, the picture style button AND the shutter button simultaneously, it will do a triple black flip and make a funny noise

Just kidding - enjoy the camera - its a great buy !

Thanks guys....Hope to be able to put up some shots I do with it on here in the near future...

rarely useful, but pretty cool..

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=5LEi3E3grlc

Ianfp wrote in post #5507165
One useful thing - if you press the info button twice when in any shooting mode, you get full current setting details displayed on the monitor. It's a lot easier than reading from the top LCD display under certain conditions.

you can change this in the menu settings so that you only push it once for all the info to pop up

shimmishim wrote in post #5508830
you can change this in the menu settings so that you only push it once for all the info to pop up

Thanks shimmishim, I will give that a try!

tzalman wrote in post #5503983
The camera sucks if there is a loose nut behind the viewfinder.

Moment of silence for by dead keyboard please...?

(Damn Man, warn people before you toss out these gems, will ya ?)

Don't have the ISO noise reduction on if you are shooting in burst mode. it reduces the buffer's capacity from 75 jpegs down to about six. Turn it on only if you are taking single shots in dim light. And don't be afraid to up the ISO, because the quality is much better than you think. I was scared to death of high ISOs after using a 350D, but after trying it on my 40D I realised it was just a monster under my bed: mostly my imagination, and not something to be really afraid of.

Also, once you've used it for a bit, put the most common things you use onto the "My menu" tab. Leave the set button to activate live view in shooting mode. i've used it a fair bit.