hsma Senior Member 262 posts Joined Nov 2007 More info | Jul 11, 2008 20:27 | #1 I just got my 40D and I must say it is so much different from my XTi. First thing that I had to get used to was not relying on the LCD to give me all my settings. When I first turned it on, I just stared at the screen for 10 seconds waiting for the screen to display. The button layout is something that I'll have to get use to also. 40D + Grip, XTi + Grip, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 50 1.8,
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darkninja67 Senior Member  316 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Boston, MA More info | Jul 11, 2008 20:31 | #2 Congrats and read the manual on setting up the custom functions. Bill
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StuffNJunk Senior Member 477 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Port Clinton, OH More info | Jul 11, 2008 20:53 | #3 Congrats on the new camera ~Dale~ Professional Pharmacist...Amateur Photographer
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,733 posts Likes: 4065 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jul 11, 2008 20:56 | #4 Have fun with your new camera, it took me a while to grow a custom to the lack of a rear display. It was a very handy feature on the XTi and I still miss it but you get use to the top LCD, just not as convenient. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Rollout Member  135 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Jul 11, 2008 21:15 | #5 gjl711 wrote in post #5895115  Have fun with your new camera, it took me a while to grow a custom to the lack of a rear display. It was a very handy feature on the XTi and I still miss it but you get use to the top LCD, just not as convenient. if you press the info button twice on the 40d itll display ur settings.. Canon 40d and things
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beepclick Goldmember  1,850 posts Joined Mar 2008 More info | Jul 11, 2008 21:51 | #6 Congrats, it's a great camera. Hope you were able to keep your XTi as a 2nd body/backup. I have the 40D/XTi, and it can be a real plus to have 2 bodies in a fast-developing photo op. Gear https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=635450
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Jul 11, 2008 22:48 | #7 Yeah Im going to keep my XTi as a second body. I can't see myself to sell it for 300-400. Its a great camera. Now I can see why so many people say its apples and oranges when caomparing the 40D and XTi. They are so different in my opinion. If I would have known about the 40D when I first bought my dSLR, it would have been my first choice. 40D + Grip, XTi + Grip, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 50 1.8,
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Jul 11, 2008 23:03 | #8 Oh and the sound of 6.5 FPS. Amazing. The sound of shutter is also more pleasing than the XTi. 40D + Grip, XTi + Grip, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 50 1.8,
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,733 posts Likes: 4065 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jul 12, 2008 12:16 | #9 Rollout wrote in post #5895191 if you press the info button twice on the 40d itll display ur settings..  Yea, I know, but it's an extra step. I was very convenient to just back your eye out of the eye piece a few inches and you can review everything. Eye right back into the viewfinder and off you go. Sometimes it's the littlest things that really add to the usability. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Jul 12, 2008 20:11 | #10 gjl711 wrote in post #5898017 Yea, I know, but it's an extra step. I was very convenient to just back your eye out of the eye piece a few inches and you can review everything. Eye right back into the viewfinder and off you go. Sometimes it's the littlest things that really add to the usability. Yes I miss the convience of the automatic LCD review. If only the 40D had to it too... 40D + Grip, XTi + Grip, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 50 1.8,
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Beaufort12 Senior Member  431 posts Joined Jul 2008 More info | I just bought mine, too. "I said I was a man named Marlowe." Raymond Chandler
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Jul 12, 2008 23:58 | #12 Oh yeah the autofocus is crazy fast and the viewfinder is very nice also. Lot bigger than the Xti 40D + Grip, XTi + Grip, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 50 1.8,
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I'm sure you will figure out how to get set up just the way you want it 