OK 40D is dead No more 40D posts please ...

So now all the 30d owners saying the 40d is no good will be replaced with 40d owners saying the same about the 50d?

40d wrote in post #6217916
So now all the 30d owners saying the 40d is no good will be replaced with 40d owners saying the same about the 50d?

We should all totally forget about the 50D and focus on the 60D.

40d wrote in post #6217916
So now all the 30d owners saying the 40d is no good will be replaced with 40d owners saying the same about the 50d?

That happened on day #1:
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=558933
What surprised me is the number of folks who responded negatively, almost 2 to 1. I would have thought that on a equipment forum most would be happy to see a new piece of gear whether they planned to upgrade or not.

That's a bad poll. There is no option for "Looks like a great camera but I'm not upgrading now". As it stands, if one isn't upgrading then one is 'negative'.

To me, canon didnt put the time with the 30d and 40d. now 50D, this sounds interesting and thought throughly.

woah woah woah..

..what does all this mean for us 20D users?

dunn_note wrote in post #6224289
Try to look for the hippest one. Don't hold on to a junk. Time to upgrade.

que?

silvex wrote in post #6197097
+1

this goes for ANY tech gadgets...not only that, but the retail price remains the same. With the only change that you get "better" gizmos. The IBM PC sold for about $6,000 when it first came out. A top of the line PC...cost the same today, but with 1000% improvement in tech. Hard disk have larger buffers than the original PC had in total RAM.

Photo gear is NOT an investment -- well *maybe some* it is just a tool to enjoy and/or to make a living of. Most cars have no book value after 5 years -- any gear in companies books. So most pros get another one. Why? taxes and write-off. As a corporation you can buy up to $25,000USD in hw/gear/equipt. for you businnes (not hobby) and deduct it from taxes. After that leasing is the one with write off benefits.

I never understood the benefits of leasing... and this non-sense about depreciation...until I started a corporation...

Now there was some beef to be had, there!

I learned that there is no such thing as "the real price" except for each individual transaction...it "happens" if the buyer thinks it's cheap and the seller thinks it's expensive.

For instance, if I start counting the price of getting something repaired, installed, checked up, calibrated etc., taking in account the price of what I charge per hour and the time I lose, oh, wow, it's Christmas for the recyclers!

I find it hard to think of a consumer product where the price you pay for the quality would be justified in terms of reduced maintenance costs or resale price.
Maybe a Rolex?
I am not talking about collector items here.

neil_g wrote in post #6223994
woah woah woah..

..what does all this mean for us 20D users?

im a 20d user, I like it alot better than the 40d...

bohlenphotography wrote in post #6180744
Success of the 40D??

Kind of a limp noodle wasn't it?

You're thinking of the 30d...

MLphoto wrote in post #6217956
We should all totally forget about the 50D and focus on the 60D.

+1.

MLphoto wrote in post #6217956
We should all totally forget about the 50D and focus on the 60D.

We should all focus on our subjects and enjoy taking photographs and make the most of whatever equipment we have -- always wishing for the next new toy is especially counter-productive when one starts to tell oneself "If only I had that then I could take really fantastic shots" whilst sub-consciously making the decision to put in less effort until that new whatever has been obtained. An attitude that the manufacturers and retailers must love especially when the same desire is reborn shortly after being satisfied.

dlintz wrote in post #6180731
Dead? Not a chance. I just bought a 40D yesterday and can't wait to see what I don't know.

d.

I think you will be very happy with the 40D, I know I am! You guys might check out this link http://www.birdsasart.​com./bn268.htm. Art has some wonderfull pics on his sight and he loves the 40D!
Justin