I have a birthday coming up and since the birth of our son I'm taking a lot of digital photos. My Olympus E10 is getting a little old and I need something faster which would make the 40D a HUGE upgrade.

The 30D looks nice but the extra pixels of the 40D really show up as in the sample photo taken from a review site. Look at that detail...Wow.

That camera has quite a few fans here. Gresch, KewlX5, SANguru, B-Line, and I all have the 40D. I'm sure there are others but those are the peeps I know for sure have it.

I just got mine about a month ago. I love it. I started out looking at a Rebel XTi for its very attractive price point but after handling them both, it was hands down in favor of the 40D. I considered the 30D but looked at the purchase as a longer term investment and plan on keeping the 40D as long as it still works. It would likely become a backup/second camera. It was better to spend more and that was the majority opinion of those I asked.

The 40D was more than twice the price of the XTi and worth it. I just saw but did not handle, the XSi today. It looks bigger than the XTi which is a good thing. The price is about $900 with a 18-55mm lens. That might be a good alternative since you're looking to get is as a gift from someone. $1350 is pretty steep unless you have some generous benefactors. The 30D is also very nice but from what I've read, the extra pixels are not as big a deal as some of the other upgrades, like Live View, Digic III sensor, 3" LCD, and other improvements.

Whichever you get, you'll be spoiled. I was using my 40D all weekend a couple of weekend ago, shooting about 900 pictures, and I used a Canon IS850 (something like that) to take pictures of its owner and while it is an excellent P&S camera, it felt so slow compared to the 40D.

I hope you get it for your b-day.

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Here is a link that likes the XSI

http://gizmodo.com/379634/new-dslr-b...-olympus-e+420

I have 1. Excellent body. keep in mind that when you buy a DSLR you're really buying into the lens system, as the you'll have your lenses for a lot longer than each individual body as they change more frequently.

you can't go wrong with a 40D. But stick with Canon lenses, that's what you're paying for when you go Canon.

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LOL...I forgot about this thread. See Gresch, I did ask about the Cannon as well.

Note the guy electronicsseller is from China. Coincidence?

his link electronics made in China.

Its spam from China.

Thanks for the PM, blue. In the future, to report spam, click the triangle pointed out below. This will report the post and send an e-mail to every moderator of the particular forum. Normally one of us can get to the post within a matter of minutes!

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yup, but you always wanted the Nikon It's ok, they're Nikon and Canon are both excellent

i prefer Canon digital, however this is a little like the old Ford vs Chevy debate.