Great semi-pro digittal SLR camera (Canon EOS 40D)

Member Name: Oceano80

Product:	Canon EOS 40D
Date:	08/08/09 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: ease of use

Disadvantages: expensive lenses

The Canon EOS 40D is one a many in the EOS family so it has a lot of competition from others in its own range. This camera is a semi-pro 10 megapixel digital SLR that's packs lots of features into its neat shell. One of the great features this camera has is a self cleaning mirror. When you turn the camera on or off it self cleans and it only takes a few seconds.
The first time I used the camera after I got it was at a wedding and I was not to official photographer but just taking pictures to get used to all the new features I had on this camera. A week later I found out the official pictures were not very good and they were considering going back to the church to have the photos redone. That was until they saw mine and they were over the moon with the quality of the pictures. I even did rapid shooting and they came out great.
The camera works excellent as a semi-pro camera but can be used buy anyone who has never used an SLR before. Its waterproof up to a certain point so if you're caught out in a heavy storm it the rain won't destroy the camera.
There are many places to buy memory cards from and a 2gig card should be good enough for most people on holiday. The lenses are on the expensive side but if you're not bothered about buying new then eBay is a great place to buy second hand lenses from.

Summary: not cheap but overall a great camera

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