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Korayem — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:15:43 -0000

Wow, that was fast ;)

AS soon as I hear that a new XXXD camera will be released, I went on and sold my 350D to avoid loosing a lot of money once the 450D was released and I was successful.

My only problem is time, i cant wait till the end of april (possibly beginning of may) to get my hands on a 450D. Thats why I am considering the 40D. However, the close similarities and price gap is telling me to "WAIT" and buy a lens with the difference.

I was looking for reasons that wont let me wait and actually go on and buy the 40D...

I never felt that the 350D was small in my hands, but I thought thats because I never held a X0D in my hand before to "feel" how "better" it really is...

Actually, the 8MP of the 350D did great for me, so I am sure the 12MP is a waste of space.

BTW, I love your photos. HDR was what got me into photography in the first place:
http://flickr.com/photos/korayem/

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Holger Eilhard — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:43:50 -0000

Korayem,

I haven't held the 450D in my hands yet, so everything I can tell you is about the 400D. One of the most important facts about the 40D for me was the simple size of the camera body. For my hands the 400D was too small, even with the optional battery grip. Also one thing to remember is: the 450D now uses SD cards. So if you already have some of them, maybe because from an old point & shoot, you can re-use them. I personally don't like these tiny cards, as I tend to lose them. ;-)

Also don't let yourself fool because the 2 MP difference between the 40D and 450D. As long as you aren't going to paint some major walls you won't need the 12 MP, you'll be good with the 10MP. I'm not sure about the speed of the 450D in fps, but I'm quite sure it's slower than the 40D.

Overall, if you're just a beginner looking for a good cam, I'm pretty sure you won't go wrong with the 450D or maybe even a 400D. Save the money and go for better glass, buy a nice 50mm prime for the money you just saved.

Hope I could help at least a bit. :)

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Korayem — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:17:10 -0000

I hope the 40D turned great with you.

What do you think of the 450D? I am still between both...