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What's a good older Canon dslr?

Dragoncamera7
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I'm interested in birding, landscape photography and nature shots animals. What is a good older Canon dslr to get? I have used a T1i and 450D and like both. How does the 40D and 20D compare to the 450D? And is it possible to find cheap 1D mark II or 5D mark I? Can these older high models stack up against the newer mid series models?

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

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Thanks for the insight. I will go with Canon batteries. I haven't decided on the Adorama 40D or the KEH 40D, but I think both would serve me well. I'll get the charger and one battery with the body , then I was thinking about getting the battery grip and an extra (Canon) battery to finish the lineup.

 

Ben


@Dragoncamera7 wrote:

Thanks for the insight. I will go with Canon batteries. I haven't decided on the Adorama 40D or the KEH 40D, but I think both would serve me well. I'll get the charger and one battery with the body , then I was thinking about getting the battery grip and an extra (Canon) battery to finish the lineup.

 

Ben


I bought a used camera from KEH, and the battery was bad.  They sent me a new battery overnight.  Told me keep the bad one.

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What type of compactflash cards work with the 40D, and what are some recommendations?

 

Ben


@Dragoncamera7 wrote:

What type of compactflash cards work with the 40D, and what are some recommendations?

 

Ben


If your 40D doesn't come with an instruction manual, you can download one from the Canon Web site. (You may have to poke around in the legacy section, but it should be there.)  The manual should tell you how large a card the camera can handle and how fast the card has to be to take full advantage of the camera's write speed..

 

Most of us use either Lexar or Sandisk cards, but there are a couple of other reliable brands. Don't buy cards from unknown or questionable vendors; they are sometimes counterfeit.

Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

TTMartin
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Sandisk Ultra CF cards are fast enough for the 40D, and 32gb is plenty big.

Okay thanks!

Ben


@TTMartin wrote:
Sandisk Ultra CF cards are fast enough for the 40D, and 32gb is plenty big.

32 GB is indeed plenty big. But before I bought one for a 40D, I'd want to verify that the camera can use all of a card that large and/or won't get confused by it. I'm not sure there were any 32 GB cards when the 40D was current; 8 GB was a large card in those days.

Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Would this work for the 40D? It's the Sandisk 16 gb extreme compactflash card.

 

[link removed per forum guidelines]

 

Ben

Can't see link, but it will work. Anything 32GB or smaller will work regardless of CF or SD.

 

SD >32GB will only work in newer cameras, but that limit doesn't apply to CF cards since they have their own controller on the card.

 

Just remember, the more images you have on your card the more you stand to lose if something goes wrong.

 

I, personally, limit myself to 16GB, even if it means carrying more cards.

 

(There is a point of view that says the moe cards you have the greater chance of physically losing one as you swap.Smiley Happy)

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic

Sorry about the link disappearing (guess the link is against forum guidelines somehow?) Anyway I was thinking about getting the Sandisk 16 GB Extreme card from Adorama, figured there will be plenty of space to work with.

 

Ben

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