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would it be worth my while to change from a 400D to a 450D, would i gain a lot........:thinking:
 
depends on the difference in cost dude... you'd probably get more real benefit going from a xxxD to a xxD series body

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I had a 400d and was going to go for the 450d just so i could get live view as i use manual focus lenses. I went up to a 40d instead and although it's heavier it's a much better camera for me.

Look at what the 450d has over the 400d and see if you actually need what the 450d has to offer, if not stick with the 400d as they are brilliant cameras!
 
I have both camera bodys, and I must admit the 450D is the better camera, however as mentioned above you will need new memory cards.

If you have the money I would plump for a 40D though :thumbs:
 
I am considering the upgrade from the 400d, to the 50d (or replacement)

The 450d is not going to accept the same memory cards.
However, both the 40d and 50d will take CF cards.
For me, this is a significant cost. I have 5 CF cards, and tend to use the camera a lot on longer holidays. This means having many cards is useful. There will probably be a £200 cost in replacing cards with SD.
Both of these are meant to be decent upgrades. 40D I seem to remember has live-view, same MP.
50D has live-view+more MP.
Main reason I am considering is supposed (well I have seen some great examples too) better handling of ISO. Don't know about you, but nowadays I cringe at going to 400 ISO on the 400d.
 
I wouldn't go from a 400D to a 450D or even a 500D.
Go for either a 40D or 50D as this would be a much better upgrade.
 
A 450d will give you live view and spot metering. A 40d will give you both of those and a whole bunch of other featuers like 6fps continuous shooting, ISO3200, less noise at higher ISO, etc.

If you can afford it, defo go for the 40d.

George.
 
You haven't said what lenses you have. If you can live without live view - I guess it depends on what kind of photography you do - perhaps better glass might be the option?
 
i have looked around for about a week now and have looked between the 400d and the 450d and to be honest i found that depending on where i looked there wasnt much price diffrence between them but i am more impressed with the 450d so i bought a second hand one on ebay with warranty for £400 just on my budget but i think the 400d looks like ia good camera too...:thumbs:
 
I have had both and i thought the 450d was much better to be honest. Much quicker and the larger screen is very useful too. If you can afford the 40d it will no doubt be better but the 450d is a lot better than the 400d. By the way i never used live view at all. I just thought the camera was better. I was taking photo's of my pals son with the 400d and kept getting a busy signal on it that i had never seen with my 450d. It was very annoying.
 
thanks for all the replies, although i understand a lot of my questions/queries are down to personal preference being a total newbee to all of this i appreciate all comments.
now heres the quandry for me, i've recently purchased 2 x 400D outfits (with which i am pleased with) but i've proper got the bug for this hobby, so do i go silly and start over or do i stick with some of what i have........
i have 2 x 400D's with grips
2 x 18-55 EFS kit lenses
1 x 28-135 USM IS lens
1 x nifty fifty lens
1 x 75-300 zoom lens
1 x 70-300 USM IS lens
obviously i will need to sell on some of the above lenses if i can, but as my main interest is motorsport/motorcycles i think i will need to keep the 70-300 also the nifty fifty, but should i keep the 28-135 (which seems a very nice lens) i'm thinking i need/want a canon 100-400 can anyone suggest any other must have lens/lenses for what i want to do................:thinking:
 
If you're main interest is motorsport I don't think you've got much to gain going to a 450.

I'd be looking at a 40d or 50d for more fps.
 
I wouldn't say the 450d is a better low light camera than the 400d, more lightly the other way around, certainly my old 300d was a lot better at 1600 than the 450 ever was, being honest I wasn't impressed with the 450, the bigger screen was nice and that was about it.
Save up and get a 40d or 50d, much better cameras all around.
 
ok thanks, so if i do upgrade do i go for the 40D (will it be cheaper now that it's discontinued) or the 50D which i understand is considerably dearer, i would also like a battery grip, and would i be right in thinking that the only thing i could use from my 400's would be the CF cards ??
 
Everythink in your list above would work on the 40d or 50d.
Batteries and grips I believe will not.
Flashes should
Remotes, might not (wired won't, IR might)
CF cards will work.

I am looking to go from 400d to a 50d, or the next step. There /might/ be a new ?60d? or ?7d? announced in the next couple of weeks. I think that when this happens, the likelyhood is that the 50d will step to the 40d price. Some people are suggesting that the recent discontinuing of the 40d suggests there will be a 60d. Some people think that the rumoured specs of the new camera, suggests that a 60d will not be in the pipeline.
There is an anouncement on 1st september, and apparently also at the end of september.
It might be worthwhile deciding in 2 weeks what to do.
 
wow the canon 50D costs over a grand?! theres me thinkin it'd be maximum 800quid with a decent set of lens
 
there are lots of random 60D or 7D rumours
some mention SD cards instead of CF>...some mention both..
!!??!?

the 350D to 40D jump I made was well worth it
ISO, FPS, spot metering, etc
battery, grip and remote all had to change. no IR on the xxD series
 
DizMatt said:
there are lots of random 60D or 7D rumours
some mention SD cards instead of CF>...some mention both..
!!??!?
Click to expand...

Yes, some even have pictures of some of the parts.

I want a new camera for my hols in October. But I am thinking that 2 weeks to wait isn't so bad, even if it just confirms that the 50d is the correct one for me.


The 50d is currently available £809 without lens, see CPB
 
Yes the 60d is rumoured to be launched soon, this will affect prices of the 40-50d if it turns out to be true.
 
as mentioned, if they do release these new models,hopefully (for me if thats what i decide to upgrade to) this will potentionally affect the prices of both new and used 40D's..lol
 
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