Is the 40D a substantial upgrade on the 450D?

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Hi all,

Just a quick one to gauge opinion. Would you consider the 40D to be a substantial upgrade to a 450D owner?

I am aware of fps and ISO etc. as well as waterproofing and build quality, but does it really offer that much more 'bang for the buck'?

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If you could get the two for a similar price then it would be a no-brainer to chose the 40d but since you already have a 450 i'd say hold fire and just keep building up lenses. You have a pretty decent collection already i see, maybe a better telephoto if you use it enough could be the next move (heh i have the same one lol).

Can you name an area of your photography where the 450d is holding you back?
 
Your comment made me update my lens list! Yea, I think some a better telephoto would be useful perhaps.

I wonder about the 450D's low light performance with 1600 max ISO. I also find it a little awkward to handle being quite a small body. I know I could get a battery grip, but to me, thats spending £100 on something not doing an awful lot!
 
toto8462 said:
I wonder about the 450D's low light performance with 1600 max ISO. I also find it a little awkward to handle being quite a small body. I know I could get a battery grip, but to me, thats spending £100 on something not doing an awful lot!
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I have no experience of the Tamron lenses but although I like the Canon 17-85mm IS lens as an outdoor lens, It's not a very good indoors.
Even with ISO 1600 I think the kit lens out performs it indoors.
I have also considered a 40D but I've decided to stick with the 450D for now and upgrade to a 50D later in the year.
 
I too am considering upgrading my 450d to a 40d, same reasons ISO performance and AF could be improved and writing to SD is soooooo slow compared to CF
 
I started with a 400D, but when the mrs started using it and I didn't get a look in I bought a 40D and its a definate step up, much more features, much easier to change settings on the fly, I find it much easier to hold but my better half finds it too heavy. Auto ISO comes in handy at times too.
 
I think perhaps the 40D isn't quit enough of an upgrade to be worth the extra cash, so I will probably hold off and get a 50D later on in the year, apparently that is a considerable upgrade on the 40D itself.
 
david1701 said:
I too am considering upgrading my 450d to a 40d, same reasons ISO performance and AF could be improved and writing to SD is soooooo slow compared to CF
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15-30Mb/s = slow?? maybe you just have crap cards, i'm sure they exist on the CF side as well. My 8Gb £17 SD card regularly does 15-20mb/s and it isnt even an extreme series card.
 
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