Canon 40d plus camera bag

The Canon EOS 40D was introduced a few months after Canon’s flagship EOS-1D Mark III and some features on the 40D similar or equal to those of the 1D MKIII. I was excited to get my hands on the 40D and really tax it to see what it’s got.

This is a real world EOS 40D review. It reflects usability, functionality, and speed of the 40D in relation to everyday photography assignments. I primarily shoot extreme action sports in harsh conditions and bad images or inferior equipment mean little or no income. I usually shoot with a Canon EOS-1D Mark IIN and I expected the EOS 40D to deliver great image quality, better auto focus speed than the EOS 30D, and improved high ISO performance in a smaller, lighter, more portable package. I took the 40D to beaches along the coast of Santa Cruz, to mountain bike dirt jumps in the hills, and to the studio for portrait work. I put the 40D through the rungs to see if it could hold up to the rigors of action sports photography and produce the highest quali