Yet another camera thread: Good Buy, 40D?

Well, that sucks... I took the Ixus 55 to pieces... don't think its ever going to be whole again.
 
bwana said:
No luck with any of these? http://www.e18error.com/repair.html
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Nope...thats the exact site I used, step five links to "Taking it apart" page... I got that right, except its still broken, I think the actual gears are stripped, probably from the other steps saying you must push the lens in gently.

koffiejunkie said:
:eek: How did it die?
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Not sure, used it the whole weekend, then last night I was copying the photo's off, and afterwards turned it back on to check the battery and it started giving that error.

Was a really nice camera - I think I need two now, an SLR and a small Ixus, I can't always cart a SLR around with me.
 
xrapidx said:
Was a really nice camera - I think I need two now, an SLR and a small Ixus, I can't always cart a SLR around with me.
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I'm probably going to offload my 400D to a friend and get a G9 to carry around.
 
bwana said:
I'm probably going to offload my 400D to a friend and get a G9 to carry around.
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I've looked at the G series before, I ended up getting the Panasonic FZ20 because it was about R2000 cheaper back then.

The G-series is a bit to big though as a carry around camera.... The Ixus is perfect because its so small, I always have it on me... or used to anyways.
 
xrapidx said:
I've looked at the G series before, I ended up getting the Panasonic FZ20 because it was about R2000 cheaper back then.

The G-series is a bit to big though as a carry around camera.... The Ixus is perfect because its so small, I always have it on me... or used to anyways.
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the G9 is much flatter than the older models and can easily fit in my pants pocket.
 
bwana said:
the G9 is much flatter than the older models and can easily fit in my pants pocket.
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I'll have a look at it... I wonder if I can claim from insurance for my Ixus dying... probably not considering the amount of pieces its in.
 
Ok I'm a total noob when it comes to these SLR's, but I saw a 400D the other day and it was like R19000. WTF :eek: Is that the best one on the market? Why is it so damn expensive? Is the quality really that good?
 
mercurial said:
Ok I'm a total noob when it comes to these SLR's, but I saw a 400D the other day and it was like R19000. WTF :eek: Is that the best one on the market? Why is it so damn expensive? Is the quality really that good?
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Maybe you saw a 40D? The 400D retails for much much less these days. (About r8k with printer, memory card and assorted software)
 
mercurial said:
Thanks, I'll have a look :)
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Of course it's just my opinion but I'd rather spend the money on better glass than a better body especially if I was just starting out. Look after a lens and it will last decades.
 
bwana said:
Of course it's just my opinion but I'd rather spend the money on better glass than a better body especially if I was just starting out. Look after a lens and it will last decades.
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Yeah, but it costs R10000 more. That's a lot of money. Is this the camera that professionals use or are the other, better models?
 
mercurial said:
Yeah, but it costs R10000 more. That's a lot of money. Is this the camera that professionals use or are the other, better models?
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The 40D is high grade consumer model. Most pro's that I've come across shooting canon seem to have the full frame 1D or 5D models.

I'm not saying the 40D isnt a better camera than the 400D - I'm just not worthy of it ;)
 
bwana said:
The 40D is high grade consumer model. Most pro's that I've come across shooting canon seem to have the full frame 1D or 5D models.

I'm not saying the 40D isnt a better camera than the 400D - I'm just not worthy of it ;)
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:eek: I don't even want to imagine how much those cost :o
 
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