Digital Home Thoughts: Two New DSLRs from Canon: The 40D and the EOS-1Ds Mark III

"Canon today unveiled two new D-SLR cameras to its EOS line of high-performance shooters. Focused squarely at professional picture takers, the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 40D each provide a robust feature set along with nimble performance. First up is the EOS 40D, Canon's competitively priced D-SLR model. The camera boasts a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor, and ISOs ranging from 100 all the way up to 1,600. You can also purchase an expansion and go all the way up to 3,200 ISO if you so desire. Canon claims the EOS 40D will posses a 6.5 fps (frames per second) shot speed and should be able to fire off 75 full frame and 17 RAW images continuously. To frame pictures, the camera sports a 3-inch LCD screen which has live view functionality, letting you see exactly what the SLR system sees. Other nice features include a self-cleaning image sensor and nine-point autofocus. Expect the EOS 40D to ship in early September 2007 for $1,299 for the camera body alone and $1,499 bundled in a zoom lens kit."



This news broke a couple of days ago, but the staff here got a bit busy and wasn't able to post on it - the PC World article has details on the Canon D40 and the EOS-1Ds Mark III, which boasts a monstrous 21 megapixel CMOS sensor and an equally monstrous $7999 USD price tag. Great news for Canon fans - the 40D looks like a solid camera, and the price point is great. dpreview.com has a preview of the 40D for you to check out.