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The photographs used on this page were all taken during a 3 hour periodat the Midway of The Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.They are not intended to illustrate any particular feature or capability of the 40D.Though I shot with several different lenses, it just turned out that thephotographs shown on this page were all taken with the 70-300 DO,one of my favourite lenses for this type of shooting.
Released in early September, 2007, just a few weeks after introduction, the Canon 40D is nominally Canon's fifth generation (D30, D60, 10D, 20D, 30D) prosumer DSLR. In truth though, in some cases, such as between the 20D to 30D, there was little to be seen in terms of either features or performance improvements other thannicer floor mats and dual headlights.
The 40D is another matter. More than three years after the 20D's introduction Canon has taken a major step forward and has brought to market a camera that though it is very much in the traditional mold, is almost completely new in...

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