Canon 40d

[wjwren]

A friend gave me this and I was starting to do estate agency photography. Is this still a worthy camera or have things moved on.

[threespires]

What lens does it have?

[wjwren]

Just the standard but I would be purchasing additional lenses wide angle etc.

[boyse7en]

Things have definitely moved on, but the 40d will still take decent photos. 90% of the final image is.nothing to do with the camera.

[DailyHack]

Yup still a great body, stick a good lens on it, has a great quality to the images, from the age of when camera companies were not chasing pixels.

They still had "fat" pixels on the sensor back then, similar quality to the original 5d files/output.

[wjwren]

Any recommendation on a wide angle lens please

[Dogsey]

wjwren said:

Any recommendation on a wide angle lens please

I used the 15-85mm when I had my 40D, lovely combination.

[NickXX]

wjwren said:

Any recommendation on a wide angle lens please

I used the 17-40L with my 40d (replaced with a 16-35L when I got my 6d). Great lenses (the latter has IS), but not sure how much they are these days.

[DavidY]

If you want wide angle, you should be looking at either the 10-18mm Canon lens or the 10-20mm Sigma - its a crop sensor camera so wide angle needs shorter focal lengths.

[Tony1963]

I’d say that if you’re going to stick with the 40D, look for a 10-22mm lens. Reasonably cheap used, and will give you much more freedom in small rooms.

I used to have a 40D, and switched to a 5D3 in 2014. The main difference for what you’re doing would be the greater ability of almost any newer camera to show detail in the darker areas of a room. A 40D is only worth a few tenners now, so maybe look at newer versions of it on the used market?

[gangzoom]

wjwren said:

Any recommendation on a wide angle lens please

If you are doing it for estate agents shots why don't you just use the wide angle lens on any 1-2 year old smart phone? I suspect you might even be able to upload any photos direct or set up the advert all on the phone at the same time rather than waiting to get back to the office and upload to a computer than edit etc?

These are photos taken of our garden with my phone camera, am not sure using a DSLR will get better results or generate more sales/interest in a house advert? You can even go 'arty' with a phone camera without carrying around another lens if you wanted to.

Edited by gangzoom on Tuesday 2nd February 07:35

[DailyHack]

NickXX said:

I used the 17-40L with my 40d (replaced with a 16-35L when I got my 6d). Great lenses (the latter has IS), but not sure how much they are these days.

17-40L is a great lens, still has its place in my bag for the right job, remember the crop factor on the 40d, not as wide then, used now on my 5d bodies.

[troc]

10-22 on a 40D is an excellent combination. Great lens with practically L-quality glass. The 40D is also capable of outstanding images and has great ergonomics. I had mine for years and only swapped to a 7D-II bezaaide I needed faster autofocus tracking for sport and fast-moving kids.

I combined a 10-22, 17-55 and 70-300L with my 40D. Still using the same lenses with newer bodies.

[Simpo Two]

gangzoom said:

If you are doing it for estate agents shots why don't you just use the wide angle lens on any 1-2 year old smart phone? These are photos taken of our garden with my phone camera, am not sure using a DSLR will get better results or generate more sales/interest in a house advert?

I agree that house buyers may not be put off by colour, but that snow is blue not white.

[Tony1963]

Simpo Two said:

I agree that house buyers may not be put off by colour, but that snow is blue not white.

And estate agents usually like a few images of the interior, which might be poorly lit.

[Resolutionary]

DavidY said:

If you want wide angle, you should be looking at either the 10-18mm Canon lens or the 10-20mm Sigma - its a crop sensor camera so wide angle needs shorter focal lengths.

The 10-18 from Canon is an excellent and budget friendly wide angle - it is almost permanently glued to my crop!

[Cimaguy]

I'm thinking of selling my 40D. I just don't use it. Might get £70 for it on ebay

[Aunty Pasty]

Hi,

I still use a Canon 50D (the one after the 40D). They're still both capable cameras and I'd still choose to use this over a phone camera for any creative photography I do. For a wide angle lens I use a Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX and I've been quite happy with it.