New Canon Eos 450D

Freddie59 · 24-01-2008 7:19am #1

Announced today. 12MP with Live View and more:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012404canoneos450dhandson.asp

positron · 24-01-2008 8:23am

Whats the story with the switch over to SD? Seeing the 350/400/450 range is where they test out new things, I wonder if they are planning to switch all models to SD in future..!!

PixelTrawler · 24-01-2008 8:25am

AH!!!

I only have my 400D 4 months!

Nice feature set, as largely predicated, though Im suprised they pushed the res above the 40D.

Also they've switched to SD cards, smaller I guess?

Im also guessing the existing battery grip (I just bought last week!) wont work on this due to the battery change - grr!

And from the picture, it comes with an IS lens as standard...

Mellor · 24-01-2008 9:05am

I think we knew this was coming soon, looks good, i'm happy with my 350 though.

rymus · 24-01-2008 9:10am

interesting...

although not massively impressed with the switch to SD. They better not switch all new models to SD, I and everyone else has a bloody fortune in CF cards built up.

bovril · 24-01-2008 9:15am

spot metering too, interesting alright.

rymus · 24-01-2008 9:17am

actually.. before I go any further... "Damn Canon, where's the 5D replacement?"

Right... now with that out of my system, I'm off to buy a 5D.

helios · 24-01-2008 9:30am

Looks yummy

Interesting that they would make so many changes in one model... new battery and SD... granted they're not terribly expensive, but it'd still make some reluctant to upgrade...

Was hoping also that this one would have a rotating LCD on it

CraggyIslander · 24-01-2008 9:32am

*taps foot* wheres my 5d mkII?

Calina · 24-01-2008 9:36am

(quick look at tech specs - no, it'll still be a 40D for Calina).

rymus · 24-01-2008 9:38am

Fred C. Dobbs wrote: »

*taps foot* wheres my 5d mkII?

I say old boy, shall we form some kind of irate mob?

CraggyIslander · 24-01-2008 9:40am

*gets pitchfork ready*

If you want a 5D mkII then Gimme a Hell Yeah!

gandalf · 24-01-2008 9:45am

Very nice, but when I do get around to replacing the 350D it will be with a 40D.

Paulw · 24-01-2008 9:45am

I guess with the 1D MkIII it has CF and SD slots. Maybe moving everything to SD is a natural progression for Canon.

Mind you, I did a Canon survey the other day (based on my 40D purchase), and it asked about CF/SD, and I said one of the reasons I went with the 40D was the fact that I already had CF cards.

Maybe they are only looking to move the lower end cameras to SD? We can only hope. Mind you, SD are cheap too.

Calina · 24-01-2008 9:49am

The advantage with SD cards is most laptop installed card readers read them. In fact, on my laptop, the only thing the card reader doesn't read is CF. I suspect Canon are being slightly pushed on that front.

PaulieC · 24-01-2008 9:50am

Canon 7D announced

rymus · 24-01-2008 9:53am

put me down for 4 of them

bovril · 24-01-2008 9:54am

cambo_gueno wrote: »

Canon 7D announced

Wow fantastic specs. I wonder will they ever bring the MindProb technology to the replacement for the 40D.. I hope they do

sineadw · 24-01-2008 9:57am

cambo_gueno wrote: »

Canon 7D announced

LOL!

CraggyIslander · 24-01-2008 10:00am

cambo_gueno wrote: »

Canon 7D announced

TelePaul · 24-01-2008 10:13am

gandalf wrote: »

Very nice, but when I do get around to replacing the 350D it will be with a 40D.

Same here. That 450 just looks like an incrememntal advance.

decsramble · 24-01-2008 10:16am

I'll also be one who replaces a 350D with a 40D or fingers crossed for this time next year a 50D

Fajitas! · 24-01-2008 10:21am

That didn't take long to upgrade.

rymus · 24-01-2008 10:22am

pshaw... waiting for a 70D myself. Want a prediction of the spec? :rolleyes:

decsramble · 24-01-2008 10:25am

I read somewhere that Canon have an 18 month upgrade cycle now? So if you just bought a 400D dont be annoyed, hold on and in 18 months you can get a 500D.

Calina · 24-01-2008 10:27am

It's circa 18-24 months, yeah.

Thing is, if you have a 400D, the odds are you'll be going for a 50D next time up.

the irritation is that you'll be upgrading every three or four years anyway for the rest of your life unless they stop making technological advances in both computers and cameras.

gandalf · 24-01-2008 10:38am

Goddamit it now I'm looking on Kea photo etc at prices of the 40D, must keep away from these threads from now onwards!

Mr.B · 24-01-2008 10:39am

Ah crap...just received my 400d in the post yesterday!!!!

Typical!!...although it's still a cracking camera....as i'm new to all this my one gripe when researching camera and lenses was that all lens should have image stabilisation at an affordable price. It should be standard in all fairness...

decsramble · 24-01-2008 10:46am

Calina wrote: »

the irritation is that you'll be upgrading every three or four years anyway for the rest of your life unless they stop making technological advances in both computers and cameras.

It's like drugs. It's starts simply enough with "This is a 350D. It's cheap and does everything you want". Next thing you know you wake up several years later lying in a pile of old lenses and discarded bodies wondering what happened to your bank balance and when the 1D Mark IV is coming out.

duffarama · 24-01-2008 10:46am

Buy a camera with built in IS then

Paulw · 24-01-2008 10:49am

Mr.B wrote: »

as i'm new to all this my one gripe when researching camera and lenses was that all lens should have image stabilisation at an affordable price. It should be standard in all fairness...

Why? There are many situations when IS would hinder a good photo, rather than help. But I guess it would depend on wheather the IS is mechanical or digital. IS doesn't really help a lot in sports photography. In the vast majority of shots, IS is turned off.

For landscapes and portrait images, yeah, IS would work well.

I guess it depends what you want/need IS for.

deRanged · 24-01-2008 10:53am

I reckon that Canon figure that the vast majority of purchasers of the 400D range either upgrade to the 40D range+ or don't upgrade at all. I can't see why you'd go 400 -> 450, specially now that they made the memory cards, grips and batteries incompatible.
I know that when I upgrade it'll be to the 40D or whatever is out then.

PeakOutput · 24-01-2008 11:11am

great more ****ing options to the beginner.........give my head peace

when is this due out?

440Hz · 24-01-2008 11:41am

My 40D arrived yesterday, but Im still happy. For the mo, at least

gandalf · 24-01-2008 11:45am

Bugger checked urgalaxy and the 40D body is affordable!!! Must resist! lol!!

440Hz · 24-01-2008 12:11pm

I hope it hasnt dropped in price since Monday, or ill get pissed off.

5uspect · 24-01-2008 12:33pm

I'm happy with my 350D. If I were to upgrade it would be an upgrade rather than getting the same model with slightly better specs. The 40D seems to be the logical progression from the entry level 300/350/400 bodies.

PaulieC · 24-01-2008 12:45pm

Strangely enough I haven't felt any urge to upgrade either. I have a 30D and I seem to be quite happy with it. I really hope I'm not losing my love of gear porn!!

rymus · 24-01-2008 12:50pm

it's not loss of gear porn love, there's just no simply must have upgrades at the moment.. Sure, you could upgrade to a 1Ds 3.. if you had 6 grand burning a hole in your pocket. The 30D is a great camera.

How and ever, that shouldnt stop the gear porn lust for increasing your collection of quality glass

jackdaw · 24-01-2008 12:59pm

rymus wrote: »

pshaw... waiting for a 70D myself. Want a prediction of the spec? :rolleyes:

only a 1D mk III for me !!!!

Paulw · 24-01-2008 1:24pm

Now that I have a 1D MkIII and a 40D, I can't see needing a new camera body for at least 2 years to come.

But lenses ... that's another issue.

challengemaster · 24-01-2008 1:26pm

so does this mean that all canon's future DSLR's will be using SD cards?

*looks slyly at stock of CF cards*

Paulw · 24-01-2008 1:28pm

challengemaster wrote: »

so does this mean that all canon's future DSLR's will be using SD cards?

I doubt it. Too many pros out there have stacks of CF for their 1Ds and such. I can't see them changing the xxD and xD lineup to use SD any time soon.

peter1892 · 24-01-2008 1:52pm

The use of SD cards probably puts the 450D in market position for people looking to upgrade from compact cameras:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012404canoneos450dhandson.asp

They both offer advantages for the first-time DLSR buyers that will make up most of the market for this camera, particularly those with SD-compatible compacts

I'm happy with my 30D (but won't buy another EFS lens, want to go full frame some day!).

5uspect · 24-01-2008 2:35pm

rymus wrote: »

How and ever, that shouldnt stop the gear porn lust for increasing your collection of quality glass

I am planning on improving my glass situation. Damn this forum to hell for making me want f2.8 L lenses!

rymus · 24-01-2008 2:38pm

and f1.8 and f1.4 and maybe someday, an f1.2.

Covey · 24-01-2008 2:46pm

Or even a f1.0, if you can get your hands on one:D

rymus · 24-01-2008 3:04pm

that's some dangerous thinking there... I thought I better stop at f1.2 in case I got too excited thinking about the whole thing

Fenster · 24-01-2008 3:20pm

Looks yummy for sure.

Dades · 24-01-2008 4:59pm

peter1892 wrote: »

The use of SD cards probably puts the 450D in market position for people looking to upgrade from compact cameras:

Like I did about 6 weeks ago... completing my camera card collection - XD, to SD, to CF card.

Bastids.

Placebo · 24-01-2008 7:46pm

can anyone see any significant difference? besides the card type change ?

its like a DS lite

New Canon Eos 450D

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