Canon EOS 40D available in Singapore next week

Damian Koh | Aug 20, 2007

It's not a rumor anymore. Yipee! Singaporeans will be able to get their hands on the newfangled 40D next week.

Pricing details up first since that's what everyone is concerned about.

EOS 40D body--S$2,099 (end August)
EOS 40D kit with EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS---$2,299 (available in mid-September)
EOS 40D kit II with EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM--S$2,899 (end August)

We managed to get a brief hands-on with the 40D at today's launch and, boy, the 3-inch LCD is huge. Also noticeable are the main control buttons which are now arranged in a row below the panel instead of a column to the left like on the 30D. This probably means some getting used to especially for semipro users upgrading from the 30D.

Otherwise, the look and feel of the 40D is very identical to its predecessor and the improvements are mainly on the internal system. Among them are a higher-res 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, a DIGIC III imaging processor, 6.5fps continuous shooting mode and nine-point cross-type AF points for F5.6 lenses or faster.

More details here.

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