It's going to take a lot of getting used to. For one, it is double the size of my XTi. Second, the camera is laid out completely different. Third, it is much more hefty and weighty. But, the body feels so much more sturdy and real.

As far the the camera goes, I've only had it for less than 24 hours and have used it for maybe a half our of shooting. My initial thoughts are this: This camera rocks.

It is laid out very similar to the 1D and the 5D where the Rebel series had everything along the back by the LCD screen. All of the settings are on top of the camera instead, for easier use and changing of settings. No more metering and holding the camera out to change stops and WB and ISO. That is all done easily while looking through the viewfinder and knowing the buttons. It's very nice.

The software, on the other hand, is quite complicated. Canon with this camera gave their own manipulation software. It is very much a new interface for me and converting a RAW file to JPEG was incredibly tedious and a bit difficult. Obviously, I figured it out, but there are many more steps than I expected. Plus, the newest versions of Photoshop do not support the software yet, because CS3 came out before the 40D so it does not recognize the RAW files. But, I really do like the Canon manipulation software a bit better than Photoshop.

I'll elaborate more later when I've had more time getting to know my 40D (which I've named Barnaby) But, for now, here are two photos I've taken with it.