Monthly Archives: January 2009

40D

Filed under Astrophotography

Yesterday i bought an canon eos 40D.
the 350D had an connection problem with USB ( canon says, use a new usb cable and it works, right )

now i want to use the 40D for astrophotography, in a few weeks/months i want to modify it.
a clear filter instead of the canon filter that is in front of the CMOS chip.

some main specs:
# Increased efficiency 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with larger microlenses
# Large 3.0-inch LCD display
# enhanced Live View display
# LCD with broadened color gamut
# 6.5 frame-per-second continuous shooting capability
# Buffer holds 75 Large/Fine JPEGs or 17 RAW images)
# sRAW mode (small RAW format)
# 35-zone metering system
# 14-bit A/D conversion
# Digic III processor
# Highlight Tone Priority
# High-ISO Noise Reduction
# integrated Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit
# 0.95x optical viewfinder magnification
# Interchangeable focusing screens
# Continuous display of ISO in viewfinder
# Auto ISO mode