Let's wait for 40D. It'll come next year.
But the things u need to shoot, eg. events, competition and outings can't wait.
After you see the specs of the 40D.... you 'll comment, this don't hv that don't hv....
forever complaining about features not as shoik as 1Ds 1D....mkIII
I'll tell you what 40D have:
1) DIGIC III
2) 1.3X factor size
3) Auto Sensor Cleaning
4) Anti -Dust Body
5) Built-in vertical Grip
6) Built-in image processing
7) Raw button
8) Firewire transfer
9) Live View LCD
10) 3.0" LCD
11) E-TTL III
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