> Now with the hand-me-down Canon D40 I have a true DSLR with just the features I want (can do manual focus, can use old lenses). Already made my 12000 shots with it, and it came with previous 8000, and is still practically new.
As the name did not ring a bell I Googled it (is Canon 40D, Nikon has the D in front (Nikon D40) I guess that confused me) and I found that they released a new firmware in March 2012, you probably already have it, but if not you might want to use it
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos40d/eos40d-firmware-e.html
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