Was going to buy the SX40 tomorrow but it looks like I will probably pass...

[JoeM]

Winston wrote:
From reading the thread of comments, it sounds like CHDK will enable long exposures.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1JN35HPODM...g5?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1MNTX0U9XGSH4&cdPage=5&asin=B005MTMFHU&store=photo&cdThread=Tx2UTWJKMSAC9HI#wasThisHelpful
T.C.O says:
You can override the ISO and set long exposures with CHDK. I have taken pictures over the 1 sec limit with the ISO from 100 up to 3200. The longest I have taken was over 100 seconds. But I do agree that canon should not have put these limits on. Thanks to the guys at CHDK we have the ability to override them."


T.C.O says:
Firmware 100f and 100g are in ALPHA right now.
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Downloads

I know it is not in BETA yet but some of the many features work.

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?board=29.0

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readfl...forum=1010&thread=39794808


Good luck.

- Winston

Thanks for posting this.I actually just purchased the camera. Staples dropped the price today another $20. and I felt since the SX40 would probably handle 90% of what I wanted in a vacation camera, it was too good a price to pass up.

My thanks goes to lafinfil for helping me out with his coupon. The price came in at $303 +tax.

Pictures to follow...