Canon EOS 10D vs Nikon D40
Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.
The lowest we've seen, though we've only been tracking this one for 29 days. $25 is the floor so far, which is not the same as a floor. That's 1% of the $1,999 MSRP. Prices are down 28.7% over the last 30 days.
Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 85% above the 90-day low of $19 (seen Sep 22, 2026). 6% of the $600 MSRP. Prices are down 30.0% over the last 30 days.
Specs side by side
| Canon EOS 10D | Nikon D40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Canon | Nikon |
| Family | Canon EOS xxD | Nikon D40 |
| Category | body | body |
| Body type | DSLR | DSLR |
| Mount | Canon EF | Nikon F |
| Sensor | APS-C | APS-C |
| Sensor family | — | — |
| Megapixels | 6.3 MP | 6.1 MP |
| Autofocus | — | — |
| IBIS | — | — |
| Weather sealed | No | No |
| Max video | — | — |
| Max native ISO | — | — |
| Body weight | — | — |
| Dimensions | — | — |
| Body material | — | — |
| Released | 2003-03-01 | 2006-11-16 |
| Discontinued | — | — |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| MSRP | $1,999 | $600 |
| Current low | $25 | $35 |
| vs MSRP | -99% | -94% |
Dynamic range, head to head
Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.
Overlay both curves on Photons to PhotosMeasurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.
Both cameras appear in
Curated best-under lists where both of these qualify today.
The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.