Used 5DM1 vs 50D

I don't see any difference between pixel pepped FF and crop body portrait shots. I've compared the two already......I have not seen a grain in any of my portraiture shots with my 40D yet I have seen 5Dmkii shots that have grain on the face done in the studio. (He used a high iso for some reason)

Bottomline is it comes down to PP technique as you will almost always want to apply some skin softenening effect as modern DSLR's pick up so much detail where if you don't do some skin softening imperfections such as pores easily show up.

Also I don;t go off of DXO mark I go off of real world results. Real world results tell me that the 85 1.8 is only 85mm on FF and does not give me the 135 distance perpsective that it does on crop body which is very flattering.

Shallower Depth Of Field is also easy to fix if you want more of it without going FF as all that you have to do is move your subject further away from the background if you shoot primary outdoor portraiture like me.

85 1.8 is perfect on crop body in my opinion. No need for a 135F2 unless you want super distance compression.

Personally I wouldn't even get the 50D. I'd save the $200 and get a used 40D. 10MP is all that you need for any portraiture work really. You can probably even get away with 6MP on an older 30D body.

60D trumps the 50D by a good amount and is only around $100-$200 more expensive than 50D which is I don't suggest 50D. I also don't suggest 5Dc because it has a terrible AF system and it's high iso ability's are not good at all.

I have the ability to get the 5Dc at any point in time bur I'd rather have 40D because it's AF system feels just so damn good and because my lenses are longer (I'm more of a long shooter).

I don't need to use recompose technique anymore and worry about my photos being OOF. I can lock on focus instantly from any focus point. I don't think that I can use a body with an inferior AF system ever again after being spoiled with this AF system.