phillip morris
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I have spent a whole week with this camera, couple of nice lenses and made over 1,000 pictures. In a nutshell: few years ago, this camera would have been a preferable choice of every professional photographer. Nowadays, it is targeting semipro/enthusiast market, which IMO reflects the EOS progress very well.
If you are interested in this camera and hesitating because of the reviews (Dpreview ranked it highly recommended with “just”), then go and buy it. All these rumours like: resolution is way too large, too much of noise, WB is not accrued, etc. are just wasted. This camera works great…full stop.
If you already have a semipro DLSR (like its predecessor: the 40D) then consider all new features and if you find them worth, then go and buy it. If HDMI, enhanced life view, way better LCD (all these irrelevant things IMO) are not tempting to you, then maybe better color accuracy and auto focus customization (which are great improvements IMO) may be a deal breaker. If you are fully happy with 20/30/40D, then you can maybe keep them. Certainly, you will be satisfied with 50D as well, but it will not make you a better photographer.
If you are leaning towards D300 or E-3, then go ahead and take them (even both). But if you are ready to enter the most mature DLSR system available on the market yet, then EOS 50D would be the right choice.
Problems:
This camera is not perfect, some minor issues from the 40D are still there. I rated it 5, since this camera deserves it considering its price.
If you are interested in this camera and hesitating because of the reviews (Dpreview ranked it highly recommended with “just”), then go and buy it. All these rumours like: resolution is way too large, too much of noise, WB is not accrued, etc. are just wasted. This camera works great…full stop.
If you already have a semipro DLSR (like its predecessor: the 40D) then consider all new features and if you find them worth, then go and buy it. If HDMI, enhanced life view, way better LCD (all these irrelevant things IMO) are not tempting to you, then maybe better color accuracy and auto focus customization (which are great improvements IMO) may be a deal breaker. If you are fully happy with 20/30/40D, then you can maybe keep them. Certainly, you will be satisfied with 50D as well, but it will not make you a better photographer.
If you are leaning towards D300 or E-3, then go ahead and take them (even both). But if you are ready to enter the most mature DLSR system available on the market yet, then EOS 50D would be the right choice.
Problems:
This camera is not perfect, some minor issues from the 40D are still there. I rated it 5, since this camera deserves it considering its price.