50D opinions please.

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I'm well on the way to my target to raise the cash to upgrade my 400D to a 50D.
Can anyone tell me :
The expected life of the 50D's shutter.
Is it quieter that the 400D.

Thanks Keith.
 
I believe shutter life is rated at 100000 (Thats mean time bettween failures not a guarentee) not sure on the noise factor!

Out of interest what is it thats made you decide to go for the 50D? Have you considered that you may well see much better return in terms of picture quality if you invest in glass?
 
The shutter life is 100,000.

I can't remember how my 400D sounded but the 50D is quieter than my 30D's. The other benefit you'll see is that the viewfinder blackout time is only 100ms compared to 170ms on your 400D.

Bob
 
a1ex2001 said:
I believe shutter life is rated at 100000 (Thats mean time bettween failures not a guarentee) not sure on the noise factor!

Out of interest what is it thats made you decide to go for the 50D? Have you considered that you may well see much better return in terms of picture quality if you invest in glass?
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Thanks. I've been collecting bits of glass with the 400D.
I have a Canon 60mm 2.8 Macro. A Canon 17-85mm IS walkabout. A Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS L. A Canon Mk II extender.
The reason is that I'm due an upgrade and the 50D is the latest so I've gone for that one.

Keith.
 
KeithH said:
Thanks. I've been collecting bits of glass with the 400D.
I have a Canon 60mm 2.8 Macro. A Canon 17-85mm IS walkabout. A Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS L. A Canon Mk II extender.
The reason is that I'm due an upgrade and the 50D is the latest so I've gone for that one.

Keith.
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Fair play to you, was just curios as we see alot of people going for expensive bodies whilst still using naff glass, you seem to have some high end glass so the body is a natural upgrade allthough personally I'd ditch the 17-85 and replace it with a super wide and a 24-70L.
 
Yes, that's good advice. I shall be only buying L glass in future and that lens is likely to be high on the list.

Thanks Keith.
 
as the old saying goes, if it seems to good to be true, it usually is ;)
 
I just upgraded my 400D to a 50D yesterday. I`ve only taken a few shots so far but my first impressions so far are very good. In particular, over the 400D I`m impressed by.

1: High ISO Performance. This is quite incredible given the megapixel count at 1600 and still very impressive at 3200. Opens up opportunities for low-light photography which simply didn`t exist when using the 400D.

2: Handling, and in particular, the fact that far less pressure is required to take a picture than with the 400D, which reduces shake.

3: Screen. This really is impressive and more than adequate for the purpose for which it is intended.

4: Resolution. I wasn`t really bothered by this when buying the camera, and to be honest was a bit dubious as I was worried about its potential affect on high ISO noise. However, after reviewing some initial shots I`ve been blown away by the detail. Although I still don`t think that I require such resolution, it certainly allows for a tighter high-res crop.

5: Horizon set straight. Believe it or not but I was never able to buy a 400D with a correctly set horizon (always slightly on the **** even when using a spirit level). As expected, this is not an issue with my 50D.

6: Autofocus. So fast, and accurate.

Oh...so far I`ve tested with my Tamron 17-50mm Di II. I`ll do some tests with the Tamron 90mm Macro later......

Hope this is of some use to somebody.
 
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