Now in the market for a 50d

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Hi all,

Fortune smiled on the smith family last night after a terrible 2008 (wife had breast cancer) so i am now in the market for a 50d :woot::woot:

my question is:

will my lenses be suitable for this camera? i have Sigma 17-70mm canon 75-300mm usm 3 and a nifty fifty. I read the review of the 50d in practical photography and it suggested that if you have budget lenses then you might not get good shots?

thoughts and opinions please?


Also - is it better to buy off the web to save a few pounds or buy from a shop just in case the camera goes wonky you can take it back?

thanks

Eoghan
 
Eoghan,

Your 350D and the 50D are both 1.6 crop sensors, if your lenses worked on your 350D they'll work on the 50D

Pete
 
They'll all work fine. Give it L glass and it will love you forever.

I would prefer to pay more to buy from a shop I could take it back to - although I would prefer to buy from a shop likely to be around in 10 months time.
 
It needs good glass with its high pixel density. Yes they will work but bad glass will show up worse and good glass will shine.

When i upgraded my 50mm 1.8 was very soft on it but still worked a treat on my 400D. I now have the 50 1.4 and that really works well.

I have heard about the 75-300 not being too great. It may be worth looknig at the 40D unless there are features that are needed on the 50D. The cost saving could be put towards a lens
 
Yep - the 50D has as near as damn it, the pixel density of a 1DSMK2 on a crop sensor, so it's likely to very unforgiving of all but the best glass.
 
Sorry Eoghan,

I was concentrating on your lenses, missed that sentence.

I upgraded from the 400D just before Christmas I could have got it slightly cheaper from W/E, but I went to Jacobs for the exact reason you stated, even better I got a 2 year warranty from them, don't how far from a Jacobs you are, but I know the 'body only' is now sub £800 at Jacobs, I paid £810.

Pete
 
Pop along to nice friendly independant (or jessops) and have a play. Take a couple test shots with some nice glass and your own and compare them. (TBH, I'm totally new at this but in my expereince, most places are okay with 'respectable' looking people testign things out. Proly why I don't get to touch them)
 
koomber said:
Pop along to nice friendly independant (or jessops) and have a play. Take a couple test shots with some nice glass and your own and compare them. (TBH, I'm totally new at this but in my expereince, most places are okay with 'respectable' looking people testign things out. Proly why I don't get to touch them)
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sound advise there. I use jacobs and jessops to test stuff out, both are friendly enough! I look fairly scruffy on most days but they let me have a play. I do tend to buy most of the things i play with so i try ont to waste their time!
 
In simple terms of image quality then I don't believe that the 50D will show anything better than the 40D with the lenses you're currently using. Putting the saving towards a decent lens will reap far bigger rewards.

If you're buying with the idea of getting better glass in the future then the 50D might be the way forwards.

Bob
 
thanks for your advice everyone.

Whilst I have convinced myself to get the 50d i understand the arguements to get the 40d. however i think the reason that has made not to change my mind to get the 40d was made by Canon bob in his last post...

I'll also be getting it from a shop so will be hopefully getting it next weekend in edinburgh.

thanks again

Eoghan
 
I'd still say get a 40d. It will cope better with the lenses you have at the moment, and will also perform better with better glass.
Save cash and get better glass. The 40d will last you as long as the 50d would till you next upgrade, and will benifit you in the long run.

Will you be making many prints from the camera? If not, then seriously look at the 40d!
 
That Canon 75-300 is flippin dreadful. Get anything else but that to use with a modern camera. Maybe its ok if you don't know what purple fringing and CA'ing is or perhaps you need glasses but haven't bought some yet, but when you do, you will find its blurgh! :D

For a very good replacement try the Canon 70-300 IS. Absolutely miles ahead and an excellent balance of price/performance.
 
which ever you go for, make sure you have the budget to upgrade you lens.
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
 
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