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An outstanding 15.1 Megapixel resolution allows giant prints and cropping without compromise. This is matched by shooting at 6.3 frames per second in bursts of up to 90 shots[1]. See every wing beat of a bird in flight. Freeze a mid-air leap, or a split-second facial expression. With the EOS 50D, its possible to capture those instants that slower cameras can miss. A new high resolution 3.0 Clear View LCD screen provides ultra-detailed image review, as well as accurate focusing when using the Live View mode. Canons 9-point AF system tracks moving subjects and locks onto stationary objects with equal ease. As night falls, base ISO levels can be pushed up to 3200 or expanded to 12800 for situations where flash is best avoided.
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By Andrew Jones (Thailand)
After selling my Canon 350D, it was time to buy the Canon 50D. I didn't buy it from Amazon but I just want to write a short review about the product. This camera is well built, strong and comfortable to use. It's easy to use controls and customizable settings, allow the user to have complete control of taking a photograph, whether its beginner or a professional. The lens I got was an 18-135mm and works very well. Moreover, the body of this Canon 50D slightly heavier that the 350D, making it somewhat tiring if your carrying it around all day. The picture quality is somewhat expectional and the LCD is crystal clear with bright colors.
However, one thing I have noticed after using this camera there is a downside. It's the flash. Using the pop-up flash for more than say 60 images, I usually get a busy signal on the display for about 5 to 6 seconds before I can take another shot. I have been told this is a safety measure from Canon and by buying the Canon 580EX II or 430EX flash, will solve this issue. It is annoying when your doing a photoshoot and have to wait before taking a shot. I have the latest firmware too.
Overall, this camera is very good, just wish they'd fix that flash issue.
Andrew
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By JJ (Essex, England)
I bought this as a replacement/upgrade for an EOS 400D. I was immediately disappointed with the picture quality, and sent it back to Amazon within a matter of days. Most of the pictures were soft to the point of being blurry. The picture quality was worse than my older consumer level DSLR. Pictures in low light conditions were particularly bad. The only decent shots I took were from a tripod.
I have since upgraded to an EOS 7D and the quality is like chalk and cheese (but I suppose it should be for the price).
By M. Baldwin (Rushden,Northants)
Just a note of warning to anyone buying an APC sized camera for the first time.I have had a canon 20D for some time.One thing i found out coming from a full frame Film Camera is that sometimes the calcs are misleading.The 1.6x Multiplication factor is in fact refering to the field of view , not magnification.IE a 50mm lens will produce the same field of view as an 80mm lens when viewed on a full frame camera.It will not however have 1.6 times magnification.IE the image you are looking at through your lens will not magicaly be pulled closer to you than viewed in real life.Therefore a 200mm Telephoto lens when used on an APC sensor camera will still only be 4X magnification to real life,but will in fact have a narrower field of view , roughly equivlent to a 320mm telephoto lens.(50mm being calculated as roughly equivelent to 1x magnification or 1:1 real life.) This is important to realise because the main reason you buy a telephoto lens in the first place is for magnification IE pulling the subject closer to you than in real life when you cannot get closer to the subject,like for example wildlife photography.It has nothing to do with the field of view.The magnification factor still remains the same.You are not getting something for nothing.50mm = 1x magnification,100mm x 2x,150mm =3x 200mm=4x etc.This misinformation bounded around various web sites is very irrating.It can lead people to believe they are gaining extra magnification on any given telephoto's length for nothing when using anything less than a full frame sensor, when they are in fact not.
By I. D. coulter (England)
Like several other user reviews I upgraded from the 400D to the 50D. Fully agree with all the previous reviews and I have added a 17-55mm IS USM 2.8 to the camera which I use 90% of the time also added a polarising filter which I find helps in certain situations.
For me the fact you can program in a number of your own settings and then just turn the dial to C1 or C2 and your settings are ready to go. For example I do a lot of HDR photography so I have one lot of settings to take 3 photographs, 1 two stops under exposed, 1 two stops over exposed, 1 normal setting, along with a timer setting. In comparing this with the 400D (which I know is unfair) I would have to scroll through the menu and set it each time. In defence of the 400D it did have a small IR remote control and I wish the 50D had the same. A remote can be used on the 50D but I do a lot of fell walking and do not wish to muck about pluging stuff in and carrying more items about.
Had the camera for approx 6 months and am well pleased with it, the prints using a Canon MP 610 are excellent but other printers may also be able to equal this.
In short if you have no intention of going full frame I guess this is the best set up for your money and if you consider it expensive look at it as an investment... the lens mentioned above has risen in price by several hundred pounds since it was launched and with the state of the pound is likely to increase further !
By S. Reynolds (South Wales)
I upgraded from an EOS30D, initially I wanted a 40D, but a deal appeared for this body and just had to get it. I had read many web reviews of all three, a particularly good site for all things Canon is www.the-digital-picture.com
I am using two lenses; the Canon EF 85m F1.8L USM, and the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 Previous reviewers have comprehensively been through the good and bad points of this camera, I would just reiterate that you must use high quality glass - L series lenses or similar otherwise the 15Mb sensor is wasted, in fact it will probably deliver less sharp, and noisier pictures - in other words a big disappointment!
The other point to note is that it is much more senstitive to camera shake: I took some shots today of the snow, and even at 1/200s at "only" 30-40mm focal length I was getting slight blur when viewed at 100%, so beware! Landscapes require mandatory use of a tripod if you want a decent sharp image, unless its very bright. Personally I don't want to simply increase the ISO speed, as this adds more noise (more so than a 40D). The Tamron lens I got brand new today, and for a while thought I had got a "duffer" - one that needed serious re-calibration. However, I have taken some tripod mounted shots indoors, and even ambient lighting at a shutter speed of up to 4s the results are staggering. I can see details on the plastic Christmas tree leaves that are difficult enough to see when looking close up with the naked
eye!
In summary, unless you are going to use good lenses, then the additional cost over a 40D might not be worth the investment...Fuji Velvia was so much simpler (and nicer to look at)!!
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