I'm just buying one, so the first one pick was the closest. I've got a 1DmkII, 1D, 5D and an XTi, so I'm not really sure it's an upgrade to what I have.
GeorgeK-NJ wrote:
I'm just buying one, so the first one pick was the closest. I've got a 1DmkII, 1D, 5D and an XTi, so I'm not really sure it's an upgrade to what I have.
Point taken... However, too many poll options will be even more confusing
Nope, apart from the nice new LCD there's almost nothing else of note over the 40D and nothing important like decent AF. 15MP would be nice, but I'll wait and see what's on offer at PMA and look toward the 60D if I still need a cropper.
I have a 30D and held off getting the 40D as I didnt feel it was a big enough upgrade in itself. Now that the 50D is out I will probably go for it - I just wish it had slightly more AF points for BIF...
I had a 30D, pre-ordered a 40D. It was a huge improvement over my copy of the 30D. Have a 50D on pre-order. Do I need it? Probably not. But I can afford it, it has more features, I can still trade my 40D at Henry's, and I like having the latest and greatest. I hope it is better.
I'm intrigued, as it would suit my sports shooting needs, but I don't know if I want to spend the money on another 1.6x crop camera. I think I'll wait for the 1D Mk III to be superseded, then I'll buy one used.
I will but one if I find out that that the AI Servo focus is a little better than the 40D. I would want to use this occasionally for sports and birds in flight. I am hoping the new processor helps the AF lock a bit better.
The AF Microadjustments can help with lenses that are just a little off, but that is a different issue. This would help ensure that what the AF system locks onto is in optimal focus.
Has anyone tried sports or BIF flight with the 50D yet?
I am upgrading my 20D to a 50D - should have it tomorrow or Thursday.
My 20D is used almost exclusively as a remote camera and as such is normally prefocused, stopped down, and at high iso (or sits in wait as my emergency back-up camera). The Live View should help with focussing while lying on the ground or attaching it to something well over my head, more pixels will allow me to crop to get the framing I want when the athlete/equine/canine does not pass by the camera exactly where I have framed, the extra 1.? frame per second will make it 20% more likely to get the image timing I want (still have not got the remote triggering timing down to the point where I am not just hammering on the pocket wizard trigger) and hopefully any per pixel high ISO perfomance gains coupled with the additional pixel numbers will lead to an increase in image quality as I am not especially excited about the quality of the 20D in H mode, especially when I end up wanting to crop an image. PLus all of my lenses required some sort of microAF adjust with the Mk III, so squeezing a little more quality out of the images with microAf is welcome.
An added bonus will be if the AF performance will allow me to use it occasionally as a second body when I am desperate for more reach - but that would be purely an added bonus as I do not like double fisting with xxD/ xD combinations because of the shutterlag differences so will likely stick with the Mk III, 1Ds Mk II combination as my primary in hand set-up. I can see using it with the 30 1.4 or 35 1.4 when I am shooting under the hoop - leaving the 300 2.8 on the 1Ds II for far court and close-up work with the 70-200 on the Mk III in well lit gyms.
I am also curious how image quality will compare to the Mk III and 1Ds mk II because if it is close enough in the normal ISO range I could see having a macro combo loaded on it, a supertelephoto on the Mk III for wildlife and a landscape lens on the 1Ds Mk II for nature hikes so that I did not need to spend time changing lenses on hikes.
The real question now is do I IR convert the 20D or wait for 5D prices to fall for another year and IR convert a very used 5D...
I want to upgrade, but I'm leaning toward waiting for the 5D MII.
Fast AF for wildlife is a concern of mine, and maybe the 50D will shine at this, but the full-frame is calling to me for the landscape shots and high-megapixel macro work. Time will tell.
Then again, maybe I should just drop on the 50D now while businesses are still accepting credit cards...
I already have one coming. I have a 5D, and sold my 300D about 2 years ago. So I needed a backup and wanted something for action/sports. Debated about 1DMkIIn vs 40D awhile back, but held off. Hopefully the higher fps and different AF from the 5D will work out. Plus the cost is 1/2 as much.
