I have a 5D MkII and a Rebel XSi. We're planning a few overseas trips in the next year or two. I'd rather carry a Rebel around a European city than the 5DII. Now that the new Rebel produces 50 megabyte files, requiring no upsizing for stock agencies, I think I may have the perfect travel SLR in the near future.
The new battery system is interesting. Lighter and allows for a more accurate power meter on the display? But that's going to suck for those coming from the previous versions.
No idea mate, I guess it also depends on how much you paid for the 500D.
Nowhere Man wrote:
New remote looks weird too.
Where's the pic for the new RC-6 remote? I just bought RC-1 last friday and I haven't opened the box yet. If the RC-6 is better, I think I'll return the RC-1 for it since they say it works for 450D (which I have) and 7D (which I'll get next month).
edit: nvm, I saw it in the hands on preview. It's flat and wide... I'll just keep using the RC-1 which is slim enough to be carried with the strap.
Dawei Ye wrote:
The disappointing thing is there never is any surprise in the Rebel line (not since the 400D at least)
It's always just the same old incremental upgrade
The new LCD and raft of video features and 3.5mm plug are interesting, but hardly jaw dropping
Where is that damn articulated screen?
It's a rebel, what do you really expect? Just so long as Canon can just nudge out the competition on the obligatory marketing bullet-points (MP, ISO, FPS, Video features), they they will have succeeded. The Rebels are only about making money and bolstering the bottom line, no more. They're about as glamorous as a pair of socks.
There was a valid point made a while back that an articulating screen really doesn't make a lot of sense until a decent liveview auto focus mode has been developed. How many soccer moms do you think are going to ant to manually focus their lenses every time they use their fancy point-and-shoot style articulating screen?
The only thing I'm bummed about is the fact that it's going to have 720/60p available in movie mode and they STILL aren't going to add it to the 5DmkII. They better change their minds!
(aside from this, it looks like quite an impressive camera!)
n0b0 wrote:
Have some respect, I'm pretty sure the sales for these consumer DSLRs helps Canon carry their flagship, high end DSLRs.
I agree with this. Now that we are all pros with our fancy cameras, the majority of people still buy Rebels (heck, 3-4 of my friends just did). And really, pair a Rebel with L lenses, you'd still get superb IQ that rivals its high end brothers. I know this from personal experience, 5D2 and XSi.
n0b0 wrote:
Have some respect, I'm pretty sure the sales for these consumer DSLRs helps Canon carry their flagship, high end DSLRs.
Yep, that's exactly what I said These rebels are the bread winners in the Canon lineup. They are the Toyota Camry and Honda Civic of the photographic world. They don't have to be glamorous, they just have to make money.
deepbluejh wrote:
Yep, that's exactly what I said These rebels are the bread winners in the Canon lineup. They are the Toyota Camry and Honda Civic of the photographic world. They don't have to be glamorous, they just have to make money.
And used carefully can produce images of supreme quality. It's easy to forget how darn good these cameras now are at such a good price.
No offense mate, but if the Rebel body is beneath you, why bother posting at all?
I've owned Rebels, they are not "beneath" me. My 5D is about $300 more than the 550D will be priced, hardly a reason to be smug. What I've seen in the last 1 1/2 years is 3 Rebel (450-550 series) models with the XSi as the last real improvement to still photography. Most upgrades to the Rebel line are now video concentric.
n0b0 wrote:
Yeah, I don't get that too. What's the point of that 80s style monochrome LCD on top of the body? To save the battery so you don't have to use the big LCD at the back? But the big LCD is so much easier to use in terms of the information being displayed as well as the way you hold the camera.
I really liked just having all the info on the rear LCD when I was shooting with the 500D, and the timer on the rear LCD when shooting in Bulb mode was great! I hate how Canon's top monochrome LCD backlight automatically switches itself off after a few seconds so you can't see the timer without pressing the light again (and potentially ruining the exposure with camera shake). Nikon cameras let you set the light to stay on via the custom functions, but it's still not as easy to see as having the timer displayed on the rear LCD (You can turn off the timer if you don't want/need it or want to save on battery power).
AbramG wrote:
The only thing I'm bummed about is the fact that it's going to have 720/60p available in movie mode and they STILL aren't going to add it to the 5DmkII. They better change their minds!
(aside from this, it looks like quite an impressive camera!)
This is an amazing set of specs for an entry level DSLR. I'm sure it's going to make alot of us rethink the way we lineup our camera body backups.
