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 p.28 #18 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread | |
I'm thoroughly on the fence right now (very uncomfortably, btw). I just bought a 40D in the Spring, with the instant rebate. Very nice camera, nice step up from my 20D, does a generally good job, but there are areas that could be improved (like AF accuracy).
I've decided to dedicate more energy to my photography going forward, so I was thinking about addressing the issues that I've had with the 40D by upgrading in the next few months. I bought near the low point in the 40D market, so I won't take much of a loss on it. However, the question of what to upgrade to is something else entirely.
Based on the rumors, I had just about convinced myself that, if the 5D2 had improved AF vs. the 40D, I'd seriously consider it, as the pixel density matches the 20D, which was fine for about 3.5 years of use for me. Having spent a year dabbling in HD video and deciding to go back to photography, the ability to shoot video with an SLR also intrigues me.
However, the one thing Canon apparently decided not to touch was the 5D's AF. Some say that, with the "helper points", it still tracks better than the 40D, but that's just not a significant enough improvement for me to spend that kind of money, in addition to having to find replacements for a couple of EF-S lenses that I really like (the 18-55 IS, which is a great stop-down landscape/flowing water lens, and the 60 macro).
So, if I want better AF, a 1-series is my only option, but again, I'd have to replace a couple lenses, and I'm not thrilled with the size of the 1D bodies. On top of that, you have the MkIII AF issue, the fact that you *know* it's going to be replaced in the Spring with a new body that will up the MP, add HD video, a VGA screen, etc., and it's hard to think about spending the kind of money even a used MkIII goes for. Go back to the MkII (or MkIIn), and you're dealing with more noise in low light, obsolete battery technology, and the old "grow another hand" 1-series menu system. So, hard to see a viable option there.
So, 50D? Will the AF be improved? Even if it is, it's hard to see the ~$600 it will cost (over the 40D's resale value) as justified, given what it doesn't have (HD video, specifically) that you *know* will be in the 60D.
Looks like I'm living with the 40D for several more months, at the least..........
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, I'm going to take the old unreliable windows box and load linux on it - any recommendations?
This isn't really true is it?