Why introduce a 45D when there already is a 50D? Canon has already made it clear that they are still interested in continuing the megapixel war and will most likely keep producing bodies with higher MP counts.
Ralph Wagner wrote:
Well, they did bring out the XS (1000D) 10.1mp after the XSI (450D) 12.2mp
Yes, the first in an entire lower-level model line. With respect to the 40D and 50D, that camera already exists with a 12 MP sensor-- the 450D. The OP is engaging in wishful thinking.
How about 50d Mark II? (50D that performs as specified)
I shall wait until that moment and in the meanwhile I shall be happy with my new
40D which I expect to receive today.
I predict that once all the 40D are gone we shall see that move (50d II)
so in a way I feel like helping this process.
Zander Alberts wrote:
Why introduce a 45D when there already is a 50D? Canon has already made it clear that they are still interested in continuing the megapixel war and will most likely keep producing bodies with higher MP counts.
I am not sure they can really increase the pixel density anymore. Something has to give... maybe a compromise at 1.4X.
aznature wrote:
How about 50d Mark II? (50D that performs as specified)
I shall wait until that moment and in the meanwhile I shall be happy with my new
40D which I expect to receive today.
I predict that once all the 40D are gone we shall see that move (50d II)
so in a way I feel like helping this process.
aznature wrote:
How about 50d Mark II? (50D that performs as specified)
I shall wait until that moment and in the meanwhile I shall be happy with my new
40D which I expect to receive today.
I predict that once all the 40D are gone we shall see that move (50d II)
so in a way I feel like helping this process.
And apart from wishful thinking, what is your prediction based upon?
aznature wrote:
How about 50d Mark II? (50D that performs as specified)
I shall wait until that moment and in the meanwhile I shall be happy with my new
40D which I expect to receive today.
I predict that once all the 40D are gone we shall see that move (50d II)
so in a way I feel like helping this process.
So you're dissing a model you've never owned with an older model you've never actually yet owned, hmmm good thinking
Cant see another XXd for a while 50d only just out and the 40d still being in the line up. possibly the next consumer body to get updated will be the 450d (probably as I just got 1).
I think the xxd line should end up with a mix of the 5d2 AF & 40/50d AF ie a 6.5fps 12 or 15mp crop body with 9 cross af points with a few center assist points like the 5d2
This would be suffient for most uses but far enough below the 1 series that the 1 series would still be attractive to its potential buyers.
Few weeks ago I was shooting at White Rock in Dallas and met a fellow Photographer
who was using 50D. So I gave him my Flash Card and asked hime to shoot few trees.
I later repeated the same shots with my 1D Mark IIn.
I was shocked to see how poor the 50D JPG were as much as details.
Canon jumped too high. Give me 4 Mpix with High IQ and I shall accept it,
Give me 15 Mpix with Low IQ and I shall reject it.
I read several posts in this Forum: "My 40D has better IQ"
Am I missing anything?
I am a happy 40D owner, playing with a 50D as we speak. I can't say (yet) that I love everything about it, or if I will. But looking at JPEGs from both cameras in DPP and magnifying leaves absolutely no doubt as to which one captures a lot more detail. 50D AFAIK
As to IQ, I find that both cameras "read" the light quite differently in terms of dynamic range. It is very far from a "similar and simply better" situation. More like different settings/behaviour. Not made simpler by the new parametre available on the 50D. I need to put in a lot more research before I can make up my mind and offer an opinion. This could explain why some very capabe owners heartily like their 50D, while others, no less credible, returned theirs....
I'm 100% guilty of this but I remember one of the complaints about the 40D was that it was only 10MP when it came out (same as 400D). Now that the 50D leap frogs the 450D, we're all still unhappy because of poor high ISO performance
