Canon 50D vs Canon 5D

[finbarqs]

gotta love dxomark! I'm still really intrigued by the uber expensive aps-c sensor'd SD-1... I remember back in the day, D2x was a grip load of money too!

 

[Lalakai]

update: I went with the 5D. Picked up one with the battery grip and now i'm working through the manual. lol more complex and flexible then I had thought. Initial results are very nice.

As someone mentioned, the 50D will excel at the fast moving sports shots, while the 5D will shine in the fine quality. I grew up with manual focus 35mm and 2 1/4 formats, so learning how to judge the shots for action, was a requirement (instead of saturating the "moment" with 20 frames). The size is very similiar to my EOS 3 and 1N, so I'm already familiar with the weight. Plus, my lenses were set up for full frames, so i'll be able to use their full abilities with the 5D. Now i'm looking at photoshop programs as a good percentage of my work will be done RAW.

Thanks again everyone for your input. lol i remember some of my first questions here regarded variable booting for stacking sequences in himem to maximize the memory, and now we're discussing digital photography.

 

[corkyg]

You're gonna love the 5D. It really shines in low light situations.

 

[finbarqs]

5D 1, not 2... heck not even the 5d 2 can find focus during low light situations! (unless you have a flash that'll give you a focus light)

But yes, now YOU are the developer of your images! (as opposed to finding a lab) You can still find a lab out there, that'll give you quality results. But, that's up to you!

 

[corkyg]

My intent was that you can use high ISOs and get good quality and turn "inadequate" light into a go. I do it frequently, especially in church where flash is verboten.

 

[Lalakai]

I do admit that the learning curve on this camera is a bit steep. To fully utilize all of it's potentials you need to do quite a bit of studying in the manual; definitely not a "first" camera for folks. But I think I hit a "sweet spot" of price, performance, and durability. Lol haven't been this geeked about getting out and taking pics, in a long time. Added the 430ex to it; the ex ii was tempting but a bit outside the wallet for now. I've used this system with my EOS3 and 1N http://www.alzodigital.com/online_store/camera_flash_bracket_umbrella_tilt_hbar_kit.htm and i'm very anxious to try it with the 5D. Damn, like a kid at Christmas!!!

 

[finbarqs]

It'll be an amazing experience/journey for you!