Canon EOS 50D DSLR Camera (Body Only)

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 413 ratings

Price: 899.99

Last update: 11-28-2024


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15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with improved noise reduction
Body only; lenses sold separately
Enhanced Live View shooting includes Face Detection Live mode
New Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction setting; HDMI output
Capture images to Compact Flash Type I or II memory cards (not included)

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dinub1
5.0 out of 5 stars Dinu
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2009
I moved to this camera body from a Canon EOS 10D model 2003. That camera served me very well throughout the years, but it had some limitations.
In all aspects this new EOS 50D camera seriously outperforms the other camera on a large margin.
As a sign of excellently built and sturdiness, this camera with a Tokina 12-24 ATX Pro zoom lens and a Speedlight EX-430 flash attached, recently fell on the wood floor of my house, from my tripod. Tripod was faulty and the head separated from the tripod body. I was horrified. To my amazement, nothing happened. I do not know how lucky I was, but I won't ever play with my luck again. I bought a new tripod since.
LCD display: 3" diagonal, bright, high res. LCD display, easily viewable indoors and out, a pleasure to use, compared to the small 1.8" diagonal LCD display of the EOS 10D.
Exposure meter: much more accurate, compared to the older camera. Canon cameras, over the years typically underexposed, when a wide angle lens was used. This one seems to have overcome that issue. Extremely accurate exposures on evaluative metering, with or without flash.
Color accuracy: an improvement over EOS 10D. in order to achieve vibrant, true to life colors, I used to crank the saturation control on the older camera to the max. This one seems to achieve true and vibrant colors on "standard" pic mode... however this "standard" pic mode, also cranks saturation to high :)
Pictures noise: very low noise on high ASA/ISO setting. I read several reviews stating that compared to EOS 40D this camera is more noisy. I do not know the 40D much, but compared to 10D, this camera shines at high ISO settings. I used ISO 3200 and pics are very smooth. At Hi sensitivity setting (presumed ISO 6400), the noise is visually comparable to ISO 1600 settings on the older camera (on a 23"LCD computer screen). I did not try yet the 12800 (Hi-2) setting, but I have heard it is noisy.
Resolution: 15 mpixels... WOW! Images are razor sharp and extremely detailed. I did quite well with 6 mpixels on EOS 10D but this is amazing.
Flash card read/write speed: I am using Sandisk Extreme III flash memory cards. It may be even better with Extreme-IV series. Transfer speed from the camera body to the PC and also using a Sandisk extreme USB 2.0 reader, extremely high. Files simply zap, even 20 MB RAW files... Amazing!
Well done Canon! I am extremely pleased with this camera. I may however be not the most demanding or critical person in reviewing this camera body.
And Amazon did a nice job with a very competitive price (for a US model camera) and by shipping and delivering in just 2 days (with special annual membership plan).
Ken
5.0 out of 5 stars Why buy a Canon 50D?
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2009
I've used Canon equipment and other brands, but Canon has always been my favorite, since the mid 60's. And I was an early adopter for the switch to digital, although I stuck with film for my serious work until the pixel count got high enough for a decent 5 X 7. Then I put away my film camera for good.

I upgraded my camera frequently until I got the Canon 20D. I stuck with the 20D until now. The 30D and 40D just didn't add enough in features or pixel count to entice me. But the 50D tipped the scale and I again upgraded. And I'm glad that I did. It's a great camera, worth the asking price.

What's so great about it? Simple, features and pixels. You can read all of the technical stuff elsewhere, but the automatic modes and the program modes just work. Yes, I know all about depth of field and manual controls from the days when that all that there was, if you wanted good pictures. But nothing beats the landscape, portrait, or macro settings on a Canon camera. If you want a portrait, set the dial. The camera sets the depth of field properly and you can concentrate on your subject, not the camera. Same goes for the other auto modes. The camera balances every setting in the same way that I used to do it. So why not let the camera do the work? I really tough situations, I will switch to the program mode to gain a little more control, but that's not often.

There has been a lot of noise in the last year or two about the idea that "pixel count doesn't matter." Don't let 'em fool you. Talk like that is just a way to justify selling an inferior product. Oh, they're right, if you want a 4 X 5 snapshot. Even some phone cameras today can give you that. And a pro can get by with 8 or 9 MP, if they don't want to crop the photo after it's been shot. But for me, 15 MP is the minimum for a good camera.

Why do I want at least 15 MP? That's easy, I want pixels to throw away. I shoot landscapes, animals, people and flowers. Usually at a fast pace. I can't spend a whole day, or a week, on one perfect shot, although I know photographers who do. I see a shot, I shoot it and I move on. I make it perfect in post processing, on my computer (and I only use Macs, for the same reason that I use Canon, they work). I do a lot of my composition after the fact, I throw away pixels. I crop out the extra stuff to get the right composition out of the shot.

My 50D lets me work fast, take a lot of pictures and keep far more than I throw away. I can use all of my collected lenses and that's another big plus. I have lenses, that I still use, from my old film camera.

Yes, I too, love my Canon 50D.

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