Help Me…I’m Drooling. I Need The Canon 50D!
A little grotesque sure, but there’s good reason for my inability to retain my own spittle . I’ve owned my digital Canon Rebel XT for something like 2-3 years now (yeah, an eternity in the world of inexpensive digital cameras) and have been contemplating the purchase of a new companion for quite some time now. The problem(s) I have is that because I’m often out and about, backcountry skiing, hiking, cycling etc, it’s difficult to carry a lot of gear or big cameras. Hence the XT, which, despite it’s rather childish looks and lack of advanced photo features, has been a very good camera for me. It’s small, light, fits in most packs without too much trouble and takes very good quality photographs. (Remember, it’s not the camera…)
But as the need to replace this ‘aging’ piece of equipment becomes a reality, I can’t ignore what a higher quality camera will do for me inner being (and my prints.) So, when I read about the release of Canon’s new EOS 50D I thought great, another beautiful camera that I can’t afford. As noted at dpreview.com, on the surface it looks pretty sweet:
…fifteen megapixel CMOS sensor, faster DIGIC 4 processor, 3.0″ VGA LCD monitor with Live View mode offering 3 AF modes, ISO sensitivity expandable to 12800 and an HDMI connection for high Quality Image viewing. It also includes a new Quick Control screen which shows the most commonly used settings and Creative Auto mode for automatic focus and exposure.
Ok, sounds expensive. Needless to say, I was pretty astonished to see the list price for the Canon EOS 50D on Amazon.com for $1399. I mean, this is nearly affordable…even for a starving artist like myself. Hmmm…how many bikes do I have sell for this?!?!?
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Ian,
you really need a Nikon –(sorry I couldn’t resist). I was in the same boat as you are, I had a D70 for just a litte bit over 3 years and I upgraded to a D700 a month ago. It’s expensive, heavy and much bigger but it’s worth schlepping the additional weight into the backcountry, the picture quality for larger prints is stunning. The day I got the new camera the trusty old D70 was not of interest any more – that’s the digital world (I sold it for almost nothing!)
Good luck with your future choice (the new D5/MKII is a good one too! – don’t bother with the original one)
Stefan