It's official...Canon 50D

shutterbug

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08082605canoneos50d.asp

Will it be enough for a D300 killer? I'm more interested in the performance of the DIGIC 4 chip...it's not even used in 1-series yet!

Features at a glance:

    * 15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
    * 6.3fps continuous shooting, max. burst 90 JPEGs with UDMA card
    * DIGIC 4 processor
    * ISO 100-3200, expandable to 12800
    * 9-point wide area AF
    * 3.0” Clear View VGA LCD with Live View mode & Face Detection Live AF
    * Magnesium alloy body, with environmental protection
    * EOS Integrated Cleaning System
    * HDMI connection for high quality viewing and playback on a High Definition TV
    * Full compatibility with Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites


And I guess this is their marketing strategy:

“For advanced amateurs and semi-professionals – or professionals looking for a powerful backup model – the EOS 50D stands alone,” said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging, Europe. “No other camera in this price bracket offers a comparable combination of speed and image quality.

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-8-26 01:25 編輯 ]

shutterbug

on RG's site

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-9314-9568

"Purchasers of the 50D, says Westfall, can expect noise levels to be roughly 1 to 1.5 stops better in the high ISO range. For example, this means that a photo shot at ISO 3200 on the 50D is expected to have similar noise characteristics to one shot in the ISO 1100-1600 range on the 40D."  wow!  on a 15MP APSC this is great!

"The Canon EOS 50D is slated to ship in early October 2008 at an expected street price of US$1399 in the U.S. The EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is to ship at about the same time at an expected street price of US$699. The EOS 40D will continue to be sold in the U.S. through at least the end of 2008, says Westfall, at its recently-reduced price of US$1099."

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-8-26 01:36 編輯 ]

shutterbug

sample pics....take a look at the ISO1600 sports car....it's nothing less than any Nikon pro body can do!

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos50d/eos50d_sample-e.html

shutterbug

of course you can stick to one for a long time...just like cell phones...it still makes the calls....BUT will you do that?

shutterbug

原帖由 SmellyTofu 於 2008-8-26 15:54 發表
I'm still using my 10D as a 2nd body for wedding jobs... ??!!??

time to upgrade lor...