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Originally Posted by RB
I agree that I'm not in favour of Canon pushing the MP so high in crop bodies, that's why I think the 40D is the ideal body for astro.
Never the less, the 50D does perform well, noise is a little higher, that's to be expected, but overall from what I've seen and read it's manageable.
It's also got great features that I'd like to have in a DSLR like micro focus adjustment and peripheral illumination lens correction.
Let's just hope Canon starts to concentrate on image quality and not be swayed by the masses who want more mega pixels and video features (nice to have but not essential if image quality will suffer IMO).
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Don't hold your breath. Marketing teams, imho, don't usually know what they're doing. Been there, seen them in action, had to bail them out when they're in trouble (constantly). I made 40k, they made $130k plus, go figure. I've seen so many marketing teams lie about their products, and when you correct the buggers with the correct information, they ignore you.
Modern people think more is better. Quality is a thing of the past, most people don't care these days because most of us have been brainwashed into a 'throw away society' mentality. Sad, but true. It always makes you wonder when a product is cheaper to replace new than repair.
Anyways, there are a number of reasons why more mp onto the same sized sensors are bad - noise, dynamic range, diffraction problems, circle of confusion issues etc. Canon (and others) won't learn unless the market backlashes against them. Canon Australia's service is horrid imho, and I'm not the only one who's said that.
If I had it my way, I'd switch to Nikon in a heartbeat, but, with a fair amount of lenses, it's not really cost effective, at least at the moment.
70-200 f2.8 L
300 f4 IS L
20-35 f2.8 L
50 f1.4
50 f1.8
35-80 f3.5 - 5.5
Sigma 150mm APP EX f2.8 Macro
Canon 1.4x TC (mark 1 version)
Canon 2x TC (mark II version)
430ex flash
Remote control unit
5 x genuine Canon batteries to suit 1 series bodies (pre Mark III which uses different batteries)
D60 backup body + grip
69mm Kenko extension tubes to suit EOS mount
Then there's my old 1n film body (plus grip), 430ez flash
That's a lot of investment, and considering I'd be lucky to probably get a D3k Sigma macro to suit and maybe a flash gun in its place due to market de-valuation. In the end, I've lost interest in Photography. Thanks Canon.
The 40D is a pretty good camera, I know a few who use it. It's Canon's last decent camera imho.
Dave