{"id":57,"date":"2008-09-18T10:51:24","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T16:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:04:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T22:04:19","slug":"canon-50d-im-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/2008\/09\/canon-50d-im-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon 50D, I’m in love!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s official. After reading a few reviews of the new technology and beta versions of the Canon EOS 50D<\/a>, I’m in love!\u00a0 There are no production product hands-on reviews yet as the camera won’t be available until next month, but the reviews I found of beta versions and the professional assessments of the improvements Canon is making over the 40D really do have me sold.\u00a0 I also checked out a few sites that gave image samples comparing Canon to other camera brands and I’m sold on the image quality and native color of the Canon line.<\/p>\n

My biggest concern about choosing the 50D as my next camera was the weight.\u00a0 At around 25 ounces the camera is pretty hefty.\u00a0 BUT, it’s lighter than the 40D, and the articles I’ve read really indicate that for this level of camera this is the general weight class.\u00a0 I thought a lot about going with an advanced compact like the new Canon G10, but a number of articles state that the sensor just can’t handle higher ISO.\u00a0 Since I don’t ALWAYS shoot outside in bright light (who does?) I’d rather go with a camera that can handle the full range, and from what I’m reading, the 50D will be that camera.\u00a0 So yeah, I will have to lug around a pound and a half of camera around if I want great shots.\u00a0 I’ll accept that.<\/p>\n

My other concern was that the 50D was only one step down from the 5D, which is a professional level full-frame sensor camera.\u00a0 Maybe it wasn’t really worth the money and I should get something more entry-level and then upgrade to a 5D later?\u00a0 But the last review I read from CNet’s Underexposed<\/a> blog pointed out that the body of the 5D is twice the price!\u00a0 I knew that, but I really didn’t think about it like that.\u00a0 And the review also pointed out the exceptional quality of the 50D, which made me feel very comfortable in the value.\u00a0 It may be a long time before I’m at the level where I require a 5D, and with a price tag of almost $3000 for the body, I better NEED it!<\/p>\n

All that said, I’d love to find a great deal on the 50D.\u00a0 So I did a little search, and found that Prestige Camera is selling the 50D for just under $1000.\u00a0 This is the presale price, so maybe they’re giving a discount because the camera’s not out yet?\u00a0 I thought maybe I’d find it for $100 off, but this is a huge discount from the $1400 list price, and that makes me suspicious.\u00a0 Is there something here for me to be concerned about?\u00a0 I’ve got quite a while to look into it, as I probably won’t be getting the camera until Christmas anyway.\u00a0 But wow, that’s a lot of camera at that price!<\/p>\n

NOTE: I have removed the link to Prestige Camera as I’ve found out that many people have been scammed by them.\u00a0 They are a “bait and switch” company and they sell gray market products.\u00a0 Too bad for me, and for them, that they won’t be getting my business!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s official. After reading a few reviews of the new technology and beta versions of the Canon EOS 50D, I’m in love!\u00a0 There are no production product hands-on reviews yet as the camera won’t be available until next month, but the reviews I found of beta versions and the professional assessments of the improvements Canon…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[48,47,462],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewandergirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}