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10 October 2011
Canon EOS 50D - A top quality DSLR at a price you can afford
4 of 4 found this helpful I've now bought 2 of these cameras off ebay. They were both in great condition and less than half the new price. I already owned an EOS 40D so I knew the 50D would feel almost identical. The first thing that occurred to me was that the resolution of 15 megapixels would challenge my existing budget lenses. After buying the first 50D, I bought a 24-105L, also off ebay at a great price. This is a great combination, you can't go wrong with Canon L glass. The 50D needs a quality lens to get the best out of it. I still own my first Canon DSLR, a 450D which I bought with the 18-55 IS kit lens. I was still using this lens for wider angle shots but realised I was missing the quality. I hate changing lenses on a DSLR. Yes, I know it sounds mad but it solves the problem of dust getting inside. I bought the second 50D with the idea of pairing it with a 17-40 L. I bought this off ebay too. Maybe I've been lucky with my purchases but all the Canon equipment I've bought on ebay has been first class. Both these lenses balance well on a 50D and the picture quality is excellent. I'm still learning but I enjoy using these cameras so much, I'm always looking for opportunities to take pictures with them. If you read the professional reviews of the 50D, you'll find they are very mixed. When it came out it was up against the new Nikon D300, which looks to be a better buy on paper. Personally, I prefer how a Canon feels in my hands and I've got used to them now. Now, you can buy a first class example of a 50D at a very reasonable price. It was the last of that body type and Canon has improved this series over the years so this would be the one to get. It is an excellent base for a top quality lens. If you want to get the best out of a Canon L lens you need a camera that can take advantage of it. The 15 megapixel sensor and the other technical improvements over the 40D do make a difference. That said, I'm still happy with my 40D which is attached to a 55-250 IS lens for long range shots. I'm not planning to get rid of it but if I'm walking around taking pictures I invariably use one of the two 50D's. The 17-40 for town and city shots and the 24-105 for parks and rural locations. If you think about it, the lens is the most important factor in getting top quality pictures. The camera is just a highly sophisticated digital processor. For me, the 50D is the ideal, affordable camera on which to mount a top quality lens which is why I bought two of them.