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Getting frickin ridiculous now - Canon 550D

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  • #2
    floydmoon1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭floydmoon1


    Hopefully there will be a price drop for the 500d as I am thinking of getting one.


  • #3
    Kbeg3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Kbeg3


    18MP!!


  • #4
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    And a 5D MkIII on the horizon?


  • #5
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,271 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Can't believe that my 450D is two generations out of date less than 18 months after buying it!

    Would like the improved ISO performance but if even if I had the spare cash to be upgrading it'd be to the XXd range rather than a newer XXXd. Still quite far from having mastered the 450d so it'll keep me going for a good while yet!


  • #6
    charybdis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭charybdis


    Would you rather they didn't introduce new hardware?


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  • #7
    dazftw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    OMGZ IT HAZ VIDZ FUNCTIONZ :pac:



    5D MKII you say?

    Network with your people: https://www.builtinireland.ie/



  • #8
    swingking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭swingking


    surprised they didn't introduce a speedlite transmitter built into the device like on the 7D.

    Looks nice but is the body the compact sized one like the 500D


  • #9
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    swingking wrote: »
    surprised they didn't introduce a speedlite transmitter built into the device like on the 7D.

    Looks nice but is the body the compact sized one like the 500D

    Will there be noise issues again because of the sensor size - a la 50D?:confused:


  • #10
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    new processing chip but now with only a 6 Raw image buffer! Not sure how quick the buffer can be cleared with a fast memory card, maybe it would be fast enough.

    high iso performance will just be more smudged out detail&noise, the 450d has the best image quality in that series, 20/30d had the best IQ in their series


    only thing I like is the HD video in a small dslr. If i was buying a video camera I'd buy this. ergonomics arent great for video but I'd find a way around that


  • #11
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    Freddie59v2.0 wrote: »
    Will there be noise issues again because of the sensor size - a la 50D?:confused:
    Do you have a 50d? And you've noticed noise issues with it? I've had one about 15 months now and i've never noticed this as a problem.


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  • #12
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    wersal gummage wrote: »
    Do you have a 50d? And you've noticed noise issues with it? I've had one about 15 months now and i've never noticed this as a problem.
    Whoa there!:D Don't take it personally. I have a 40D, and was considering a 50D prior to purchasing it, but a number of reviewers were concerned with, as they put it, excessive noise under certain conditions.

    Thus I opted for the 40D.:)


  • #13
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    ah yes, the old 'i heard it on the internet, it must be true'.i'm in the same boat as wersal
    Freddie59v2.0 wrote: »
    Whoa there!:D Don't take it personally. I have a 40D, and was considering a 50D prior to purchasing it, but a number of reviewers were concerned with, as they put it, excessive noise under certain conditions.

    Thus I opted for the 40D.:)


  • #14
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    cambo_gueno wrote: »
    ah yes, the old 'i heard it on the internet, it must be true'.i'm in the same boat as wersal

    In fairness they were fairly reliable sites. As I said, don't take it personally. Each to their own. Isn't that what it's all about?


  • #15
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    ISO 6400 is a pretty good feature, looks like a good camera. Hoping 5D mk iii comes out soon so I can scoop up a mark i for cheap :)


  • #16
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    Freddie59v2.0 wrote: »
    Whoa there!:D Don't take it personally. I have a 40D, and was considering a 50D prior to purchasing it, but a number of reviewers were concerned with, as they put it, excessive noise under certain conditions.

    Thus I opted for the 40D.:)

    nothing personal - sorry if it came across that way! i was just interested to hear if you had problems with it. i have also read the reviews but i honestly cant find any noise issues with any photos i've taken.


  • #17
    Thraktor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭Thraktor


    For those interested, dpreview.com have a set of sample shots taken with the 550D here, including a few taken at 6400 ISO, which looks to have a surprisingly manageable level of noise.

    Personally, I'm very tempted to pick one of these up. I had been saving up for a 500D, but the improved low-ISO performance and non-gimped HD movie mode may convince me to put up the extra cash for the 550D instead.


  • #18
    sprinkles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,510 ✭✭✭sprinkles


    How much of an upgrade would this be from a 400D?


  • #19
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,271 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    charybdis wrote: »
    Would you rather they didn't introduce new hardware?
    Not at all, just surprised at how quickly things are moving...

    Though, tbh, what I really, really want from Canon is more affordable fast primes like the nifty fifty. ;)


  • #20
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    sprinkles wrote: »
    How much of an upgrade would this be from a 400D?
    150D's worth I'd imagine.


  • #21
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    Effects wrote: »
    150D's worth I'd imagine.
    :D


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  • #22
    sprinkles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,510 ✭✭✭sprinkles


    Effects wrote: »
    150D's worth I'd imagine.
    Haha, just think of all those idiots with their 5Ds :)


  • #23
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    When is this hitting the shelves?


  • #24
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Sir Gallagher wrote: »
    When is this hitting the shelves?

    It's not. Canon has announced the 600D which will replace it :rolleyes:


  • #25
    floydmoon1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭floydmoon1


    I think it is out 24th of this month.Was thinking of getting a 500d and then thinking great 500d will drop price.Now the more I read about this I want this one.


  • #26
    nonsequitir
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭nonsequitir


    Freddie59v2.0 wrote: »
    In fairness they were fairly reliable sites. As I said, don't take it personally. Each to their own. Isn't that what it's all about?

    The 50D, which I've had over a year, can be quite noisy at relatively low ISO's (800) in low light conditions and regardless of the glass (i.e., 50mm1.4 or 70-200 2.8 L, 24-105 f4L) you're using. It does performs well with longer exposures when supplemented with the noise compensation option.

    As with all of these assessments, the conditions you shoot under define the cameras performance.


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