
For RAW shooters, it has built-in lens corrections for CA, distortion, vignetting, etc.
#Canon 50d review professional#
I also like the B&W options for varying filters, very fun.ĭigital Photo Professional is really, really good. I never get bad flesh tones, just differing degrees of good. Colors are great, there are many options for subtly tweaking colors. Battery life could be better, so just buy a second battery. The viewfinder is also very good, not as big as my old film cameras, but I really don't notice it's smaller size. The camera is built well, feels very solid. I've learned at least one thing with this camera do not pixel peek on the LCD screen at maximum magnification, you'll just frustrate yourself for no reason. It will also show your lens' "imperfections" very clearly, but don't worry this has nothing to do with making a good image. This applies to image sharpness, noise, and overall exposure. I shows so much resolution, (more than the screen on my MacBook) that you can easily be fooled into thinking that you missed the shot. Forget IS here, it mostly is useful in static situations only. Yes the AF occasionally misses, but it is acceptable. You also must use a higher than obvious shutter speed in these situations as well. The center sensor is very sensitive (maybe too sensitive?) and reacts to any shake or misplacement of the focus point. After many weeks of real world testing, I can say that focusing accuracy when shooting in a high FPS / tracking situation has more to do with your technique. Many have commented on this camera's perceived problems with focusing accuracy on fast moving subjects with the 17-85mm IS USM lens. With that being said, this camera is still excellent. Even after so many years of digital domination, my experience with film (scanned with a good film scanner) is that even this camera does not come close to the quality of a good 35mm film scan. It is my first digital camera after a long wait to switch from film. So first, I bought this camera because of the price ($1150 w/17-85mm IS USM). More important is how the camera functions. You shouldn't worry too much about IQ anyway. This camera is not new, you can find all kinds of reviews analyzing it's image quality etc, so I won't bother about that here.
