-= Its official now =- Canon 50D has been announced

Look guys, this new 50D will be a limited edition.
It is meant to make the 40D look really affordable, and will sell better than any Rebel.

The marketing will be 'more megapickels = better image, even with the 18-55IS kit'. Targetted at Nikon and Sony uses lolz.

Here's a question for you.

I cant find the microfocus adjustment spec listed on the canon site, although I see it in the reviews. On the canon site, the Chromatic aberation lens adjustment seems to be included in the EOS software.

If the microadjustment is in the software provided, I wonder if you could use the software to adjust the existing 40d or 30d? It wouldn't seem that there would be existing memory locations for multiple lenses, but there might be, considering people have said that when they send their cameras in the service center sometimes asks for more than one lens.

In any case, a round of applause to someone who points me to the microfocus reference as shown on the canon official site.

http://web.canon.jp …os50d/specifica​tions.html

http://web.canon.jp …ng/eosd/eos50d/​02.html#03

20Dgrappler wrote in post #6181006
Here's a question for you.

I cant find the microfocus adjustment spec listed on the canon site, although I see it in the reviews. On the canon site, the Chromatic aberation lens adjustment seems to be included in the EOS software.

If the microadjustment is in the software provided, I wonder if you could use the software to adjust the existing 40d or 30d? It wouldn't seem that there would be existing memory locations for multiple lenses, but there might be, considering people have said that when they send their cameras in the service center sometimes asks for more than one lens.

In any case, a round of applause to someone who points me to the microfocus reference as shown on the canon official site.

It's a custom function of the camera firmware. All Canon lists in their specs for it are:

Customization Custom Functions
Total 25
Camera User Settings
Register under Mode Dial's C1 and C2 positions
My Menu Registration
Provided
But Dpreview has already previewed it.

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The 50D looks like the next camera for me. I currently have a 350D and have been buying better lenses over the last two years(EG: Canon 200mm 2.8 L and 85mm 1.8). A full frame model would be over my budget plus I have two lenses (Sigma 30mm 1.4 and 10-20mm) that i use a lot so I will continue with the 350D and wait until there is a price drop in 6 months or so.

acjeske wrote in post #6180624
50D + 18-200 kit = $1599, according to Canon's Chuck Westfall:

http://www.pdngearguid​e.com …71f62cc17618297​8d9e395dbe

The 1599 in the release is with the 28-135 IS lens, I'd expect the 18-200 kit if offered to be more.

My friend Nidza calculated that if Canon can squeeze 15mpix in APS-C sensor, than FF senzor with same technology would have 38 mpix.
Table by Nikola Vukelic.

Am I the only one who has the feeling that there is a good reason why the 5D Mark II has not been released? The release of this camera makes me suspicious. What if these specs were designed for a 5D replacement, and then when the D700 came out Canon decided to throw them in a 40D replacement instead and start improving the 5D replacement. Then they threw this camera out there to please as many people as possible while working on a bigger and better 5D Mark II. Just a crazy idea.

Or maybe they want to get as much attention, discussion and hype as possible now for this camera, then do it all again in a few weeks with the 5D replacement. As long as the actual availability date of 50D isn't before announce of 5D II then nobody is harmed by that strategy. It is interesting that the gap between this announcement and product availability is longer than that in the recent past like 40D.

Hi all,

Here is the price update for 50D.
I took this pix using my mobile phone.

50D body only = Yen 14,8000
With Kit 1 lens 17-85mm IS USM =Yen 19,8000
With Kit 2 lens 18-200 IS = Yen 21,8000

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New Clear View 3.0" LCD

An area where the EOS 40D was really starting to lag has been addressed in the EOS 50D with a new 920,000 pixel (VGA x RGB) screen that from our initial comparisons seems to be even better than the one found on the Nikon D3 (by virtue of its lower reflectance and wider viewing angle).

http://www.dpreview.co​m …ews/canoneos50d​/page3.asp

Looks like a real nice camera. IF the noise is handled as well as they say it is, and the AF is improved enough, this will be an interesting camera.

how does that price in Japan compare to the 40D at launch? roughly comes out at £700 which is about what it cost in the UK at launch (Think I paid £750). And Japan prices aren't that much cheaper for camera stuff.

farrukh wrote in post #6179535
Can't be be my monitor because ISO 100 on my 30D and 40D is virtually noise free on this monitor.

This region is even more noticeable:

Print it and try to find the noise...

I doubt they'd bother releasing a camera that had truly crap noise handling - being as its a major selling point. Same for the AF - you'd learn once from all the 1d3 hassle they had.

The big deal here is, they've released very quickly a new digic processor that appears to be capable of insane image processing - very low noise, very high af performance and massive throughput and, er, put it in a mid level camera....

What does this mean for the 1d series then... especially given that the sensor is of better design (gapless) in this camera, and it uses a superior processor?!

The 5d is now looking so old it might as well come with rolls of film, I can't understand the massive delays in that - like someone said, it's almost like this was meant to be a new 5d - it's interesting also that this "doesn't superceed" the 40d - so canon intend on making this what, a new level in the market? It's a curious decision to make...