5D or 50D For fashion and architecture ?

I can use some help to decide, as the price of the 5D (not MkII) is around 2K so with the diffrence to the 1.4K (of the 50D) i can buy a good lens - thx

what are you currently using, and what lenses?

I'd say the 5D, it's image quality is still superior over the 50D.

5D fore sure don't doubt + 24-70 mm off you go

i'd say 5d, for the wide angles needed for architecture

5d+ 45mm or 24mm TS-E lens will be the best thing for architecture. For fashion, 5d with a normal prime is great (50mm 1.2 is good, along with 85 1.2 and 35 1.4, though the former is a telephoto and the latter a wide angle technically)

royv wrote in post #6578892
what are you currently using, and what lenses?

I'd say the 5D, it's image quality is still superior over the 50D.

I'm not so sure i agree. I haven't quite enough experience with the 50D but from what I have seen I like the 50D pics better. It will be interesting to see some of the big review sites do a controlled side by side.

I have a 10D and i borrow the lenses

The problem with the 50D for architecture is that there is no functional replacement for the 24 TS-E on a 1.6X body.

I'd go with the 5D. You gave full access to the TS-E lenses and ultra wide angles that you'll need for architecture.

Darn it! I plan to do more fashion shoots. I just got the 50d. Tonight I have my first fashion shoot USING the 50d. So we will see how it goes, BTW i was using an XTi before, but i believe the 15mp will help big time with fashion photography. I know full frame is the way to go, but I also wanted the speed of the 50d

simplified24 wrote in post #6584941
Darn it! I plan to do more fashion shoots. I just got the 50d. Tonight I have my first fashion shoot USING the 50d. So we will see how it goes, BTW i was using an XTi before, but i believe the 15mp will help big time with fashion photography. I know full frame is the way to go, but I also wanted the speed of the 50d

I own a 5D and a 50D, I have used both for fashion shoots and both perform quite well. I might give the 5D a little higher mark for I.Q. but it would not be by much. My 50D also produces amazing files that are sharp and have smooth skin tones etc. I find that for my favorite fashion zoom (Canon 24-70L) the 50D is a perfect fit. It turns it into a 38-112mm with the 1.6 crop factor. Also the micro adjust on the 50D ensures that the images are tack sharp - nice plus.

I thought crop sensors benefited from TS lenses? Something to do with aspect ratios and increased resolution. Not sure, but I thought the 50D would make a much more affordable architecture rig. Also, with the gobs of megapixels, doesn't the 1.6 crop become less important?

Nothing positive, just some thoughts floating around in my head!

Dogfood

dogfood wrote in post #6587731
I thought crop sensors benefited from TS lenses? Something to do with aspect ratios and increased resolution. Not sure, but I thought the 50D would make a much more affordable architecture rig. Also, with the gobs of megapixels, doesn't the 1.6 crop become less important?

Nothing positive, just some thoughts floating around in my head!

Dogfood

The problem is that Canon only makes three TS-E lenses at 24mm, 45mm and 90mm.

On a 50D these give the 'equivalent' AOV of 38mm, 72mm and 144mm.

You can see the problem, there is no wide TS on the 50D, only the 38mm equivalent which is pretty much a normal AOV. More megapixels do not help when you simply cannot back up far enough.