500d or 50d

[gelindo]

hi
i'm thinking of buying a dslr camera. but i have a hard time choosing between the 500d and the 50d. witch one should i get ?

thx

 

[spinnerlys]

That depends.

What are you gonna photograph and what features do you need?

Have a look at dpreview.com.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos500d/
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos50d/

 

[gelindo]

i'm going to use it all round for portraits, landscapes ,sports. in september i'm going to take a course of photography

 

[mayer chalom]

Assuming that you are starting with photography I would suggest the rebel and get good glass.

I'm debating the 50d vs 7d, but that is because I need some of the 7d's features (video specifically, t1i's video is not comparable).

Anyway if you've never used an slr/dslr the 50d will probably confuse you. Do you know about the technical aspects of photography; shutter speed, iso, aperture, dof etc. If you don't than you won't really benefit from the controls of the 50d. Image quality is about the same between the two.

 

[nickXedge]

Assuming that you are starting with photography I would suggest the rebel and get good glass.

I'm debating the 50d vs 7d, but that is because I need some of the 7d's features (video specifically, t1i's video is not comparable).

Anyway if you've never used an slr/dslr the 50d will probably confuse you. Do you know about the technical aspects of photography; shutter speed, iso, aperture, dof etc. If you don't than you won't really benefit from the controls of the 50d. Image quality is about the same between the two.

Good advice. Listen to this, OP.