500d or 550d?

[zruns]

which is a better deal?
to get a 500d /w 18-55 and 50mm 1.8 for $1050
or
550d body for $950 and then buying a 50mm 1.8 :/

i sold my d5000 today as i wanted to switch to canon as next yr in school i take photography as a subject and school uses canon.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48246909@N06/

from my photostream above which do you think i will benefit from more?

do you think i need a the 18-55 or just stick to the 50mm?

please help

 

[eycoW]

from the price you have posted. Of course option 2 is the best.


550D for $950 is a steal. and a 50mm 1.8 is only at most $110. So that made up $1060. $10 cheaper than 500D with only 18-55

 

[zruns]

500d comes /w 18-55 and 50mm for $1050 ...
still think 550d?

 

[A-SLtio]

from the price you have posted. Of course option 2 is the best.


550D for $950 is a steal. and a 50mm 1.8 is only at most $110. So that made up $1060. $10 cheaper than 500D with only 18-55

i think, the 500d is with 18-55 as well as 50 f1.8....:think:

for me 50mm f 1.8 is not wide enough for crop sensor body, so probably the best option is to get 500D with 18-55 & 50 f 1.8 (don't think much difference between 550D & 500D)

 

[eycoW]

like i mentioned. for $10 bucks more, you can get a better camera (in terms of specs) and a lens which suits your project.

I saw your photos, mostly are closed up shots, you will need a low F/S number camera. A prime 50mm lens is good. $110 for a 50mm F/S 1.8. Is gonna be worth it

 

[zruns]

50mm only 110
i thought 150 -_-
thanks for help
i'm still nt sure whether i'd need 18-55 as well :/

 

[eycoW]

haha, i'm going to buy it soon and was offered at $110 ^^

hmmm.. if you're unsure, just go for the 18-55mm, is definitely gonna be safer

Currently i'm using 18-55mm, am going to buy the 50 mm real soon. Reason being i love taking close up shots, not exactly macros, and the prime lens do give a really good "bokeh" effect.

You should go have a feel of both cameras and lenses. Cause is your project that matters

 

[zruns]

hmmm yeaa
i mostly shoot at 50mm.. though :/
is 550d really a much better camera then 500d?

 

[tecnica]

hmmm yeaa
i mostly shoot at 50mm.. though :/
is 550d really a much better camera then 500d?

if you wan full HD 1080p video, 550D blows 500D totally out of the water.

 

[eycoW]

the MP is not much of an issue.

hey! 500D can shoot 1080 HD video as well! it losses out to 550D by a few frames/secs. Actually, till today, i ain't very sure how to use the video function, the focus is a whole lotta B***h

 

[tecnica]

the MP is not much of an issue.

hey! 500D can shoot 1080 HD video as well! it losses out to 550D by a few frames/secs. Actually, till today, i ain't very sure how to use the video function, the focus is a whole lotta B***h

below 24fps, the video starts to get rather jerky(actually i dunno how to describe it). if you dun use video, then it's ok.

when shooting video, go manual focus.

 

[zruns]

i think ill go with the 550d this way i won't have any regrets
thankyou everyone for the help

 

[newuser]

hmmm yeaa
i mostly shoot at 50mm.. though :/
is 550d really a much better camera then 500d?

If I'm not wrong, 550D high ISO beats 500D high ISO by quite a bit.

 

[magicianhisoka]

vote for 550d coz of iso performance. totally want this body

 

[Sn0wMaN]

i was choosing 550d,500d and Nikon D90 but i made the best choice of 550d.
Totally never regret, i newbie so i took the package. But if u know wat lens u want then go for 550d, good weight, good mid range cam