50D coming advice

[rickj]

ordered a 50D from kerso on friday :woot:.
any tips/tricks I need to know before I start?

[Matblack]

If it hasn't changed since the 40D then there is a button on the front top right of the body with actuates the shutter.

;)

MB

[Canon Bob]

Set CF II-3 to 0 and CF II-4 to 3

Bob

[Uneducated_Rick]

RTFM! always useful, and when you've finished it read again about 3 days later to pick up anything you missed

[CT]

Set CF II-3 to 0 and CF II-4 to 3

Bob

Those are the two most essential settings. :thumbs:

Watch what Picture Style settings you have set, as even with RAW files they're initially applied to RAW images if you open them in Canon DPP software.

Don't be afraid of bumping up the ISO if you need to. I shoot 800 ISO almost all the time and sometimes 1600 ISO

[Subaru_WRC]

Set CF II-3 to 0 and CF II-4 to 3

Bob

Hi Bob

I have a 40D, are the settings above soley for the 50D or are they for the 40D as well ? If they are for the 40D as well where abouts in the menu do you find the settings to make the changes. Forgive me if it seems something basic as i`m still learning the ropes.

[rickj]

RTFM! always useful, and when you've finished it read again about 3 days later to pick up anything you missed


do men do that :nono:

thanks for the advice so far :thumbs:

[Canon Bob]

Hi Bob

I have a 40D, are the settings above soley for the 50D or are they for the 40D as well ? If they are for the 40D as well where abouts in the menu do you find the settings to make the changes. Forgive me if it seems something basic as i`m still learning the ropes.

On the 40D, the default was off. For some reason they were defaulted to on with the 50D.

Bob

[Subaru_WRC]

On the 40D, the default was off. For some reason they were defaulted to on with the 50D.

Bob

Thanks Bob, yeh that is a strange one.

[garymercer]

Remember to remove the lens cap!
Don't look directly at the flash!

:D

Take some pictures

[garymicheal]

Set CF II-3 to 0 and CF II-4 to 3

Bob

hi bob but why would canon have these functions (what are they for) and why turn them off please p.s mine turned off as advised but just wondering as you do :thinking:

[Byker28i]

50D is a good improvement to 40D. Faster writing to flash, not noticed the rear screen definition much if I'm honest, but the higher pixel count means you can crop harder. Less noise on high iso means I have no problems now pushing iso in poor light or to get higher shutter speeds.

Best bit, which I thought was a gimmick, is press in the joystick button. You're presented with a display of most used settings, which you can change there, rather than hunting though button presses/menus. A really good quick check on startup just to make sure you've reset the camera settings from last use.

Other than that, it just feels the same:D

[david1701]

don't know if the 40d had them but the custom C1 and C2 settings on the dial are vvv useful, took me a few months to actually use them but the're great for having flash enabled and disabled and two separate manual exposures, ie flash and ambient. Was awesome switching between them at a gig on Wednesday (I had flashes remotely on the speakers as I was asked to be there by the organisers not nasty flat on camera flash)

[CT]

hi bob but why would canon have these functions (what are they for) and why turn them off please p.s mine turned off as advised but just wondering as you do :thinking:

The thing with both these functions is they're purely intended for shooting jpegs and cause increased noise if they're enabled when you shoot RAW.

[Canon Bob]

hi bob but why would canon have these functions (what are they for) and why turn them off please p.s mine turned off as advised but just wondering as you do :thinking:

The thing with both these functions is they're purely intended for shooting jpegs and cause increased noise if they're enabled when you shoot RAW.

As per CT's reply but I'd add that shooting at Iso 400 and below is unlikely to show any problems.....it only really becomes an issue higher up the scale.

Bob

[CT]

As per CT's reply but I'd add that shooting at Iso 400 and below is unlikely to show any problems.....it only really becomes an issue higher up the scale.

Bob
Indeed - agree with Bob on that.