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Right fellow togs I have the canon 550D and I need a upgrade ASAP but don't know what one to get help help
 
Hi David,

Welcome to TP :wave:

stumac's question is a bit on the blunt side, but it's a fair point. The 550D is very good camera indeed - what about it isn't doing what you need?
 
Sorry don't mean to sound blunt , it's what I ask myself when I feel I need an upgrade , if I can give myself 3 good reasons then I get the wallet out and it also gives me an idea as to what camera to get
 
david mchale said:
Right fellow togs I have the canon 550D and I need a upgrade ASAP but don't know what one to get help help
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As already said..

If you don't know what you want to do, any camera is as good as another.
 
david mchale said:
Right fellow togs I have the canon 550D and I need a upgrade ASAP but don't know what one to get help help
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If you don't know what to get and need members of a forum to tell you, you probably don't need to upgrade.
In what way is the 550d holding you back?
 
And simply because I want a bigger better camera because I'm going to give this one away to a friend
 
Well your talking a serious about of money if you want weather sealed, and even then we are not talking something that can live in torrential rain constantly

A good friend of mine that for years has used consumer DSLR's once said to me if he didn't take his camera out in the rain he would never have taken any photo's don't be reckless with your kit but at the same time don't treat it like a new born :thumbs:

Matt
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Most cameras will stand a bit of water. Dunno about the 550D, but my old 400D has been out in some quite nasty conditions and survived. If you have a decent bag - and everyone should have a decent bag - and only take your camera out when you need to, and put it away if conditions get really bad, you should be OK. A supermarket bag with a hole for the lens and a rubber band to secure it works well. A lens hood and a filter can help stop water getting into your lens.

And this raises an interesting point. Has anyone ever seen or carried out a test of relative water resistance of camera models? Rated, say, on a scale of 1-5 or whatever? Empirical testing would be a bit difficult as you'd really need to test to destruction, which would be entertaining but expensive ("can I borrow your camera for a sec?" ) But stuff like gasketting on buttons and doors, and lens front-element water resistance would be easy enough to indicate. I know this gets mentioned on top end kit, but don't remember seeing much about this on entry level.
 
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Weather proofing. I've shoot sunday morning sport for years with a 40D, then 50D, with a 400D backup. When it's absolutely hammering down I'll be camped underneath a fishing brolly, sat on a little stool.

It it's light rain I find a beer towel with elastic band left by the posty is a perfect size to go along the top of the lens and camera body without restricting use. The 400D usually gets put in a large freezer food bag (around £2-2.50 for a roll of 30-40) with a elastic band around the open end around the lens hood. I also carry a couple of small bin bags for just in case.

It's easy to think of upgrading bodies, but usually you get more from having decent lenses first.

So the big questions are: What do you shoot, what kit are you using at the moment to shoot this, and what limitations are you seeing?
 
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And simply because I want a bigger better camera because I'm going to give this one away to a friend
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With no real logic or reasoning and just wanting a better camera because you do (nothing wrong with that - it's your money :) ) just get anything that is more expensive and bigger that appeals to you.
 
if you have a lot of EF lenses, steer clear of full frame
 
I saw a video on the news recently of an Iphone totally immersed in water after being put in a vapourising chamber and being covered with a water resistant chemical. It's not likely to be any good to put a whole camera through the process as it might affect the sensor, but it would be good if they could get all parts of the outer shell done with the stuff before it's assembled.
 
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