One of the problems matching L lenses with APS sensors is that they are not designed to work together. If you want to stay with an APS sensor then stick to the lenses manufactured for them, EFS in the case of Canon. The best way to improve things would be to buy a full frame sensor, Canon 5D for example. The problem as always is the price, with a decent matching lens about £2500. I'm thinking of it but only because it will probably last me 10-15 years. It's still a hell of a decision.
DAVID On 27 Dec 2009, at 19:37, plcd1 wrote: > > > On 27 Dec, 15:27, Peter Horrex <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you had the choice of a 'medium range' DSLR body (EOS450 or 500D) with a >> higher quality Canon L series lens (24 - 105 L IS USM) or a higher body (EOS >> 50D) and a lower quality lens (28 - 135 EF IS USM) which would you go for? >> >> Is it the lens that delivers the quality as in Mark P's photos? There's >> about £200 difference between the 2 packages listed above. >> >> I'm off to work now, so I'll read your responses tomorrow > > Peter - has Father Christmas left a bonus?? :-) > > I think it all depends what you want from the camera and how much you > want to rely on its auto settings and how much flexibility you want in > terms of functionality. I have the Canon 40D which is a real step up > from the EOS300D I used to use but the biggest leap forward for me was > start up speed! The fact that the sensor usually does a great job as > do the IS lens is an added bonus. I opted for the 40D because the step > up to the 50D was not considered to be worth the extra cash in any > review that I read - unfortunately the 40D is withdrawn now. However I > cannot claim to have even scratched the surface in terms of what it > can undoubtedly do - this is why I am thinking of doing a course (or > similar) to try to improve my knowledge so I can begin to exploit the > functionality I own. > > I think my starting point would be to get the best camera body I can > afford once I know what "system" I'm locking myself in to - Canon or > Nikon or perhaps someone else. There is now an established principle > for SLRs that the body will, within reason, always be backwards > compatible with that manufacturer's lenses. Given the frightening > cost of many high quality lens I think they are the longer term, "save > up the money", item that will expand your capabilities and really fine > tune your pictures. > > Judging from your comments over time the thing that seems to bother > you the most is the accuracy of colour capture which is typically down > to the sensor and the camera's inbuilt processing. I'd suggest > (assuming I'm right) that the sensor / body is the thing you need to > be happy about. The lens can always be upgraded later. > > Paul Corfield > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "London Bus Scene" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > IMAGE SIZES are important, as is QUALITY. Try not to post very large photos > or very small ones. Pixel width should be no bigger than 1600 and no smaller > than 800. This allows members to view the images full screen, depending on > their monitor settings. > > Quality should be sharp and maintained when resizing images. File sizes > should be around the 250KB - 600KB mark, but not bigger than 800KB. Try to > keep somewhere in the middle of all this, around 400KB can produce good > images with no loss of quality. > > You can easily reduce the size of images using > Google's own picassa http://picasa.google.com/ or > Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "London Bus Scene" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] IMAGE SIZES are important, as is QUALITY. Try not to post very large photos or very small ones. Pixel width should be no bigger than 1600 and no smaller than 800. This allows members to view the images full screen, depending on their monitor settings. Quality should be sharp and maintained when resizing images. File sizes should be around the 250KB - 600KB mark, but not bigger than 800KB. Try to keep somewhere in the middle of all this, around 400KB can produce good images with no loss of quality. You can easily reduce the size of images using Google's own picassa http://picasa.google.com/ or Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/ -- Experience the Devil
