Canon Rolls out the 50D

Just when I buy the Canon 40D they decide to roll out the 50D. Figures huh. But that’s the way it is with technology if we keep waiting for the next generation we’ll never get anything accomplished. Unless there is a specific reason not to buy a version, case in point first generation iPhone not implementing 3G. I’m glad I waited. If the current technology fits your need… then it’s best to move ahead and purchase and get on with business. But the 50D sure looks nice. Guess I’ll be buying the 60D. So what looks great about the 50D? The new DIGIC 4 processor, 15.1 megapixel sensor, ISO to 12800 and HDMI output to view on your HDTV. The speed drops a little from 6.5 down to 6.3 fps and from 75 down to 60 consecutive JPEGS. Bigger files, more time. Do I wish I had waited? Not one bit, if I had I wouldn’t have the images I made on my trip to Alaska.

The 40D is a great camera and it looks like the 50D only adds to the lineage. We are now in the age of imaging. In the ’80s and ’90s computers were obsolete by the time you bought them. Computing power grew so fast that IT departments had to ask manufactures to slow down their release cycles because it cost too much to keep testing and deploying at such a rapid pace. I see camera technology currently hitting that type of rapid advance and release cycle and will continue for the next several years. The best today will be surpassed literally tomorrow.

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