Review on Discontinued Canon EOS 50D DSLR Camera Body for Sale by Yoonki Baek ᠌

Name: Discontinued Canon EOS 50D DSLR Camera Body for Sale
Item: Discontinued Canon EOS 50D DSLR Camera Body for Sale
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

A very high-quality product, I take it not for the first time.

In general, the camera is excellent, in it the company has implemented a completely different, new approach to ergonomics, I liked it, but alas, it is not the most suitable for a reportage work scenario. For example, with moving the AF point, I was able to understand that I had to press the AF point selection button, and then the AF point or area could be moved with 2 wheels. One - horizontally, the other - vertically, but I think everyone will agree that this is not for a reportage scenario. The same applies to the quick change of some parameters, which change one or 2 clicks longer than in 5D mk IV. In general, it seems that Canon has done everything possible to please the sales of 5D mk IV, 5DS / R, 7Dmk II. They have 2 slots, a joystick, a scroll wheel near the navikey, in comparison with them, the camera feels cut off in terms of ergonomics, and in some places in terms of functionality. As an example - the speed of burst shooting in tracking focus mode.
But no matter what, the camera is delightful. The electronic viewfinder is a revelation, it's incredibly convenient to see the result before shooting, the exposure simulation works quite well and the result differs slightly from the simulation, except that the camera does not press the aperture.
Yes, after buying the camera, you need to reconfigure it for yourself and reassign control, but it seemed to me a trifling task, since you still configure the camera for yourself.
Also, be prepared to buy extra. battery, one can only last for half a day of shooting.
To everyone who is thinking about buying, I advise you to look at the camera and try to communicate with it live, all the reviews seemed incompetent to me after getting to know the camera on my own. I personally have not yet held the camera and tried to shoot it myself, I could not form a clear opinion about it. There is a lot of unfounded criticism of this camera on the net, people clearly did not understand it and did not try to use it, and those who filmed and worked with the camera changed their attitude towards it.
P. S. photos taken with Jupiter 9 lens
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Pros

High-quality full-frame sensor, not inferior to the Canon 5D mk IV Excellent electronic viewfinder and LCD screen, which also rotates in 3 axes Protection of the matrix with a metal shutter, which is not available from any competitor of mirrorless cameras The speed of autofocus, which is not inferior to phase sensors in SLR cameras, and in some cases surpassing them. Freedom of autofocus, the frame is covered almost entirely by autofocus points, which means there is no restriction in the focus area Accuracy of autofocus and its sensitivity, the percentage of defects in focus was about 3% High precision focusing on the face and eyes Well-functioning focus peaking when using manual optics with a shallow depth of field and convenient manual focus assist on autofocus lenses Compatible with a huge range of EF, EF-S, RF optics and a huge number of alternatives for these mounts, such as the installation of manual optics M42 Full customization of buttons and camera controls, the camera is very flexible for itself, ranging from focus types, ending with such trifles as, for example, the magnification by one button Good ergonomics Popular battery type Good video features Lack of a drum with modes The touch bar, it seemed to me extremely convenient, I assigned an ISO change to it and there is no difference in the speed of change with a separate button, from 100 to 3200 ISO it changes in 2 seconds, the main thing is to turn off its lock, it greatly slows down the process.

Cons

Short battery life, battery life from 400 to 800 shots on a single charge, depending on the operating scenario, and this does not include the screen, although it probably does not change the situation much, after 1300-1800 on the EOS 650D it is negligible, the feeling that you are walking with a soap dish from the 2022s Not informative enough. screen from above. The information is divided into 2 parts and extra clicks are needed for more information. Complete lack of customization. The shutdown lever, it’s not bad, but it would be better in its place if there would be a wheel for switching ISO or something else more useful, I think the ergonomics of switching on could be better implemented Few camera controls, I miss another control wheel framing the navikey, and someone lacks a traditional joystick, I imagine how these people got bombed when they saw that they added a joystick to the EOS 90D and did not add it here One slot for memory cards, not that serious, but not that convenient The initial button configuration feels disgusting I liked the touch bar, but only after I wanted to deal with it carefully, blocking it and holding it to the left greatly spoils the feeling of using it, when you turn off the block, interaction with it becomes more convenient and does not feel slow. Regarding false touches, I don’t have them, but I set up the blocking of the LOCK button only to block the touch bar, but to the touch bar itself, set up a change in ISO parameters and immediately felt the convenience of using it, before that it caused a gag reflex After ating the firmware, the camera shoots with better quality and works better. Before using the camera, be sure to ate the firmware, the early shortcomings regarding the focus on the face, eyes, tracking autofocus and matrix banding disappear.