Sep 04 2008
Buy a Canon 40D Now or Wait For The New 50D?
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- The Canon EOS 50D
Should I Wait?
I’ve been considering purchasing a new camera. Having purchased my first Canon SLR camera in the 1970’s, it’s not a choice of Canon verses Nikon – I’m an Canon gal.
My indecision comes from the announced arrival in October of the new and improved 50D. I know I don’t need a super-professional camera, so I know I don’t need an EOS Mark 1D super-fancy-top-of-the-line $7,000 camera (although, if my budget allowed you better believe I’d grab one – LOL).
So, here’s the rub. I can purchase a 40D from Amazon with 24 month, no interest financing. I love that! With a minimum monthly payment I’d have it paid off before the end the contract. I have until the end of September to decide.
However, if I wait until October the new Canon 50D will arrive. It’s more expensive but has some promising features. Of course, it’s got more megapixel at 15.1 which is a good thing. More interesting to me is the higher ISO range. Lately I’ve spent a great deal of my shooting before dawn, at sunset and after. The long exposures are always noisy and there is the purple fringing problem as well. I just read an article from B&H photo that claims the 50D camera is so good at photographing people in the dark you can read their thoughts (LOL).
Help me decide – please let me know what you think in the comments. Should I grab the financing on the 40D or wait and pay extra for the 50D?
I’m in the same dilemma. I’m shooting with a XTi but want to upgrade to a X0D model. I’m leaning more towards the 40D, and then grab the 60D when the 70D comes out. But I’d wait to grab the 40D until the 50D comes out because we’ll see a bigger price drop in the 40D.