Fun with new Canon 50D

[Itaysworld]

Very very nice Blazer! Really like your shots.

Do you see a huuuuuge improvement with the 50D over the 30D?

What's that last one, do you know the name?

 

[Blazer88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13696404#post13696404 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ibanezgfx
how bout a full tank shot?

Here is a shot from yesterday. The tank is ~2 months old now and coralline is starting to take hold on the new rock and back wall. It should look pretty sweet in 6 months.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13697281#post13697281 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Itaysworld
Very very nice Blazer! Really like your shots.

Do you see a huuuuuge improvement with the 50D over the 30D?

What's that last one, do you know the name?

I wish I could tell you but I'm absolutely terrible with SPS names. The only piece I have that I could name is my green slimer, lol. And I don't know if I would call the 50D a HUGE improvement over the 30D but it definitely has some features that I really like.

-The live view is absolutely great for manual focusing and makes macros MUCH easier than before, I take a lot of macro shots so that is important to me.

-The 3" VGA screen on the back is beautiful and is excellent for checking sharpness. I could take a picture with the 30D which would appear sharp on the 2.5" LCD but would be soft on my computer monitor. Not any more on the 50D.

-The 50D has micro adjustment for the lenses. I found that my 17-55mm F/2.8 IS was back focusing very slightly and I am able to calibrate that to this body. My pictures are sharper than ever before.

Even with those features, the price of a Canon 30D (and 40D) is great right now. I am selling mine for $500 and not everyone is willing to pay the $700 premium for a few features the 50D offers. The resolution isn't really worth much IMO and some people feel that is bringing in excess noise, etc, to the sensor. I haven't noticed any negatives of the 15MP sensor though but I wouldn't want to put cheap glass in front of it. It was worth it to me.

 

[TROYREEFER]

Nice shots. looks great

 

[ibanezgfx]

ever used the 20d? i found a good deal on a used one, and i have some older lenses for a film Canon EOS A2, so i have some, i suppose, decent lenses. If i got it, and its a good camera, i would save some money for a pretty good lens or two.

 

[BlueCorn]

20D is still a good camera.

 

[chicken]

Rick, I blame you for a $600 charge on my credit card It should be here Wednesday. Thanks!

 

[Blazer88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13719661#post13719661 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chicken
Rick, I blame you for a $600 charge on my credit card It should be here Wednesday. Thanks!

Oh you won't regret it, it's a fantastic lens. Be sure to post up some shots once you get it!

 

[Blazer88]

Just another quick one of my clownfish trying to hide in the anemone:

 

[Recty]

I really like that shot, great composition and clarity.

 

[Lpabsolute]

I like the pic of the Blenny.....

 

[ssbreef]

Fantastic shots!! as always.

 

[JeffReef]

Rick,
Can you tell a big difference between the 30D and 50D on high ISO performance? It appears to me that these new shots are cleaner (less noise) than your previous ones.

 

[melev]

Rick, beautiful shots. You've got me beat both with your skill and your equipment, but hopefully I can keep learning from your example.

When it comes to cropping on CS3, how do you avoid cropping to the point that the subject enlarges? Is there a trick you can share?

 

[Blazer88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13804853#post13804853 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JeffReef
Rick,
Can you tell a big difference between the 30D and 50D on high ISO performance? It appears to me that these new shots are cleaner (less noise) than your previous ones.

I haven't done any scientific comparisons by any means but it does seem the 50D handles the noise better than the 30D. I used to go up to ISO 1000+ on my old tank quite frequently, when much of my shots were taken. I don't really use anything above 800 with the 50D on my new tank since I think the Radium 20K and lumenarc reflector seems to put out much more light allowing me to use a lower ISO.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805846#post13805846 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Rick, beautiful shots. You've got me beat both with your skill and your equipment, but hopefully I can keep learning from your example.

When it comes to cropping on CS3, how do you avoid cropping to the point that the subject enlarges? Is there a trick you can share?

I just use the regular crop tool in CS3 and set my pixel dimensions to 900x600 pixels. The subject shouldn't "enlarge" as long as you aren't cropping beyond 100%. Meaning, turning a 800x533 image into a 900x600 one. My original pixel dimensions are ~4800x3200 so it's easy to get a 900x600 crop without enlarging anything. Does that make sense?

 

[juniormc8704]

Blazer always awesome pics. I checked out that new 50D a couploe weeks ago, very very nice camera.

I recently tried hooking my D300 up to my Macbook Pro with capture pro 2.0 (nikon) and with live view it allows me to use my whole laptop monitor as the view finder and remote trigger using the keyboard, make any changes, etc...

the only thing i can do via the laptop in manual focus (obviously)

You should see if canon has something like that.

very very very cool.

I havent had a chance to do a real shoot with it, but the concept blows my mind.

After looking at your pics, i might have to bust out my sigma 150 again.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13807245#post13807245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blazer88
I just use the regular crop tool in CS3 and set my pixel dimensions to 900x600 pixels. The subject shouldn't "enlarge" as long as you aren't cropping beyond 100%. Meaning, turning a 800x533 image into a 900x600 one. My original pixel dimensions are ~4800x3200 so it's easy to get a 900x600 crop without enlarging anything. Does that make sense?

That is what I'm doing as well. I thought perhaps there was a setting that will prevent you from cropping beyond 100%, basically.

 

[JeffReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13807245#post13807245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blazer88
I haven't done any scientific comparisons by any means but it does seem the 50D handles the noise better than the 30D. I used to go up to ISO 1000+ on my old tank quite frequently, when much of my shots were taken. I don't really use anything above 800 with the 50D on my new tank since I think the Radium 20K and lumenarc reflector seems to put out much more light allowing me to use a lower ISO.

Thanks for the reply, Rick. I have yet to upgrade my 20D. Perhaps now is the time.

On a side note, did your RBTA have that much "bubble" before you switched to Radiums? I have a similar RBTA with half as much bubble as that and I want it to have full bubbles like yours.

 

[Jeff]

Great pics! I really need to start saving for a decent camera...