50D was a robust very good camera
by today's standards it's outdated
snce it lacks video (although you can enable it via third party firmware but still no sounds and overheating problems since it was not designed o do video
as for the 17-85 this lens suffers from severe CA and distortions but can be corrected via software.
the fashion and portraits are you doing them for yourself and family or for clients ?? if you are shooting for clients just buy a modern body, otherwise 50D plus 17-85 plus Canon 10-18 should make a very good combo,
as for the 50mmf1.8 it is good at the center so so on the borders at f1.8 then gets rapidly sharp throughout the frame, its background blur is not very pleasant but some might like it, check sample online and see by yourself if you like it or not
one more thing, batteries on 50D should have died, you will need new ones you can find easily cheap Chinese BP511 and BP511a replacements they work pretty well
by today's standards it's outdated
snce it lacks video (although you can enable it via third party firmware but still no sounds and overheating problems since it was not designed o do video
as for the 17-85 this lens suffers from severe CA and distortions but can be corrected via software.
the fashion and portraits are you doing them for yourself and family or for clients ?? if you are shooting for clients just buy a modern body, otherwise 50D plus 17-85 plus Canon 10-18 should make a very good combo,
as for the 50mmf1.8 it is good at the center so so on the borders at f1.8 then gets rapidly sharp throughout the frame, its background blur is not very pleasant but some might like it, check sample online and see by yourself if you like it or not
one more thing, batteries on 50D should have died, you will need new ones you can find easily cheap Chinese BP511 and BP511a replacements they work pretty well