07-02-2010, 11:50 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' date='02 July 2010 - 10:48 AM' timestamp='1278060525' post='799']
1. AF, seems a bit more accurate with the 550D.
2. The LCD screen is gorgeous, a big step up from the 450D.
3. Big jump in high ISO noise profile.
4. Sophisticated movie mode.
Those are the mayor differences, in my opinion.
Minus points compared to 40D/50D:
1. xxD has a more sturdy build, with a 2nd wheel on the back. Although I do prefer the compactness of the xxxD series, but that is personal.
2. 550D is slower in continuous shooting (frames per second).
3. 50D has a more advanced AF system (all cross sensors at each AF point) (40D too I think, but the 40D is not as good as the 50D in the AF stakes).
[color="#0000ff"]4. xxD has a bigger brighter view finder
[/color]5. 50D offers AF micro adjust, to reign in unruly non-calibrated lenses
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I have a slightly different viewpoint on the VF here.
From my personal comparisons, the 550D has/seems to have the brightest VF of the APS-C bodies, together with the 50D.
Also, the 550D has a little less tunnel vision than the 50D, and certainly less than the 7D. IQ-wise the 550D is slightly better than the 50D, but the 7D again wins that competition, but only just. WB on 7D and 550D is also a little better.
Kind regards, Wim
1. AF, seems a bit more accurate with the 550D.
2. The LCD screen is gorgeous, a big step up from the 450D.
3. Big jump in high ISO noise profile.
4. Sophisticated movie mode.
Those are the mayor differences, in my opinion.
Minus points compared to 40D/50D:
1. xxD has a more sturdy build, with a 2nd wheel on the back. Although I do prefer the compactness of the xxxD series, but that is personal.
2. 550D is slower in continuous shooting (frames per second).
3. 50D has a more advanced AF system (all cross sensors at each AF point) (40D too I think, but the 40D is not as good as the 50D in the AF stakes).
[color="#0000ff"]4. xxD has a bigger brighter view finder
[/color]5. 50D offers AF micro adjust, to reign in unruly non-calibrated lenses
[/quote]
I have a slightly different viewpoint on the VF here.
From my personal comparisons, the 550D has/seems to have the brightest VF of the APS-C bodies, together with the 50D.
Also, the 550D has a little less tunnel vision than the 50D, and certainly less than the 7D. IQ-wise the 550D is slightly better than the 50D, but the 7D again wins that competition, but only just. WB on 7D and 550D is also a little better.
Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....