What to upgrade my camera to ?

Muineach

Hi all
I've been quite on the boards for quite a while, the weather has been a killer for my type of photography, anyway I entered a competition last May and I got a phone call on Friday to let me know that I was a "winner", it was for a calender from Top Oil, so I've got my own month

The nice surprise was that I won a 500e voucher for a camera shop so the question is what should I get with the voucher ?

So far I have:
Canon 350D (8mp)
Canon EFS 17-80mm
Canon 80-300mm
Speedlite 420 (i think that's the model)

I'm fairly happy with the lenses they work well for what I want to do so I was thinking of maybe upgrading the camera itself. I'm setting about a 1,000e give or take a little bit (trade in, voucher & some more cash).
I'd like to increase on the fps (currently 3) and also increase the megapixel's.

Should I go for a Canon 40D ?
Thanks for any suggestions

Muineach

BTW I think they picked either of these two photo's

Ricky91t

40D would suit you nicely quicker AF and more FPS will insure you get more shots live above!
Also better iso handling so you'll get better shots at dusk!

Congrats on the competition,
Also would you not consider a new lens 70-200 comes to mind...

RoryW

congratulations on the prize and good luck with the deliberations of what to buy

ThOnda

Congratulations!
And I am glad that the foxes are back :-)

If you don't require crop factor, what about to wait for 5D (not MkII)? I just love that camera...

Calina

FPS matters...

OP, your choice is 40D or 50D. I use the 40D for its fps and it's great - it's ever so slightly faster than the 50D.

thebaz

no suggestions , but well done on the prize , bet it was the top photo that won .

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shoelaceface

a disposable camera

Calina

shoelaceface: another nonsense response like this one and you will find yourself either with a card or a ban.

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as you were.

Ricky91t

shoelaceface wrote: »

a disposable camera

Wtf is the point of posting this?

MartMax

what Calina said, faster FPS helps. 40D also handles noise better than the 350D.

have u also tried other better or higher end lenses? u'd be surprise with some lenses, they most likely to be faster and sharper.

nameandanumber

I'd wait till the 5DmkII is released then go for a second hand 5DmkI if I was you. Great camera and you should get it for a fairly reasonable price at that stage...

Nice shots by the way and well done on the prize!

shoelaceface wrote: »

a disposable camera

Also, lads lighten up.

I think his tongue was firmly in his cheek for that one

Muineach

Thanks all, the 40D looks perfect but the new 50D looks even nicer
I think I'll wait till near xmas and ask the "family" for a contribution turns out that I have to go to a dinner to get the prize and it will be near the end of the year

As for the lenses, I either find myself generally over the 200mm mark or below 85mm and there is no way I could justify myself getting one of the "white" lenses :rolleyes:

BTW with the fox's I was visiting them throughout the summer but the weather was so bad I didn't take the 350D out due to the rain and low light levels.

Thanks everyone

challengemaster

If you ask me, 50D is pointless. It costs more than a 5D sure...