Large JPEG format at 15.1mp, ISO 100, WB - daylight, on Aperture priority

Did you change any settings in the camera at all? What mode did you shoot that in and what picture style?

Unedited...

They have been edited. As said though the colours were still pretty rich off the camera, il get an original up in a bit.

He said they haven't been cropped, but what about edited? The colours do look good but he could be shooting JPEG and bumped the colours up in the settings?

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Originally posted by Tom_Coe
colours look great, when I take images off my 40D I find he colours seem to lose their edge a bit but in your images they look very strong still

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Yeah, I havent bothered with it yet though.

Focusing and FPS was the big thing for me. The 450D pissed me off. Also, the weight and size is a lot nicer to hold when you've got a heavy lens attached. It's also better designed with a top LCD and the two scroll wheels to adjust aperture and the shutter speed separately.

Has the 500D got HDMI-out?

colours look great, when I take images off my 40D I find he colours seem to lose their edge a bit but in your images they look very strong still

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Originally posted by xa0s
350D > 400D (10mp) > 450D (Live View, 12.4mp) > 500D (HD Video, 15.1mp)

xxxxD + xxxD = Entry Level
xxD = Semi-Pro
xD =Professional

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The video is a bit gimmicky, its brilliant quality, but unless the camera is on a tripod it shakes like hell.

Same here, but there's a market for it I guess. Tons of people cream over the 5D II for the HD video and the 500D is selling big time too.

Live View is useful. I used it a lot today. It's good when you're trying to expose a long shutter speed scene as it predicts how light it'll be. You can turn the dial up to 30" and the screen gets brighter and brighter so you can avoid taking several test shots as such.

It's also good for accurate focusing and macro photography. I have a shoot next week with some florist and I'm gunna use it a lot to get a pin sharp focus on a selective flower at f/1.2. :)

I don't get it either, seen a few clips recorded off the new Canon DSLRs and the video doesn't exactly look that great. Would rather a camera to purely take photos and a camcorder to purely take video.

[Edited on 03-06-2009 by AndyKent]

Never seen the idea with having video on an SLR, bit gimmicky isnt it? Its like Live view, i haven't used it once yet on my D300

350D > 400D (10mp) > 450D (Live View, 12.4mp) > 500D (HD Video, 15.1mp)

xxxxD + xxxD = Entry Level
xxD = Semi-Pro
xD =Professional

Autofocus ftw :0

Gay Canons tbh :o

500 is above the 450, before the 5d.

Is the 500 the upgrade to the 400 then? I always thought the lower the numbers were the better it was in Canons?

Anyway shots look nice mate, you've framed them really well :thumbs:

Just my old Tamron 70-300. I was using a 400D before, one thing ive found on the 500 is that the colours appear to be alot sharper and more contrasting straight off the camera. Obviously they are scaled down but ive still got all those images at 15mp.

The thing that impresses me the most is that you haven't cropped them!

But the image quality does look very good. What lens did you use?

What did you use before the 500D? Have you got anything to compare it to?

I know ive already posted these in GC but wanted your opinions specifically on my photographs here, id also thought id share my first shots using the 500D. None of the pictures have been cropped. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27439865@N06/sets/72157619126137231/

[Edited on 03-06-2009 by Butler]

[Edited on 03-06-2009 by Butler]