your own risk- ALWAYS use a genuine, fully charged Canon battery

This camera is the best pro-sumer (crop-sensor) bodies Canon has built

Yes, I too, love my Canon 50D.

Losing power during ANY firmware update (even Canon's) can be

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Canon's is bad, but could use some more work is all

Great camera, all I would change is the weight, looks like canon solve that with the T1i option

Great work Canon !

I have no interest in holy war between the camera camps, I think both Canon and Nikon make good

then I can highly recommend the Canon 50D with its new/changed more advanced features

Canon doesn't "roll" like that, and they only offer to repair the brand new lens at a factory service facility.

However, one cannot expect much from the built-in flashes of DSLRs and if you are serious about flash photography, you would want the superb Canon 580 series flash

After owing a Canon EOS 10D camera, which was damaged while traversing a mountain stream during a photo shoot, I wanted to continue with a like-kind Canon replacement

I sent it back repeatedly, but Canon never fully fixed the problem

"Canon EOS 50D Digital Field Guide (Paperback)", available at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470455594/ref=oss_T15_product), provides a lot of good information for the 50D.Bottom line: great camera that I am really enjoying.

However, the Canon 50D definitely surpasses the Nikon D300 when reviewing images in bright sunlight

Happy Canon User

Their reviews do not complain about error messagesUpdate:Canon drops the ball again

I don't blame Canon for this, but had I known about the compatibility

Since I am beginning to make money with my camera, I have been too scared to chance it again-especially considering Canon's reputation for horrible customer service

hopefuly for an improved canon SLR

I have no regrets switching over to Canon

But if I were a first time DSLR buyer right now looking at mid-range cameras, Canon has no advantage over Nikon.

the top pannel of the camera was replaced and it now responds like a brand new camera despite the 60,000 shutter actuations!This camera is one of the best pro-sumer (crop-sensor) bodies Canon has built

Canon can't make a camera reliable as Panasonic?

My only complaint is that I would rather have a decent Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens instead of the EFS 18-55 F/3.5-5.6 IS lens along with the included EF75-300 F/4-5.6 lens combination

Their claims of the 50D having less noise must have been based on its blotchy in-camera noise reduction quality and the more aggressive default settings of DPP's (Canon's Digital Photo Professional software) noise reduction as well.

Canon has made this procedure very easy

Actually amazed how Canon IS works well

I've used Canon equipment and other brands, but Canon has always been my favorite, since the mid 60's.

B. 15.1 Megapixel CMOS SensorI think the MP increase is the biggest surprise to me since Canon has always been conservative when it comes to this

I highly recommend the Canon 50d.

Beaten like a rented mule, once I finally succumbed to the inevitable, Canon Technical Support did supply me with a prepaid UPS shipping label to send my brand new and second defective Canon EF 28-135

because reading over the features for the price range and available glass, Canon seemed like the best choice to me

Canon works well

I had been looking to get the 50D for some time and after I was paid for a wedding and the 60D was announced (looks like Canon is making the XXD line more consumer oriented), I knew it was time to get the 50D.Having come from using the T1i, the first thing I had to get used to was all the buttons.

I use only three modes TV AV and manual most of the time and they all work as they should

But if you get the lens package, you might notice that pictures aren't as sharp as they should be on a 15MP camera... but other than that, love the camera

The pictures are as crisp and colorful as can be with the camera right out the box and only get better as you customize and fine tune your settings