Site says 2022, but I could have written this in 2007. With the addition of -- get the flash off the camera, and set the power manually. Off the camera makes the flash light define the shape of what you're shooting, and setting the power manually means no preflash -- so no blinks.
Personally, I went from the 50 to a 40/2.8 which had a much faster focus speed and better build quality -- and I basically never shot wide open anyway because the focus plane would be so narrow as to be unusable. And the 100/2, which was just an awesome lens, good color, shape, everything.
But in the intervening 15 years, DSLRs are now dead, mirrorless is hanging on, and basically, it's computational photography from phones. Best camera is the one you have and so that's where it's done. It doesn't hurt that Apple has more R/D budget for their phone than the entire legacy camera industry.
But given the prices of the 5d on ebay now, I might must pick up the camera I lusted for then and couldn't afford, so that it can spend time gathering dust on the shelf like the other DSLRs.
Personally, I went from the 50 to a 40/2.8 which had a much faster focus speed and better build quality -- and I basically never shot wide open anyway because the focus plane would be so narrow as to be unusable. And the 100/2, which was just an awesome lens, good color, shape, everything.
But in the intervening 15 years, DSLRs are now dead, mirrorless is hanging on, and basically, it's computational photography from phones. Best camera is the one you have and so that's where it's done. It doesn't hurt that Apple has more R/D budget for their phone than the entire legacy camera industry.
But given the prices of the 5d on ebay now, I might must pick up the camera I lusted for then and couldn't afford, so that it can spend time gathering dust on the shelf like the other DSLRs.