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First announced in August of 2008, the Canon EOS 50D (body only) can be purchased new for around $1,230. This camera is very good in terms of its performance - feature ratio. It has 4.7 micron pixels, read noise of 2.61 electrons, a pixel well that will hold 27,300 electron, 13.4 stops of sensor dynamic range, 14 bits of tonal depth, and an 15 megapixel sensor with a 1.6x crop factor. The 50D does not suffer from amp glow. It also has lower thermal signal and thermal noise than either the Canon 350D or Canon 400D.
Despite having more megapixels, and gapless microlenses, and a DIGIC IV processor, this camera is not quite as good as the 40D in terms of noise, according to DP Review. It also has higher thermal signal than the 40D according to Christian Buil. Despite having more pixels it does not really resolve more for normal photography because you are limited by the lens. For deep-sky astrophotography you won't really appreciate this kind of resolution because you will be limited by seeing during long exposures. This kind of resolution might be appreciated in excellent diffraction-limited scopes on nights of outstanding seeing for high resolution work.
DP Review also says that the 50D's dynamic range and high ISO performance are actually worse than the 40D.
Christian Buil, however, notes the 50D is about 15 percent more sensitive than the 40D, probably due to better fill factor, better geometry of the microlens, and better transmission of RGB dyes used in the Bayer array. You can also read a comparison of the 40D to the 50D by Christian Buil, who says "the 50D is a success despite the reduction of pixel size and a good successor to the 40D."
The 50D requires only one USB2 cable for complete computer automation. It offers live view focusing, and dust-reduction technology. It has two LCD screens, one on top of the camera that can be back illuminated at night to read camera settings, and one larger screen on the back of the camera for image and histogram display and viewing of menu and custom function settings.
With Live-View, images can be viewed for focusing on the LCD screen on the back of the camera, output to a separate monitor, or output to a computer via the UBS2 cable and viewed inside of Canon's camera control software.
Complete camera control, as well as remote Live View focusing can also be accessed wirelessly through Canon's WFT-E3/E3A wireless transmitter and 802.11b / 802.11g wireless protocols.
Astrophotographic Pros: Latest Canon low-noise technology, complete camera control including live view via one USB2 cable, 14 bits, Live View.
Astrophotographic Cons: 15 megapixel high-resolution sensor will reveal more optical aberrations in lenses and telescopes, smaller pixels hold less electrons resulting in slightly higher noise and lower dynamic range than previous models.
First announced in August of 2007, the Canon EOS 40D (body only) can be purchased new for around $850. This camera is very good in terms of its performance - feature ratio. It has 5.7 micron pixels, read noise of 4.2 electrons, a pixel well that will hold 43,400 electrons, 13.3 stops of sensor dynamic range, 14 bits of tonal depth, and an 10 megapixel sensor with a 1.6x crop factor. The 40D does not suffer from amp glow. It also has lower thermal signal and thermal noise than either the Canon 350D or Canon 400D. The 40D signal-to-noise ratio is about 30 percent better than the 400D. The camera body weighs 26.1 ounces (740 grams).
The 40D requires only one USB2 cable for complete computer automation. It offers live view focusing, and dust-reduction technology. It has two LCD screens, one on top of the camera that can be back illuminated at night to read camera settings, and one larger screen on the back of the camera for image and histogram display and viewing of menu and custom function settings.
With Live-View, images can be viewed for focusing on the LCD screen on the back of the camera, output to a separate monitor, or output to a computer via the UBS2 cable and viewed inside of Canon's camera control software.
Complete camera control, as well as remote Live View focusing can also be accessed wirelessly through Canon's WFT-E3/E3A wireless transmitter and 802.11b / 802.11g wireless protocols.
Astrophotographic Pros: Live View, complete camera control including live view via one USB2 cable, 14 bits.
Astrophotographic Cons: Some people have experienced banding noise problems with this camera.
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