40D or 50D?

[inkista]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

Inkista: Would a re-sized image from a 50D show less noise than an SOOC camera from a 40D?

If one were to take the same picture, with the same settings and same lens but just different bodies, and re-size (not crop) the larger image to the smaller one's size, would that work?

Depends on who you ask. Personally, I think it's too close to call. I've actually seen one side-by-side where someone resized both the 40D and the 50D images to try and get parity: they grew the 40D image and shrank the 50D image so they met at a halfway point. To my eye, the 40D looked worse, but I was probably fixated on resolution not noise performance; I've always been a resolution-junkie and not much of a noise-worrier (I shot film, remember--there wasn't much you could do about grain, and iso was fixed to the roll.)

[LoveDSLR]

Originally Posted by mikster121

My dilemma now is, should I get the 50D or should I wait and save for the 5D Mark II?

For me, FF is my only goal. You should get the 50D if only you need an upgrade now. Between the 5D and 5D2, I can said that 5D2 can be my final Canon DSLR. I don't mean it is that good, but it is adequate enough (excluding fast actions of course).

BTW, there is no magic in FF. There is always MF and LF.