The 50D also predates Canon’s current top management and the aftermath of a global financial crisis. This has some complications which I’ll cover in a moment. Since the near-five year old 50D predates the DSLR video era altogether the sensor’s default mode is 30p so you need to use Magic Lantern’s FPS override for 24p. Prior to Magic Lantern, the 50D didn’t even have a video mode let alone a raw video output. Whilst there’s no doubt that the 5D Mark III overshadows the 50D in terms of raw performance, the 50D completely thrashes the 60D, 70D and Rebel for raw video capabilities and is the best Super 35mm sensor Canon DSLR for raw. When it galloped out of the darkness many were surprised that such an old camera could beat the newer models such as the 60D and 600D. The Canon 50D is a dark horse of the raw video scene and hugely surprising. Just how good is it as a raw shooting cinema camera? The Canon 50D is a Super 35mm alternative to the 5D Mark III for raw video costing around $500 on eBay (click to search).

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