would going from 330d to 550d .worth it?

Oh I thought you meant would the difference between 18MP and 6MP be noticeable on your imac.

Yes, the difference in quality would be very noticeable on your imac between the 300D and 5D regardless of what lenses you use. A 5d has a full frame sensor which means better low-light performance, better colours, better sharpness, shallower depth of field (this one's really noticeable) etc.

If you just want a way of shooting great images, get a Sigma 30 1.4.

If you want a camera that can take great images pretty much regardless of the lens, get a 5D second hand.
 
Thanks Ksanti.yes i just want the images to look good,so I could get the Sigma 1.4 for around £380 and keep the 300d or pay £830 for the sigma plus 550D or pay £700 pounds and get the 5D and use with my 50mm 1.8
hmmm what would you do?
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Id first get out there and try shooting in aperture priority and then in manual and see what effects this has on the quality of your photos.

Do you know the relationship between Aperture, Shutter speed and ISO regards getting a correct exposure ?

Some times there just isnt enough light so a slower shutter speed is needed which will then probably need a tripod or some other support to stop camera shake.

A wider aperture (lower fstop) will let more light into the lens but a fast lens can cost a lot of money and using a wide aperture shortens your depth of field.

Increasing the ISO, I learnt to shoot on 35mm and medium format so increasing the ISO meant changing your film (unless you had an understanding lab tech and you "pushed" or "pulled" the film) but on digital its a lot easier but increasing the ISO can increase noise to the image.

All these work together (in reciprocity), adjust one and you have to adjust another to keep the same exposure.

The other thing we can do is add light, flash, street lights, car headlights etc but you just need to play and have ago without relying on the cameras auto mode.

One other thing, try shooting in RAW. This will allow you to "push" and "pull" the exposure like we used to do with film and lets you manipulate the image better than you can with jpg.

There was a hack for the 300D available some time ago to let it shoot RAW.

Also, one other other thing :), go out and limit the number of shots you take, go for a walk and spent you time taking 20 well thought out well exposed shots rather than clicking away taking 200 hoping some will come out OK.
 
thankyou Attu.i realise I need to learn and understand and experiment a lot.im going to do a night school class in photography in Sept but will learn as much as i can before then.
thanks again.
 
Attu90 said:
Id first get out there and try shooting in aperture priority and then in manual and see what effects this has on the quality of your photos.
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I think this atm.
You want your photos to be of better quality and asking whether you should upgrade the body or lenses when you haven't even got the most out of what you currently have (no offence).
A dslr and even kit lens is a lot better than a compact and you shouldn't struggle to get a decent shot with 'every' photo that you take, if you know how to use your camera.

As you've already mentioned that you're shooting in auto, you won't get the best images as it stands, but if you know the basic terminology and how things (aperture, shutter, etc) link, then wanting to get a certain shot will be possible because you know what settings you need (to change), and you won't be confused as to why a certain shot didn't turn out how you hoped.
If you don't have a good understanding of the camera, regardless of what lens or body you use, the shots you take will be coming out the same, so "pointless" in upgrading. They are only better quality if you can make the shot if the first place.

This is a good site that I used when I was first starting up.
http://www.morguefile.com/docs/Classroom/

If you do have an upgrade itch (who doesn't), with regards to which body from a 300D, I'd go with a 5DI if I was only taking photos (of people/-scapes). However, if I'd use the video mode, then I'd have to go for the 550D/600D, which is ''unfortunate'' because for that reason I'm going to get the 600D next. I'd love to get the 5DII however :p
 
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