Downgrading to a 14 YEAR OLD Camera -- Canon 550d & Canon 50mm 1.8

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For the next week or two of photography I'm doing a challenge, downgrading to a 14 year old Canon 550D DSLR Camera and a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 lens. I talk through exactly why in the video alongside some POV Photography with the 14 year old camera in question!
All photos throughout the video were taken on the Canon 550d & Canon 50mm
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@DISTANTMEDIA Месяц назад

Correction! I said in the video the 550D has no live view (which it does, I didn’t realise until a few days later when this video was finished) - many apologies!

@TChoppy46able 26 дней назад

I bought this camera in broken condition years ago, had to use literally hammer and drill to get it open because all the screws were stripped by previous owner attempts and i didn’t have proper tool either. I can’t believe after so much physical impact, it’s still fully functional after i replace the broken part. And still works fine to this day. Battery is awesome too, last forever lol. Even though i own fancier camera, i still enjoy it as I like how simple, basic it is.

@DISTANTMEDIA 23 дня назад

They built them like tanks to survive battle haha! yeah its a really simply camera, nice to go back to basics sometimes

@joncothranphotography9375 9 месяцев назад

Further proof that it's not the camera, but the photographer that makes the photo... Thanks!

@DISTANTMEDIA 9 месяцев назад

Indeed! and hopefully that will always be the case! 😅

@codenameFourtySeven Месяц назад

on another thread, people cringe about "oooh this camera doesn't have evf, ah the screen doesn't move and this and that.."

@matthewpatterson9184 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely love this, mate. Just shows, anyone can pick up one of these cameras and take a great image. Love that you set yourself this challenge in Durham too.

@DISTANTMEDIA 11 месяцев назад

Appreciate it matey!! Haha had to be done! I wanted to shoot more that day but the rain had me hiding in shop doorways for most of it 😂😂

@matthewpatterson9184 11 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA Summer has been quite something so far... Still, you got some cracking images. Wouldn't mind seeing more of Durham featured in your videos, mate.

@DISTANTMEDIA 11 месяцев назад

@@matthewpatterson9184it will be on the autumn photography hit list for sure! And if all else fails I’ll drink coffee in flat white 😂

@femble2394 11 месяцев назад

I still use my Canon 400D that I got from my dad to take my photos and it still works great, I love the pictures it takes. Only had to buy a new lens recently.

@DISTANTMEDIA 11 месяцев назад

There’s definitely still a lovely charm to the images from the older camera body’s! Nostalgic!

@mgueo1 3 месяца назад

just recently i have been thinking on getting started on my photography arc, I found this exact same camera on my attic so I'm planning on starting my journey from that, thank you for making this video, because honestly from the reviews and research on this camera I was getting pretty nervous that I wouldn't be able to make some cool stuff with it

@DISTANTMEDIA 3 месяца назад

You’re welcome mate. Definitely get going with it, it’s still a great camera to this day, it might lack a few features and megapixels but who cares!!

@7alafawzy 3 месяца назад

I have one, bought it as a beginners camera to learn…Love it does all I needed it to do, which is good as I can’t afford a seriously expensive camera. I’ve taken some great photos with it & as I’ve no experience of singing & dancing cameras the simple one is good for me 😊

@DISTANTMEDIA 3 месяца назад

Awesome to hear! And if you remember it was once classed as the singing and dancing camera then it makes sense as to why you don’t need anything more!

@srr1887 7 месяцев назад

Lost my nikon D200 camera. Then trying my first canon which is 550D. Well, kinda happy remembering this is just a beginner camera compared to D200

@mnzot1034 5 месяцев назад

great photos brother

@DISTANTMEDIA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks man!!

@JamieByrne1977 4 дня назад

Great video. Some points here: Pretty much nobody is going to know or care what camera you used by looking at the results. They will just like or not like a picture. If you are good, you can make compelling art from the most basic of cameras including pinhole cameras. If you believe that photos are forever then having the latest camera is meaningless because it will be out-of-date in a year or two but your photos will still exist. Most of the greatest most iconic photos of all time were taken on vastly inferior cameras to what we have today.

@DISTANTMEDIA 4 дня назад

Thank you so much - yes for sure, totally agree with you, I could not care less which camera a photo has been taken on, if I like it I like it. This exercise was more about a refresh, taking a step back and going back to basics. Having said that I do think there is a need for modern cameras in some cases, mainly because of the way in which media is distributed these days!

@codenameFourtySeven Месяц назад

I am in the same boat. I use my Canon 550d and 50mm mostly for photos when I goto work where I don't want to do any video work. For most of my videos I use Sony a7iii and Lumix S5iix

@DISTANTMEDIA Месяц назад

Awesome set up mate! I miss the viewfinder on the old canons so much, no wonder you still use it for photos!

@saberkite 4 месяца назад

I have this camera, but never really got around to learn how to properly use it because my brother borrowed it for years, lol. Just got it back and I definitely want to use it again. Because I've never really used any other camera, I don't think I'll have trouble with the "missing" features you've mentioned that are present in more current cameras. Definitely need to get it cleaned though, and maybe get a new-if secondhand-lens like this.

@DISTANTMEDIA 4 месяца назад

No you definitely won’t! Especially day to day just taking photos, most stuff on current camera are just nice to have and make things easier, but aren’t really needed.

@eydentube 5 месяцев назад

I've been using the 550d for years, and only now am I getting my first full-frame Canon 6D. I gained knowledge with the 550D, and the most valuable lesson is that a new, expensive camera would not make you a better photographer.

@DISTANTMEDIA 5 месяцев назад

100% - All they do is give you more pixels and a few more fancy features hahah

@aronchas 4 месяца назад

I own the t2i. It has 85k clicks, travelled to europe, used on my trips to south México jungle, thrown in sand, mud, rain, shot lunar and solar eclipses and anything you can think of, weddins, social events. And still kicking. Best is to invest in glass.

@DISTANTMEDIA 4 месяца назад

100% - lenses > cameras

@Exzell0123 7 месяцев назад

I love using my dads 550d. It’s my first camera and im going to keep using it until it disintegrates. Funnily enough, its older than me ! It still produces amazing images. Love the camera to bits !❤

@DISTANTMEDIA 7 месяцев назад

There’s something super cool about using a camera older than yourself haha, I have one of my dads as well which he bought in 1986 😂

@Exzell0123 7 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA that awesome mate that you have a camera that old that still works !!, but if we are gonna talk about old cameras, i should tell you about my grandads Olympus film camera, im not sure what model it is but all i know is that it was bought in the 1970s 😀 😂

@DISTANTMEDIA 7 месяцев назад

@@Exzell0123 hahaha amazing does it still work? Get it out for a spin if it does!! 😂

@Exzell0123 7 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA hell yeah man. It works perfectly, il have to go with my dad to go get the film developed but it works like a dream !

@Exzell0123 7 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA i may have gotten the manufacturer date of the 550d wrong. I’m only about a year older than it 😅

@NorthriverRR Месяц назад

I have a T2i (550d), T5, and a T6. The T2i is in some ways nearly the same as my 'newer' cameras. The later non 'i' models didn't differ much. I use the T2i only because I feel the T5 is somewhat of a lesser camera and the only thing the T6 has that is significantly better, was the addition of Wi-Fi. It's a great camera for amateur use and price.

@DISTANTMEDIA Месяц назад

Infuriated me when they just added wifi and played them off as new models 🤣 70D was my all time favourite from Canon!

@user-jo8nj Месяц назад

550d has better color science than any current canon camera

@DISTANTMEDIA Месяц назад

Could definitely imagine that to be true, but haven’t used any of the new models for a few years now!

@timkottt520 6 месяцев назад

this was my 1. camera ever and still have it

@DISTANTMEDIA 6 месяцев назад

It’s a classic!

@christoffernilsson1738 8 месяцев назад

I bought this camera(US Rebel T2i) in 2011, and recently picked up photography again as a hobby. I never really knew anything in detail, even simple things like how apeture affects depth of field etc. I'm now looking to buy a lens, and looking at either this 50mm 1.8(photos looks good btw) or the 85mm 1.8. What would you recommend? Since this is a crop camera.

@DISTANTMEDIA 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! I would personally go for the 50, I have not been without a 50 in my bag no matter which camera I owned for way over 10 years, just because it’s such a solid all rounder. 85 is cool and all but you’d probably find its limits what you can shoot a bit cause of the reach!

@kamalrusli 3 месяца назад

Hi there, I really love your content, I do have canon 550d to, I was wondering is all your photo taken in this video is taken from RAW and then edited or it was taken straight out of JPEG?

@DISTANTMEDIA 3 месяца назад

Hi mate, thanks so much! They were all taken in raw and then edited yeah, I do that for all photos across all cameras! :)

@rkl233 9 месяцев назад

My 4000d broke recently so my friend who I used to work for let me buy the 550d I used when I first started photography basically the same if anything better quality photos just no WiFi connection but that's it 😂

@DISTANTMEDIA 9 месяцев назад

hahah they age well to be honest! 70D was my favourite camera up until recently!

@ekowahyu7759 2 месяца назад

Setting camera for person

@DISTANTMEDIA 2 месяца назад

The auto person tracking you mean?

@MenFinPhotos Месяц назад

it dose have a live view its in setting

@DISTANTMEDIA Месяц назад

Yeah I noticed that a few days after using it but video was already filmed and edited haha my bad

@yadullahkurt2189 4 месяца назад

this machine is good for Portrait or studio? cuz I am a model thats why I am asking.

@DISTANTMEDIA 4 месяца назад

Not sure about studio I never shoot in a studio, good for portrait though!

@yadullahkurt2189 4 месяца назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA thanks fast reply. I will buy it really even 2024. there no much difference with Canon EOSD650 or D600.

@T-Prime848 9 месяцев назад

You should try something older like Canon 20D or 30D It’s more fun to use and the results are amazing …

@DISTANTMEDIA 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip! I’ll give one a go one day, just used the 550d cause my sister had it lying around haha!

@commelamort7722 9 месяцев назад

Does have live view

@DISTANTMEDIA 9 месяцев назад

Aye realised like 3 days in that it actually did 😂 soz peeps

@supernarfi 6 месяцев назад

if you don't have everything on manual, you might aswell just use your phone camara.

@DISTANTMEDIA 6 месяцев назад

Nah, the mode you use on your camera is one of the least important parts of photography. A crap photo in manual is a crap photo. A perfect shot in AV is a perfect shot

@allstargamer1122 6 месяцев назад

I m also planning to buy a camera but my budget is very low what shall I do Can you give me one if you got extra 😂😂 its never goona happen

@DISTANTMEDIA 6 месяцев назад

You could do what I did which is very very strange but I’ll let you in on a little secret of mine. Get a job > save money > buy a camera 😱😱

@allstargamer1122 6 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA I'm trying my best to do it 🤞 One day you will find me in your comment section saying I got a camera Till then I will learn with your video Hope your subscriber will grow till then

@DISTANTMEDIA 6 месяцев назад

@@allstargamer1122 I look forward to seeing that comment & thank you very much!

@allstargamer1122 6 месяцев назад

@@DISTANTMEDIA keep growing my friend