Ill put my hand up,
Iv been a racing photographer for the last 3 years, have been published in a few magazines, my website is www.skidmarxphotography.com or you can look up skidmarx photography fanpage on facebook if u have it
Now some people may try and disagree, but its not always about having the "best" camera, u can have a great camera, with a shit lense u will get shit photos, or, u can have an avridge camera, with a great lense, u will get reasonably good photos
The 550d is a great entry level camera, i myself use the previous model 500d although iv spent near 10 grand on good lenses to suit, but if you have a look at my website, u will find majority of my photos were taken with the stock kit lenses, and i honestly still dont think i need a better camera body, as much as i would like one, after 3 years i still dont believe im using the entry level dslr to its full potential,
One thing i would stress though, dont let the salesman con u into buying the equivelent nikon, pentax or sony, the canon is definatly much more user friendly and better quality
Ash
And the whole zoom thing all depends on your wallet, my lenses range from a 15-85mm wich i use for most portraits and drag racing, all the way up to the massive 100-400mm canon L series, wich i use for offshore powerboat racing, surfing, and motocross
Iv been a racing photographer for the last 3 years, have been published in a few magazines, my website is www.skidmarxphotography.com or you can look up skidmarx photography fanpage on facebook if u have it
Now some people may try and disagree, but its not always about having the "best" camera, u can have a great camera, with a shit lense u will get shit photos, or, u can have an avridge camera, with a great lense, u will get reasonably good photos
The 550d is a great entry level camera, i myself use the previous model 500d although iv spent near 10 grand on good lenses to suit, but if you have a look at my website, u will find majority of my photos were taken with the stock kit lenses, and i honestly still dont think i need a better camera body, as much as i would like one, after 3 years i still dont believe im using the entry level dslr to its full potential,
One thing i would stress though, dont let the salesman con u into buying the equivelent nikon, pentax or sony, the canon is definatly much more user friendly and better quality
Ash
And the whole zoom thing all depends on your wallet, my lenses range from a 15-85mm wich i use for most portraits and drag racing, all the way up to the massive 100-400mm canon L series, wich i use for offshore powerboat racing, surfing, and motocross