48 vs. 50 shutter speed on T2i: is there really a difference?

Nope, virtually no difference.

Also, as I'm sure Barry will tell you, you're better off shooting at 60 anyway (avoids flicker from various types of lighting).

Of course, if you're like me and shoot at night, you'll jack that shutter speed to whatever gives you a decent picture.
 
the shutterspeed doesnt just effect how much light is captured but also how crisp or blurry a frame will be. There is a difference between 48th (or 50th) and 60th and higher on up. If your goal is to get the closest look you can to film, unless you have to, try to stick to 48th or 50th and only change when you either plan on slowing it down in post with twixtor or the like. Or if you are under lights that cause banding or flickering.

Think of shutter angle as the same effect on your frame as shutter speed
http://blog.tylerginter.com/?p=385
 
No. There is no perceptible difference between 1/48th and 1/50th.

In fact, many film cameras have tolerances of up to a few degrees for any give shutter angle. So a 180 degree shutter is often not exactly 180 degrees.
 
48 was renamed by alex ,its 50 in reality .people were asking about 48 so he changed 50 into 48 and made them happy .Some people were sad about missing 50 but its life ,you cant please everyone.Would be better to clone 50 and rename one to 48 and other one left alone.
 
Seems like he is saying Canon made it 1/48 but listed it as 1/50 with some sort of flicker reduction based on where you may live ie 50Hz or 60Hz.
 
yes thats what i was suspecting ,because with such rolling shutter its not possible to refresh the screen with exact 50hz its probably made like that.
 
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