What I like at 6 weeks and nearly 1,000 pictures: The camera fits comfortably in your hand, it can be easy to operate - which at first I often had to look at the manual - Tripping and focusing time I find very good. The hit rate of the autofocus impressed me. Test images showed no problems with false focal planes. The zoom range 17-85mm "fits" almost always, since I'm the corresponding fixed focal length 28mm and 135mm from usual earlier. The RAW editing with the Canon DPP software goes well out of hand and offers many possibilities, so I do not use the camera-internal JPEG processing. The term with the double battery in the battery grip holds a surprisingly long time.
The video function I do not use.
What I did not like so much: In particular, the objective is no longer conveys the ruggedness and precision that I was used to from my old Canon A1 and the original objectives of the 80s. The Plastikhaptik one must probably resign, unless you invested in the L-series.
Getting used to, I find the approach, "correct" lens weaknesses with software. If one accepts the first, then you can take the combination (!) From the camera, lens and PC to make beautiful pictures.
In the meantime, I had wondered whether the "metal" -50D would not have been a better choice for me. Also Verisse the lens have me confused in various forums. Even carried out comparative tests with two 50mm fixed focal length, which are considered very sharp, but have reconciled me because I could see only small differences. Meanwhile, I am completely satisfied with the 500D and would buy again. There are certain cameras and lenses in particular with better (laboratory) values, but these better tools I use not for the foreseeable future.
5 points because the things that I do not like, are likely to be at market rates.
