Canon Announces EOS 60D
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ecking said:
Are you serious? Not way better? The 60D isn't just not way better it's fucking terrible! It's a crippled copy of the 550D. It doesn't even come slightly close to the 7D. Though the 7D is already one year old.
At least the Body could have been mag. but no, it's a little plastic shitpiece.
How about you take a good look at Nikon and their "xxD range" Model. The 60D is a big joke compared to Nikons. And not even a good one cause they made a lot of ppl. waiting when releasing the 7D first.
Assholes.
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While I don't understand people who get outraged (^^) at a product that they have no control over, I do wish that Canon would have given us a bit of a hint 6 months ago that they were restructuring their line-up to make the 60D more of a "Pro T2i" than a "dumbed down 5DII." Then the expectations surely wouldn't have been as high for everybody?
People have been pandering for months, saying "The 7D is NOT the 50D replacement!!" Well...apparently Canon doesn't see it that way. For the regular consumers with money to burn and enjoy doing the occasional shoot for family and friends, the 60D is perfect for them. For the rest of us enthusiasts and semi-pro's? See the many flaming outrage posts that follow this one...
People have been pandering for months, saying "The 7D is NOT the 50D replacement!!" Well...apparently Canon doesn't see it that way. For the regular consumers with money to burn and enjoy doing the occasional shoot for family and friends, the 60D is perfect for them. For the rest of us enthusiasts and semi-pro's? See the many flaming outrage posts that follow this one...
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:'(,Yes, big disappointment here too. I guess the best way to make a statement is to keep my 40D until the 5DIII (7DII) comes out and buy a 5DII (7D) second hand.
I won't be switching to Nikon. Look at the new lenses. OK, not a new 24-70, but that will come one day too, I'm sure.
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Just curious where everyone is getting the specs for the D7000...I haven't seen a press release for that camera yet. Is it from Nikon rumors? Just curious, I would be interested in reading.
Also curious where I can get a 7D for only $1,300. Has it really dropped that low? someone said you could get a 7D for only $200 more than this. If that is really the case, I would go for the 7D. If 7D is still selling for $1,500 though, I could see why someone would buy this instead. It's closer in price to the T2i but w/ better AF, faster fps, and a little bigger grip. If I were strapped for cash but needed a camera now, I would pay a $300 premium over the T2i for those improvements, and be willing to pocket the $400 I would save from buying the 7D.
I know it may not be what everyone was wishing for, but I think people in a situation similar to what I described will be willing to buy this. I guess we will just see
Also curious where I can get a 7D for only $1,300. Has it really dropped that low? someone said you could get a 7D for only $200 more than this. If that is really the case, I would go for the 7D. If 7D is still selling for $1,500 though, I could see why someone would buy this instead. It's closer in price to the T2i but w/ better AF, faster fps, and a little bigger grip. If I were strapped for cash but needed a camera now, I would pay a $300 premium over the T2i for those improvements, and be willing to pocket the $400 I would save from buying the 7D.
I know it may not be what everyone was wishing for, but I think people in a situation similar to what I described will be willing to buy this. I guess we will just see
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Yes, it's a strange move that Canon did with 60D. This upgrade is lacking the upgrade itself in many ways. But if 60D gives better high-ISO performance than 7D (is it possible) and if it's price reaches $850 in one year, then it will be a great backup camera mor me that time.
I personally think that Canon should sell 550D at $700, 60D at $900 and The-60D-we-expected-which-would-successfully-compete-against-not-yet-announced-60D-killer-NikonD7000 at $1200. Given that D7000 will really have all that predicted exciting feature set.
Whatever we talk about 60D, it's extremely funny to hear the people want to move to Nikon purely due to new body announcement. I thought the lenses are more important. Or not??? Just compare the level of innovations in new L lenses and in 60D. Or lust compare the content and style of today's L lenses announcements and 60D announcement.
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I think no microadjust means that it won't do that micro adjustment to your individual lenses that some of the other newer cameras do. Not sure which cameras all do it but I'm pretty sure the 7D and 5Dii both do.
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and here is their website:
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Sorry I can't answer the others for you yet.
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DPReview shows a price of €1149,-. This is €50,- less than the cheapest price of a 7D in the Netherlands today.
I do wonder who would not pay the €50,- extra?
Again I really don't understand why it is priced approx €300,- more expensive in Europe than in the US.
I do wonder who would not pay the €50,- extra?
Again I really don't understand why it is priced approx €300,- more expensive in Europe than in the US.
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Peerke said:
Please excuse my ignorance, but do you know about how much that 50 is in us dollars? If it is really close then I agree...not sure why anyone would buy the 60D instead of the 7D. In the US here, when I checked the pricing, the 7D is still about $400 more than the 60D. That is a more substantial gap (at least for me
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that1guy said:
So I guess this is Canon's move to push the fence-sitters into action - live with the 60D, forget about it and grab the 7D, or go for the D7000.
I guess now we have the split of pro level (1D-line), prosumer (5D, 7D), and consumer (60D, 550D, and 1000D). As for the next step, my guess would be the canceling of the 1000D (or better, stick the EVIL here)
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Sounds like Nikon looked at what Canon had (Canon EOS 7D) and designed the D7000, and Canon looked at what Nikon had (Nikon D90) and designed the EOS 60D.
But Canon was probably not anticipating that the D7000 by the looks of it is actually replacing the D300s and going to compete with the Canon EOS 7D and now Canon EOS 60D aswell!
That said, as many others, I am dissapointed but not entirely surprised by this 60D.
Lowering the fps is probably due to that a single Digic IV can't do better than this with that amount of data.
Microadjustment is pretty useless and will do more harm than good. So I can understand why they removed it.
Plastic body, they looked at D90 I would think and got rid of the Mg body. BIg dissapointment unless the plastic quality is phenomenal, which the T2i is far from and reaches poor quality IMO.
By the way, I have been a bit out of the loop regarding Nikon, but we know for sure that AF in video mode is much faster now? And how did they fix that issue? no Contrast detection AF anymore? I understand how SONY did it with their extra sensor part for AF, did Nikon do the same?
But Canon was probably not anticipating that the D7000 by the looks of it is actually replacing the D300s and going to compete with the Canon EOS 7D and now Canon EOS 60D aswell!
That said, as many others, I am dissapointed but not entirely surprised by this 60D.
Lowering the fps is probably due to that a single Digic IV can't do better than this with that amount of data.
Microadjustment is pretty useless and will do more harm than good. So I can understand why they removed it.
Plastic body, they looked at D90 I would think and got rid of the Mg body. BIg dissapointment unless the plastic quality is phenomenal, which the T2i is far from and reaches poor quality IMO.
By the way, I have been a bit out of the loop regarding Nikon, but we know for sure that AF in video mode is much faster now? And how did they fix that issue? no Contrast detection AF anymore? I understand how SONY did it with their extra sensor part for AF, did Nikon do the same?
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I didn't see prices for the 60D in our shops yet, but if the €1149,- is true, they won't sell a lot since the 7D is €1199,- (in US$: 60D for 1455,- and 7D for 1518,-).
Since the 550D is priced €632,- (US$ 800,-) I think the price of the 60D will drop very soon, but still I won't buy it.
Since the 550D is priced €632,- (US$ 800,-) I think the price of the 60D will drop very soon, but still I won't buy it.
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Stuart
Hi, Welcome from an ePhotozine fan, & 6D user.
So our fears confirmed, whilst other innovate, us canon users get a flippy plastic screen and some in camera software filters, and the speed lite control. This camera is not aimed at upgraders at all, its more of a higher quality entry camera with bells and whistles :-(
Compact flash is dead then.
£1200 - Canon EOS 60D + EF-S 18-55mm
£200 - new battery grip
Yes its better than my 400D but not enough better!
Now waiting for some 60D vs D95 reviews.....
Compact flash is dead then.
£1200 - Canon EOS 60D + EF-S 18-55mm
£200 - new battery grip
Yes its better than my 400D but not enough better!
Now waiting for some 60D vs D95 reviews.....
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Been waiting for this one for a long time. To be honest, a bit disappointed, but I still think it'll be a hell of a camera.
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