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Homage to the D60? Wasn't it all plastic? That said, I also want a Mg body, it just feels sturdier.
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Would be cool! But the "scratches" near the flash popup button is the 60D (probably) sign from the side...CameraAddict said:Looking at the pictures of the presumed 60D, the scratches near the flash popup button seem to show metal beneath.
Also, to those who say that Canon will have to make the move to plastic because of the Yen versus dollar: That doesn't explain why Nikon's D95 will be magnesium!
I suspect the plastic body CR2 is bogus... How's that!
stark-arts said:I'll assume that that same sensor will be slightly improved a year in to it's existence much the same way nikons 12mp sensor got better and better in each generation.
Woody said:Many people like the reduced weight of the Rebel bodies but complain about the small grip.
Now, Canon is releasing a relatively lightweight (hopefully) body with substantial grip, clearly taking a leaf from Nikon's wildly popular D90. And people are still whining.
??? ???
Woody said:stark-arts said:I'll assume that that same sensor will be slightly improved a year in to it's existence much the same way nikons 12mp sensor got better and better in each generation.
Well, Nikon's D90/D5000 seems to have a 'better' imaging sensor than the D300 only because they resort to in-camera RAW NR which is easy to implement in slower (lower fps) cameras. BUT the NEWER D300s sensor is still very much like the D300.
Alph said:My take is that the addition of the swivel screen made them rethink the materials. The camera could get heavy with all the metal required to make the screen mechanism.
Either way, for me, feature set and IQ matter more than materials: plastics are truly amazing stuff these days.
Cheers
(Hmm, that last sentence made me sound old... oh well)
Richard said:Due to the falling value of the US dollar relative to the Yen, to keep pricing like the 40D and 50D, Canon must adopt cheaper production cost such as plastic bodies.
This is the 5 year trend of the USD vs. Yen
http://www.forecast-chart.com/usd-japanese-yen.html
When the 40D and 50D were introduced in September 2007 and 2008, the yen 100+ per dollar. Today, it is ~80 yen per dollar, a 20%+ decrease in the value of the USD. The forecast I've seen do not suggest it will reach the 100+ yen/dollar level any time soon. Its easy to blame Canon if they go with plastic bodies, but they have to do what they have to do given its produced entirely in Asia.
Canon Rumors said:I’m told that the 60D will NOT be a magnesium body. This would definitely separate it from the 7D.
chrome_dude said:Richard said:Due to the falling value of the US dollar relative to the Yen, to keep pricing like the 40D and 50D, Canon must adopt cheaper production cost such as plastic bodies.
This is the 5 year trend of the USD vs. Yen
http://www.forecast-chart.com/usd-japanese-yen.html
When the 40D and 50D were introduced in September 2007 and 2008, the yen 100+ per dollar. Today, it is ~80 yen per dollar, a 20%+ decrease in the value of the USD. The forecast I've seen do not suggest it will reach the 100+ yen/dollar level any time soon. Its easy to blame Canon if they go with plastic bodies, but they have to do what they have to do given its produced entirely in Asia.
Let's make them over here.... we need employment. They make Honda and Toyota over here, right?
dilbert said:wuschba said:3 month ago, I was in 2 photo-shops asking about buying a 550D compared to a 7D. I as well visited some forums asking the same Question. Everybody told me to buy a magnesium-body, the arguments went from better pictures over more starchiness (which should be better... somehow...) over better protection against moisture to "it's just another feeling - you just don't want to go back from a 20D to a plastic body". So the body was the main reason I didn't buy a 550D then, and too much functions (for too much money) where the reasons I didn't buy a 7D.
Let me put it to you this way: you went to a store asking a salesman whether you should buy a cheap camera or an expensive camera and he recommended the expensive one.
Gee, I wonder why? Could it be because they make more money from selling the 7D than they do from the 550D?
All he has to do is make up some bullshit excuse that sounds plausible and you're sold! A salesman is a salesman, whether he's selling used cars or new cameras.