Questions re Canon 60D (Page 2): I've had my 60D for a while now. When I purchased I compared this with the 7D. I opted for the 60D because of the articulating screen. The 7D shoots...

Iduno Loc: Near Tampa Florida

I've had my 60D for a while now. When I purchased I compared this with the 7D. I opted for the 60D because of the articulating screen. The 7D shoots more frames per second but I don't do much sports type photography. The 7D does not have a full frame sensor.

sdixon2380 Loc: Pamber Heath, UK

I used to own a 60D and have recently bought the 7D, slightly bigger and heavier. I wouild have gone to a 5D if I had the money...oh well one day maybe.
They both took excellent macro shots with and without flash on a sturdy tripod. I use the canon ring flash and a 580ex flash for macro and the 100mm 2.8 IS lens and all works fine.

Andrea Loc: Naples, Florida

i own the 60D and the 7D. I prefer the 60D. It feels better in my hands and I don't see any difference quality wise. I truly love my 60D.

RDH

I would like to point out the 7D is a crop sensor camera. It appears that Canon does not intend to use the articulated lcd screen with its high end cameras, at least in the near term. I wish they would. The 7D does have a number of features, mirror lock up among others, lacking in the 60D. Either camera would be a good choice, I plan to go for the 7D.

dirty dave

I have the 60d I also have the 50d. The reason I bought the 60d is the moving screen that allows us old folks from trying to lay on the ground. But the biggest advantage for me was the weight I like to hike back in the mountains and shoot and every little bit of wieght you can save helps. I now shoot most of my weddings with the 60 just because it is lighter and I have spent to many years with heavy photo equipment.

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

JR1 wrote:

quote=gordnanaimo The canon 60d is a fine camera,... (show quote)

Full frame is not an issue; the 7D is a crop sensor not FF. I do agree that the 7D is the best choice especially for sports. The 8 fps is a big advantage.

The OP mentioned:

3. New features: in-camera raw conversion. I am assuming that this is just a feature that can be turned off (raw conversion).

Yes this can be turned off. This is also available on the 7D now if you upgrade the firmware on the 7D.

Save a few more pennies, the 7D is a much better camera body than the others you are considering. It has many features not available on the others. Most consider it to be just one step below a pro model.

Jim D

dirty dave

RDH wrote:

I would like to point out the 7D is a crop sensor camera. It appears that Canon does not intend to use the articulated lcd screen with its high end cameras, at least in the near term. I wish they would. The 7D does have a number of features, mirror lock up among others, lacking in the 60D. Either camera would be a good choice, I plan to go for the 7D.

the 60d does have mirror lock up.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Your flash must be Canon compatible - and plugs into the flash shoe or connects to it via cable - or can be wireless. You can use an older strictly manual flash in the flash shoe also, if you know to use one. The micro adjust is especially helpful with AF in longer focal lengths ie 200mm and up and of course macro if you are using AF. I kinda like the idea of using a continuous light source instead of flash and moving around a bit in high frame speed mode to get a choice of exact focal plane results when doing macro.

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

Keep in mind you are compairing apples to oranges. The 7D has basically replaced the 50D. It has some features the 50D does not have and has improved on some features that both have. It is considered a semi-professional camera. The 60D is considered a mid-entry level camera.

Here is a good place to read a review of the 7D and to compair it to other cameras:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos7d/30

When using the comparason feature make sure you check the "include all catagories" box or you will not be able to find some camera models.

Jim D

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Clicker2014 wrote:

I am thinking of purchasing a 60D (now am using T2... (show quote)

You don't need a flash socket. Most people just use the hot shoe. The 7D has the AF micro adjust if you think you may need it. The AF micro adjust is very minute adjustments for correction of front/back focusing issues only. It will not make a bad lens good. The in camera raw stuff can use used or not used. The 7D had a firmware upgrade that allows just about the same in camera adjustments as the 60D but I've never used it so someone else can confirm the differences. Yes, the 7D uses CF cards. The CFs are more expensive than SD but they are typically higher in data transfer rates than SD. The 7D has a frame rate of 8fps and the 60D 5.7fps - the faster the better for wildlife. The only thing the 60D has that the 7D doesn't is the articulating screen. Just another moving part that can be broken more easily. I'd go with the 7D.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Clicker2014 wrote:

I am thinking of purchasing a 60D (now am using T2... (show quote)

When I was choosing between the 60D and the 7D, I ended up with the 60D because of the flip out LCD which, to me, trumped any advantages the 7D might offer. I use the flip out LCD for everything except snapshots. No regrets so far, and have had no problems with the focus being off on any of my lenses.

Also, there are cord extensions available for using your flash off-camera. I have one and it works with my 580E just fine.

RDH

According to the listed Canon specs the 60D does not have mirror lock up, perhaps that is an oversight, but I have also seen that in reviews. The additional weight is largely the result of the 7D's metal body. Both are fine cameras.

sdixon2380 Loc: Pamber Heath, UK

The 60D does have mirror lock up as I used it frequently.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

RDH wrote:

According to the listed Canon specs the 60D does not have mirror lock up, perhaps that is an oversight, but I have also seen that in reviews. The additional weight is largely the result of the 7D's metal body. Both are fine cameras.

My 60D does have mirror lock-up. I use it all the time, mostly in live view. Whoever wrote those reviews is just wrong.

RDH

Apparently the mirror lockup function is buried in the canon documentation under special features. It is not shown on the Canon web page, it is for the 7D, a rather important omission it seems to me. So thanks for clearing this up. Apparently the reviewers, photo magazines also relied on the Canon specs.