Canon 50d vs canon 60d - 60d is going back: Earlier this week I asked about opinions about the 50 and 60. I took the 60 d out to shoot Sandhills and ducks. It has huge focus issues. I...

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

Earlier this week I asked about opinions about the 50 and 60. I took the 60 d out to shoot Sandhills and ducks. It has huge focus issues. I tried 3 lenses and it had a problem with all 3. With my 50 d this was never a problem. If I have to I will get a refurbished 50d over the 60d canon

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

overthemoon wrote:

Earlier this week I asked about opinions about the 50 and 60. I took the 60 d out to shoot Sandhills and ducks. It has huge focus issues. I tried 3 lenses and it had a problem with all 3. With my 50 d this was never a problem. If I have to I will get a refurbished 50d over the 60d canon

I got a refurb 50D from Canon Direct last year and it has been great. The camera arrived in it's original box as new and has performed flawlessly.
They had it for a great price but going through the CLP I got it for an even better price.
It was 500 and change delivered.
I think Canon is OOS in 50D bodies currently but keep checking.

heyjoe Loc: cincinnati ohio

i bought the 50d for 250 on craigslist ,it is my back up
camera,for my 7d

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Swamp Gator wrote:

They had it for a great price but going through the CLP I got it for an even better price.

Swampy, what is CLP?

Overthemoon, what exactly was the problem?

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

overthemoon wrote:

Earlier this week I asked about opinions about the 50 and 60. I took the 60 d out to shoot Sandhills and ducks. It has huge focus issues. I tried 3 lenses and it had a problem with all 3. With my 50 d this was never a problem. If I have to I will get a refurbished 50d over the 60d canon

you may just have gotten a defective 60D... still, the 60D is, in some ways, a step backward, and the 50D is probably a better camera.

maakaswelbyMD

heyjoe wrote:

i bought the 50d for 250 on craigslist ,it is my back up
camera,for my 7d

Sort of the same, I use my old faithful, a 20D I bought as my first camera, and I still use it religously even though I have both a 7 and 5D sitting in their Armored cases, I get paraniod carrying around the 5d, i could never be as carefree as I am with my 20D although I don't exactly go banging it around or leaving it unattended, I just feel like I'm guarding an expensive necklace every time I take it out when 90% of the time the 20 does everything I need it to! shooting in manual or using it in one of the presets it does great! I haven't been impressed by newer releases

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

abc1234 wrote:

Swamp Gator wrote:

They had it for a great price but going through the CLP I got it for an even better price.

Swampy, what is CLP?

Overthemoon, what exactly was the problem?

Seems very slow to focus I didn't have that issue with the 50d. I googled slow focus 60d and it seems to be a problem with some of these cameras

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

overthemoon wrote:

Seems very slow to focus I didn't have that issue with the 50d. I googled slow focus 60d and it seems to be a problem with some of these cameras

Thanks for the answer. Compared with my Digital Rebel, it is as fast but once there, it may take a moment to go back or forth one last time to make sure it is has it. While a little annoying, it is inconsequential.

In my case, the 60D had so many improvements over the Rebel that the decision was easy. And I never regretted it. Love the 60D. However, there may be fewer significant differences with the 50D. You would know that.

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

abc1234 wrote:

Swampy, what is CLP?

Oh sorry. That's the Canon Loyalty Program.
If you have an old broken P&S laying around, you can buy through the CLP program and they can give you $150 off the purchase of a new camera. You just send in your old to them.
I did happen to have one laying around in a drawer but if you don't I understand broken ones are available on ebay for cheap.

Oh BTW I have both a 30D and a 50D, and they each work great with fast AF for wildlife, but my 7D works even better.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

I have a 60D - no problems. I am especially impressed with the ability to pull details out of the shadows ! I have looked hard at the 50D - the frame rate is slightly faster. Overall I think the larger MP and the signal processing of the 60D wins out- at the same or lesser price.

LGilbert Loc: Earth

I've had a 60D for over a year with no focus problems, quick and effortless regardless of which lens I mount. However, if you are using the flex-screen, the Live View focus is always going to be slower.

If you have problems with cycling focus when using the eyepiece I would suggest having the camera examined by the dealer for a potential defect/problem rather than condemning the model. Bring the lenses with which you experienced the problem and demonstrate it to him. Compare it to another specimen.

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Having the 50D and 60D and shoot both regularly, I have never had any issue what so ever with either, or any Canon body come to think of it. I think your issue is with the specimen you got hold of. If new send it back to Canon, SUPERB Customer service, great communication ( my 18-200 failed to focus) They had it back to me in under 5 days from the time they recieved it.
The body may have been dropped or has a component failure that is causing your problem.
I like both the 50 and 60D as much as I like my 1D mk2.

heyjoe Loc: cincinnati ohio

yea i had the 30d my first camera,nice camera did a great job
i may get a small point shoot for times when i cannot carry my 7d
like shows and out to dinner times

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

I went back to best buy they gave me another body and I went to Horicon marsh to try it out this 60d had no focus problems

Tree Swallow

Cherihorn Loc: Toledo

Between my daughter and I we have owned 3 Canon 60D's. The pictures never seemed as sharp with one of the cameras. She found that some of the 60D's indeed have a defect with focus. This week she called Canon. She is using this camera to build a marketing business and does a lot of charity work. Canon is willing to fix the camera under warranty however they wanted to charge her for postage and it they said it will take 2-3 weeks to return her camera. This is a problem that they know they have! I've always owned Canons but this is the last one I'll buy.