Canon 60D: Homerun or Disappointment?
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raydio
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There is a good positive review on the 60D at the Digital Photography School web site. Be aware however that there are a couple of errors in the review.
The first, the reviewer claims that the body is a magnesium alloy body and secondly he feels that the 60D is heavy! Otherwise a fine review on a great web site.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/canon-eos-60d-review
The first, the reviewer claims that the body is a magnesium alloy body and secondly he feels that the 60D is heavy! Otherwise a fine review on a great web site.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/canon-eos-60d-review
Odyssey-Boy
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:thumbsd::thumbsd::thumbsd::thumbsd:
raydio
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Jeff Heng
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anyone try eye-fi sd card for 60d?
for Automatic Geotagging?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Eye-Fi&N=0
for Automatic Geotagging?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Eye-Fi&N=0
icychilled
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I'm currently using a tamron 17-50 bought from a great guy in BnS here... so far so good... sigma 30 1.4 save more money then hoot...
eye-fi s are not that accurate. i rmb reading it somewhere abt tagging at least 1 street away from the correct location. anyway, you might want to look at this eye-fi forum thread.
http://forums.eye.fi/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=569
raydio
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My experience has been good. Many reviews of the 60D have also been good with ISO. It is not of the same calibre of the Canon 1DMkIV or 5D MkII, but for the price, it is pretty darn good.
raydio
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Still though, one street away is not that bad. I think I would like Santa to get me this card!
I totally agree with you bro!
Actually if this is a bad camera, you will see quite a number of 2nd hand unit for sale in B&S already, but so far, I noticed that most of the 60D users are very pleased with this camera. You can hardly find a used unit there!!:bsmilie::bsmilie:
It's a great buy in my opinion, and I paid for it at a very good price
Hi to all 60Ders....
Just want to seek some advises of how should I tackle a scenario of stage performance. Recently I have just attended my daughter's 1st stage performance organized by her playschool with a setup of 60D and a rented 24-105 F4 L. I managed to get some decent shots but they are kind of dark as the stage lighting is not well-balanced and noise starts to creep out on the dark areas of the photos. I was trying my best to maintain at ISO 800 with evaluative metering (spot with brackets) throughout the performance.
Any advice to tackle such scenario for better photos?
Just want to seek some advises of how should I tackle a scenario of stage performance. Recently I have just attended my daughter's 1st stage performance organized by her playschool with a setup of 60D and a rented 24-105 F4 L. I managed to get some decent shots but they are kind of dark as the stage lighting is not well-balanced and noise starts to creep out on the dark areas of the photos. I was trying my best to maintain at ISO 800 with evaluative metering (spot with brackets) throughout the performance.
Any advice to tackle such scenario for better photos?
xhui
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I guess you are shooting from a distance and flash shouldn't be allowed right?
A faster lens (f/2.8 or primes?) should help. Noise in the "dark areas" is due to under exposure, not enough light. For the situation, the f/4 might not be enough. You can remove noise during post process or increase your EV compensation. Turn to M mode, try a longer shutter speed, but you goto balance that with handshake issues.
Yes...no flash and it is from a distance. In fact 24-105 is still a bit short for me. Being kiasu
, I ran and squatted in front of the 1st row of seats to get a better coverage. I was shooting with AV mode (F4, ISO800). I do have a 17-55 F2.8 but it is insufficient to cover the distance.Is there a better lens to consider for such situation? Any other brands? But definately not the white Ls....:sweat:
Yes...no flash and it is from a distance. In fact 24-105 is still a bit short for me. Being kiasu
Is there a better lens to consider for such situation? Any other brands? But definately not the white Ls....:sweat:
Hi, I went for a same event for my daughter in NAFA auditorium few months ago. I used the 17-55 to shoot. Results are good, managed to freeze action somemore when taking on the wide end on group performance.
I also tried taking portrait of my daughter on stage. What I did was I focused on getting a good clear shot using the tele-end, doesn't matter if it looks small in VF, just make sure the the face is captured nicely. Then when I went back home, I cropped out the unwanted portion. Result is very good. Can keep the bokeh some-more.
xhui
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Yes...no flash and it is from a distance. In fact 24-105 is still a bit short for me. Being kiasu
Is there a better lens to consider for such situation? Any other brands? But definately not the white Ls....:sweat:
Pretty tough environment if lighting was not there. Since you were able to move to the front, your 17-55 would definitely serve you better! stop down to f/2.8 and snap away! up your ISO for better shutter speed. Sometimes movement blur can give a totally different effect. Of course freezing movements in such dark situation might potentially mean you goto consider sufficient background lighting as well (aperture aperture aperture!)
Go primes if you can. Rent them, but you goto do "manual" zooming. You could also rent those white tele Ls (70-200 f/2.8 IS) for such occasion. ;p train your arm well! :sweatsm:
Rawbeansta
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Yes...no flash and it is from a distance. In fact 24-105 is still a bit short for me. Being kiasu
Is there a better lens to consider for such situation? Any other brands? But definately not the white Ls....:sweat:
If you're using AV, it gets really tricky as the lighting condition of the stage usually changes a lot, and your metering mode also affects the shutter speed your camera matches to your aperture.
For stage performances, a 70-200 f/2.8 would be ideal, however a 17-55 may suffice if you're seated at the first row. Shoot on manual (you'll have to review your pictures once in awhile and make quick adjustments though, esp when the lighting changes).
I'm no expert, but I've taken a few stage performances before with decent results. Feel free to browse my Flickr =)
So what metering mode should I use? I still cannot not get the hang between the modes...
No link to Flickr...
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