some websites say that it is partially weather proof.
anyway, a bit of rain wont spoil ur cam one. just make sure you wipe the water off asap when u get indoor.
Official Canon EOS 60D User Thread Part I
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anyway, a bit of rain wont spoil ur cam one. just make sure you wipe the water off asap when u get indoor.
Halfmoon
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Oh... I am not switching camp... just hoping the other camp will inject a price war..... and I will reap the benefit of cheaper canon lens.....
For portraits, 5D is perfect, and 85mm F1.8 and 135mm L would be perfect!!! Weight aside, budget is also important.... especially for family oriented man..... As long as it meet your needs, it is ok....
For lens, I will read review and get a sharp lens more than just a L..... and it have to be what I need... no point buying something you do not use......
No matter how weatherproof it is, you have to consider if your lenses are weatherproof too. In anycase, unless my life or my ricebowl depends on the shots, I don't think it's worth continue shooting in the rain. If it rains, I would continue shooting indoors
60D has quite a solid build for a "plastic camera", the feeling is good when holding it as compared to the xxxD.
Recently I went into a swimming pool with 400D(without water casing) to shoot my daughter playing with the water. There was a moment when I was caught off guard and she just splashes the water at me, I was too late to dodge so camera is wet. I dried the camera immediately and it is working fine. So I believe the new horses should be the same or better than the old horses....
Hi,
Just like to check with other 60D owners about shooting with the Live View. I have to switch to AFquick in order to bring out the 9pts AF points. I was trying to focus by half pressing the shutter button but the shutter just fires and an image is captured. How can I get the highlighted points and the confirmation beep sound before doing a full press to capture? There must be a way right?
Please advise....I am not used to shoot LiveView with a DSLR....
Thanks
Just like to check with other 60D owners about shooting with the Live View. I have to switch to AFquick in order to bring out the 9pts AF points. I was trying to focus by half pressing the shutter button but the shutter just fires and an image is captured. How can I get the highlighted points and the confirmation beep sound before doing a full press to capture? There must be a way right?
Please advise....I am not used to shoot LiveView with a DSLR....
Thanks
postal
New Member
Great! A major improvement from my old 1000D... :-D Mainly speed and sharpness...
So the half-press technique does not apply? What about selecting the center spot for higher sensitivity focusing?
Still holding on to your 400D? I came from the 400D....it is a great jump there. I enjoy the wide range of iso, good noise reduction for high ISO, sharp images (maybe a lens factor), better focusing, and video capturing....
If you want fast focusing....7D will be a better option.
nope.
afaik live view don't use the same focusing system when using viewfinder. when you do live view the mirror allready open so the image does not go through the focusing screen.
Actually, half-press does work on the 60D in all Live view modes. I suspect you may have been mislead into thinking a shot has been fired when what happens in the live view "Quick" mode is that when you half-press the shutter, the mirror flips down for a split second in order to do focusing with the sensor in the viewfinder screen (aka phase-detect focusing), then flips back up so that the LCD sees in live view again. That's why you will hear the mirror flipping and the LCD blank out momentarily every time you do a half-press in this mode although nothing has been shot. If you don't release the half-press, but continue pressing down to a full press, the shot will then be taken.
If you don't like this "Quick" mode (aka phase detect focusing) for live view, swtich to either one of the other two focusing modes (aka contrast detect), which are much slower but does not require the mirror flips when you half press.
To change the focusing spot while in "Quick" live view mode, press the "Q" button, then using the 8-way button, move the menu selection one notch above the "AF mode" where you will see the current AF points highlighted on the screen. Then rotate the thumbwheel or the front dial to scroll to a different AF point. Press the "Q" button or half-press the shutter to exit the menu.
I believe this refers to the contrast detect mode only, whereas when using the phase-detect (aka "Quick") mode in live view, it requires an additional step of closing the mirror when half-press (as explained above). So in all modes, half-press focusing does work - just differently depending on which of the 2 focusing mechanism is in use.
Might be better if you sought opinion specifically from which model of the XXXD, cos coming from the 350D, there's just tons of new features to talk about. So if you ask me, almost everything is new except the zoom+ zoom- buttons, the shutter release, front dial and the flash pop-up button....
oh, and of course the EFS lens mount and the tripod hole is still the same too.
:bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie:
Handling wise, I suppose it's pretty much the usual change in upgrading from any XXXD to any XXD.
yup you a right, i just try it in 7D, half shutter is working. Q button and the half shutter
thx
Oh ok....I heard the "flipping sound", shall try it again when I am free. Seriously I thought a shot was fired when half-pressed but i never check if an image is captured in the memory. Thanks.
photoart
Senior Member
now everyone.. just want to share a personal experince
before getting the 60D, it never bothered me that there's a micro adjustment function. i read about the function while researching on the 60D.
before buying the 60D i didn't think that it would matter much. But today, i decide to test all my Canon lenses for front/back focusing problems. Tested on the 85mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2 and the 24mm f2.8 primes....
only the 24mm f2.8 showed back focusing problems... now i will have to make a trip all the way to Canon Service Centre to correct that.....
before getting the 60D, it never bothered me that there's a micro adjustment function. i read about the function while researching on the 60D.
before buying the 60D i didn't think that it would matter much. But today, i decide to test all my Canon lenses for front/back focusing problems. Tested on the 85mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2 and the 24mm f2.8 primes....
only the 24mm f2.8 showed back focusing problems... now i will have to make a trip all the way to Canon Service Centre to correct that.....
jsprtan
New Member
The speed in focusing will not be that noticable maybe in nano sec but I don't think i feel it. IMHO, the 8 FPS and to be able to buffer about 50 pic in continous is the main different of 7D.
now everyone.. just want to share a personal experince
before getting the 60D, it never bothered me that there's a micro adjustment function. i read about the function while researching on the 60D.
before buying the 60D i didn't think that it would matter much. But today, i decide to test all my Canon lenses for front/back focusing problems. Tested on the 85mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2 and the 24mm f2.8 primes....
only the 24mm f2.8 showed back focusing problems... now i will have to make a trip all the way to Canon Service Centre to correct that.....
Actually when I 1st mounted my 50mm F1.4, the focusing is not working at all and I got panic......after remounting, the lens is working.....thats a relief....
Can I ask what is back focusing problem? Heard of it but do not know what is it like....hopefully I will not face such problem.
I used the 17-55 F2.8 IS USM on both bodies, the 60D focuses better as compared to 400D. Lens speed is the same on both bodies. So I will say the focusing is faster as it does not search so much especially under low light.....does that consider faster?
jsprtan
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