Canon 60D -- Why I'm a Believer
A random set of circumstances led me to adding a Canon 60D to my camera quiver. Though at first I was admittedly a bit bummed that I would not be adding another 7D to the collection, the 60D has been an excellent addition.
First I'll start with what I DON'T like about the camera:
As soon as I pulled the camera out of the box, I was extremely disappointed with the size, and feel. It feels a lot more plastic-y and amateurish than the 7D and 5D's do. It's also significantly smaller, which I wasn't happy with because I tend to like a bit bigger camera body. The addition of the battery grip pretty much fixed that issue though. The other thing I noticed right out of the gate was the buttons-- they absolutely suck. I'm not entirely sure why Canon decided to scrimp on the buttons, but off the bat I was super disappointed with the overall feeling I got holding the camera, especially in comparison to my 7D. Also beyond cosmetics, it sucked to have to pick up SDHC cards when I already have around 100gb worth of CF cards, and I was also disappointed that my timelapse remote would not work with the 60D. But then I took the camera on it's first shoot...
Now Here's Why It's a Winner:
Obviously, the first thing I fell in love with about this camera was it's flip out screen. As a video guy first, and a photographer second, the functionality of the flip out screen is fantastic. Also, the screen seems a bit more vibrant than that of the 7D, but admittedly that could also be because the 60D was brand new and my 7D is already well used. The next thing I noticed was how awesome the placement was of the buttons I had originally hated. Because of the flip out screen, all of the controls are on the right hand side of the camera, making it super easy to switch your settings with just your right hand without having to adjust your grip. Next, I noticed a feature that the 7D does not have is adjustable audio levels in video mode. This is huge for me, because it negates the need to bring an H4N everywhere I go and then sync it up later. I'm also playing with recording audio onto my H4N, and then going out from that to the camera, so I do not need to sync, but have the reference audio if necessary. The last thing the 60D has going for it is it's price. It retails for $999.99 as opposed to the 7D's $1699 (you can find better on eBay).
But What About the Image?
Another phenomenal thing about the 60D is that the image is almost identical to the 7D. Though I have not gone into extensive testing of grain patterns, moire, and the rest, the images are identical to the naked eye. Both cameras boast an 18MP sensor, and shoot at identical video frame rates and resolution. The 7D shoots more images per second in photo mode, but being that I am a video guy first (and I'm not usually shooting sports), that does not play that huge of a factor for me. I highly recommend the 60D, especially for anyone on a budget, who is trying to get their foot in the door in the HDSLR world. I'd say pick up the 60D and put that extra money into an extra lens or two.
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