D30 vs D60

[dpp]

Hi all

I currently have the 10D which i use to shoot weddings. I am looking for a back up camera to buy which will be used as a back up incase the 10D fails and also as an additional camera to shoot with at weddings.

I am looking at the D60 and D30, apart from the fact that the D60 is a later/newer model and has less pixels, will I suffer with quality if i choose the D30 and shoot with a 10D and D30, as opposed to a D60 and 10D?

I know its a silly question as its obvious that the D60 is better than the D30, but as it will only be used as a back up and maybe only take 100 pictures per weddiing, I am really looking to see if the additional spend will be worth it

Cheers

[BearSummer]

Hi dpp,

if you have two camers you WILL shoot with both. So make sure that your "second" camera is of at least similar if not identical quality as your primary. Go for the D60 ove rthe D30. The only bonus that the D30 gives you over the D60 is that it is more infrared sensative.

Best regards

BearSummer

[Mark Kemp]

I have had a D30 since they were new and it has served me very well.

Recently I got a 20D and keep the D30 as a backup now.

I didn't bother with a D60 because the only really important change from the D30 was more pixels.

If you need 6mp and not 3 then go for the D60, If 3 is enough save some money and get a D30. The other differences are pretty minor really.

[yenoram]

I agree with BearSummer. The price difference isn't great so I'd go for the D60 since, if I recall correctly, it has the same sensor as the 10D.

[robertwgross]

I am looking at the D60 and D30, apart from the fact that the D60 is a later/newer model and has less pixels, will I suffer with quality if i choose the D30 and shoot with a 10D and D30, as opposed to a D60 and 10D?


D60 has the same number of pixels as 10D, not less, and that is more than D30.

---Bob Gross---

[mhiser]

I shoot wedding with the D30... and though I agree, it might sound dumb to go back to 3 megs when you're used to shooting with a 6meg camera, I don’t totally agree that buying a D60 or 10D as the backup is the better choice. I feel there is some factors that aren’t being figured in.

All the wedding albums I have seen consist only of 4x5's and a few 8x10's. The sensor size of the D30 is the same as all the newer pro-sumer SLR cameras Canon has produced since 2000 when the D30 was introduced. With that thought in mind, what gains have been made over the last 4 years that will benefit the final production 6megs of info will have over 3megs of info when we are only referring to these small sized images. I know many of ya’ll will disagree with me but I do not really see where the gain is that significant when we are producing such small images for our clients. The only real advantages I personally see is the software that runs the newer cameras give more user friendly control, and the white balance appears to work better ( 30's seem to produce oranger images under certain conditions) or the auto focus may be a little better.

I’d also like to mention file sizes of the older D30 being smaller allows more images taken on a single card ( a one gig card is more than enough with over 700 images)

4x5's, 8x10's, and even 16x20's printed from the lab have proved outstanding in side by side comparisons to the 10D and D100 images I have seen from the other associates who shoot for the studio I contract for. More pixels aren’t everything, maybe only a little more detail in images where minute detail is predetermine significant.

I would love to have another D30 myself as I have found this camera to preform very well under these minimal shooting conditions and produces great images for my clients

[PhotoDude25]

Well, from everything I have read concerning reviews between the two cameras, the D30 actually gets a better rating over the D60. I also have shot with the D30 for almost a year and wouldn't swap it for anything other than a 10D or better if I were to upgrade. Just my 2 cents worth..........PhotoDude25