60D on the way, a bit nervous

Hopefully I made a good decision but from all I've read I should be pretty happy. I am a bit nervous coming from the Rebel XTi, I'm guessing I will be a bit lost on it at first.

Are there any settings I need too set in once I get it, seems to me somewhere? Does it have a tendency to over expose or under?

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help! Should be here Tuesday.

Next to come will be another lens, then hopefully by summer the 6d...my dream camera

blackgold59 wrote in post #16709141
Hopefully I made a good decision but from all I've read I should be pretty happy. I am a bit nervous coming from the Rebel XTi, I'm guessing I will be a bit lost on it at first.

Are there any settings I need too set in once I get it, seems to me somewhere? Does it have a tendency to over expose or under?

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help! Should be here Tuesday.

Next to come will be another lens, then hopefully by summer the 6d...my dream camera

I came from a XSi when I got the 60D. It's a big difference. The XSi felt like a toy in comparision.

I will get sometime to get used to menu. But won't take long.

Canon has some excellent tutorials specific to the 60D. You can find them at http://www.learn.usa.c​anon.com …s/eos_60d_tutor​ials.shtml.

Also, some good tips here http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/stuff2/?p​=888.

Congrats on your new 60D!

I stepped up from a Nikon D40 when I got mine a few years back and it really inspired me to start posting here and absorb as much as I could from all the talented photographers who post here. I hope the 60D does the same for you.

The best advice I can give you is to set your camera on "M" and get used to adjusting the settings to your environment. Or even "P" for a week or so and notice the settings the camera is picking for certain types of shots.

I would say the 60D has a tendency to slightly underexpose, at least compared to my old Nikon and maybe even my new 6D.

John from PA was one of the better posters on the 60D thread here for quite some time, and there are maybe 10 other posters who can offer you great info on that thread as well. Here's a link:

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1198754

Best of luck!

You will be happy very fast with it.

blackgold59 wrote in post #16709141
Hopefully I made a good decision but from all I've read I should be pretty happy. I am a bit nervous coming from the Rebel XTi, I'm guessing I will be a bit lost on it at first.

Are there any settings I need too set in once I get it, seems to me somewhere? Does it have a tendency to over expose or under?

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help! Should be here Tuesday.

Next to come will be another lens, then hopefully by summer the 6d...my dream camera

Practice using it in manual exposure mode right from the start. Learn to use the top and back dials without taking your eye from the viewfinder. When you get really comfortable you will be able to change the top button settings by touch too, but I'm still working on that. I can find the ISO button because that has a little raised dot that you can feel. I don't change the others enough to have them memorized.

I use back button focus on mine (if you want to find how to set that, say the word when you get the camera in hand and I or someone can talk you through setting it up), but unlike many I use it most of the time in One Shot mode. AI Servo never seems to give me a crisp focus on a relatively static subject.

I shoot RAW, and either Neutral or Standard mode. Not that the mode makes much difference unless you do post in DPP. Lightroom doesn't read most of those settings anyway. Otherwise they only apply if you do in camera jpegs.

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. Although the controls are different, the photos don't seem that much different from the T1i that I started with.

Download the manual for it so you can get a head start on the settings you're most likely to use. I made the mistake of swapping my 60D for a 7D and regretted every minute of it. I eventually got a 70D to replace the 7D but the 60D remains one of my favourite cameras.

You're going to love your 60D, from the way it feels in your hands to the long battery life to the images. Like others said, download the manual and check out 60D tutorials on YouTube. That will give you a great start and prepare you for when you finally have it in your hands and start using it. I upgraded from a T1i to my 60d in 2010 and never looked back. I paired it with a 50D and then 5D, but ultimately my 60D will always be part of my gear, even now that I have a 70D.

I just got my 60d this week after having an XS for years. I'm definitely immersing myself in youtube videos, start there

Read the user's manual.

blackgold59 wrote in post #16709141
Hopefully I made a good decision but from all I've read I should be pretty happy. I am a bit nervous coming from the Rebel XTi, I'm guessing I will be a bit lost on it at first.

Are there any settings I need too set in once I get it, seems to me somewhere? Does it have a tendency to over expose or under?

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help! Should be here Tuesday.

Next to come will be another lens, then hopefully by summer the 6d...my dream camera

Read the manual.
Take photos with it, get used to it's control, character, and your habits.
Nothing beats just having experience.

Go wear out that shutter, so you have a reason to get the 6D.

Very best,

I've sure enjoyed my 60D, so much so that I bought another for a backup for a trip to Alaska. I now have one with the 18-135 mounted on it, the other body is always attached to my 150 -500. The 60D is quite capable of taking excellent images, feels good and fits me well, like the controls and love the articulating screen, I have been very satisfied with this camera. I shoot raw and nearly all shots on manual, nothing like practice and using the camera to get and stay comfortable with it.

Dude I do NOT OWN a 60D but if you are coming from a Rebel XTi you will see a big difference enjoy it, and let us know how you like it.

I went from an iPhone camera to a 60D. You'll be fine. My suggestion is to start with PUBLISHED material. A person can find any info they want in "print" on the internet, but at least there is SOME editing policy in a published work.

Go to your local bookseller and hit up the photography section. There will be 2-3 books just on the 60D. Open them up and decide for yourself which one you want. Some will be geared to the professional, some the soccer mom.

If you follow through any one of those books you'll be fine.