Canon 60D Users, Unite!

Immaculens wrote in post #11097297
Nice, although they were shot with your T2i...

Hmm I think your right, I was looking for something other than car shots when I came across those lol.

here's a shot with the in-camera miniature effect...

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Wow lots of people shooting tilt/shift in this thread.

Took a few more shots today, that screen is really coming in handy for weird angle shots.

Here is a 1042 second shot I did tonight, my first time trying to do longer star trails.

Hi all.. this is my first post on POTN I'll be hanging out here alot, great forum!

I've had my 60D a week now and I really love it. I'm finding it much easier to handle than my former 50D, mostly due to the slight decrease in weight and size. The grip is a joy to hold and feel very comfy.

I'll try to post a shot taken last week at a Open Mic night, my first outing with the 60D and using the 430EX II - the venue these are shot in is very dimly lit, with lots of external light coming in from the windows behind the performers. I must say I was quite pleased with myself as far as my exposures go. The actual compositions could be more interesting, but I've got lots of time to learn that ie forever

Love the IR ! - shots always look so surreal and ... Fairylandish...

I saw the below pick in the kung-Fu movie "Crouching Spiders, Hidden Sparrows" I think...

Love your experimentation - its inspiring! Have to get an IR filter one day...

bmwcolin wrote in post #11100515
This one I used my 18-55is and a IR72 filter to get this false color IR picture

one more bird shot, I like the way he was holding on to both branches. LOL

@bmwcolin
lovely pics! love the IR pic and gawd bird pictures are razor sharp!

A Hearty welcome to POTN forum Amanda! (and New 60D owners!)
You have some very nice glass to work with and a great flash too. I bought my 430 at the same time as my 50D & 15-85mm but ended up selling because I didn't use it as much as I thought I would. Now I see the high ISO does very well on our new 60D so all is well.

Enjoy the forum & this thread and lets see more of your shots

amanda_melb wrote in post #11100738
Hi all.. this is my first post on POTN I'll be hanging out here alot, great forum!

I've had my 60D a week now and I really love it. I'm finding it much easier to handle than my former 50D, mostly due to the slight decrease in weight and size. The grip is a joy to hold and feel very comfy.

I'll try to post a shot taken last week at a Open Mic night, my first outing with the 60D and using the 430EX II - the venue these are shot in is very dimly lit, with lots of external light coming in from the windows behind the performers. I must say I was quite pleased with myself as far as my exposures go. The actual compositions could be more interesting, but I've got lots of time to learn that ie forever

I'm very impressed with the output you guys are all getting... wow!

Ordered one yesterday, should be here Monday. We'll see how it turns out. I'm a current 50D owner/enthusiast, I hope I'm pleased.

thetolleyman wrote in post #11101317
Ordered one yesterday, should be here Monday. We'll see how it turns out. I'm a current 50D owner/enthusiast, I hope I'm pleased.

I don't know what types of shooting you do, but I do a lot of low light action wildlife which puts lots of demand on the 50D's AI Servo & ISO performance - and it often did the job.

When I got the 60D (50D now f/s) I flipped her into Auto ISO and got lazy compared to doing everything Manual on the 50D - but Auto ISO (up to 6400, unlike 3200 on the 7D) had a tendency to underexpose in low light when its using 3200-6400.

BUT - when I got out of my lazy-boy chair and shot manual ISO again (including expansion to 12800) - my shots were equal or better to what I was getting with the 50D. Certainly the ISO2000-12800 range is cleaner (and washes up nicely in Lr3 anyways).

I got the 60D because the 50D was just a little too big for my hands and saw the 60D was a little smaller - and its now ergonimically great for me. I also wanted the slightly higher resolution and better metering (3 more mp & now 63 zone metering, respectfully).

I'd used the flippy screen on my previous SX10 which was nice for odd angles, etc, Its nice to have it upgraded to a 3" high rez now.

I just got back from a nature walk and will post pics once I'm back home but I'm very happy with it.

When I upgraded from my XSi to the 50D - you could not take the smile off my face for a few days - it was a night & day upgrade. But 50D to 60D, IMO, is a more subtle change that did not produce any Wow's for me, although the higher ISOs are nice to work with...

Had I the money and got a 7D or 1D - sure, there would have been some spontanious "Wow's" heard within earshot...

You have purchased the 60D so you are willing to do without the MA, magnesium body, and 1 second slower burst - so I dont think you will be dissapointed - its essentially the 50D, refreshed.

Good luck & post your pics!

Canon 60d size : 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 in.
Canon 50d size: 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in

These are direct from Canon website. 60d is larger

Am I wrong?

Low light is my main concern as well as pixel count. I do a lot of low light nature stuff too. Major cropping is almost always an issue. Never use high burst rate, besides, almost the same. And I tested all my lens's when I first got the 50d, none need MA.

thetolleyman wrote in post #11101709
Canon 60d size : 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 in.
Canon 50d size: 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in

These are direct from Canon website. 60d is larger

Am I wrong?

Its very similar if you regard the largest dimensions, but look at photos of the 50D & 60D side by side, paying attention to the height of the grip, specifically - the 60D is not as tall in the grip - or as tall generally - and the grip is a deeper ergonomic which many find more comfortable. I don't have to strain my kung-fu death grip as much now...

Using finer units of measure, millimeters, the dimmensions are:
50D: 146 x 108 x 74 mm
60D: 145 x 106 x 79 mm

also - on the back - similar to the 7D layout - I find the controls are easier access to my right thumb, vs the 50D where it was a bit of a cumbersome stretch for me...

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thetolleyman wrote in post #11101733
Major cropping is almost always an issue.

yeah, ditto! My 300mm just isn't long enough too often, so the 3 mp more plus cleaner ISO is what I wanted.

bmwcolin wrote in post #11100515
Took a few more shots today, that screen is really coming in handy for weird angle shots.

Here is a 1042 second shot I did tonight, my first time trying to do longer star trails.

How do you take a 1042 second shot when the shutter speed max is 30? very interested