The EOS 60D has been announced

I would never use this as a professional tool, it looks way too flimsy, way too easy to damage, almost scary if you were on set especially that articulating LCD rubbish.
 
ThunderousProductions said:
I would never use this as a professional tool, it looks way too flimsy, way too easy to damage, almost scary if you were on set especially that articulating LCD rubbish.
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Well, compared to the 60D, the T2i is a plastic toy. I use it "professionally". I shot a spot that's 100% t2i - just saw it on Comedy Central. I billed something like $10k in day rates for T2i shoots within about 60 days of owning it. I own all kinds of "professional" gear. The T2i is quite at home with the rest of it.
 
Michael Carter said:
Well, compared to the 60D, the T2i is a plastic toy. I use it "professionally". I shot a spot that's 100% t2i - just saw it on Comedy Central. I billed something like $10k in day rates for T2i shoots within about 60 days of owning it. I own all kinds of "professional" gear. The T2i is quite at home with the rest of it.
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:nads:

That was brutal man...... lol, Simply brutal
 
Michael Carter said:
Well, compared to the 60D, the T2i is a plastic toy. I use it "professionally". I shot a spot that's 100% t2i - just saw it on Comedy Central. I billed something like $10k in day rates for T2i shoots within about 60 days of owning it. I own all kinds of "professional" gear. The T2i is quite at home with the rest of it.
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now this is the way to do it... instead of complaining and whining like some posters in this forum :)
 
jscottprice said:
I'm having a hard time seeing how the articulated LCD screen would be all that beneficial.

Anyone have good examples of when it would be helpful or even clutch?
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If you shoot any low or high angle creative shots you could actually see the LCD screen so you can still focus. You can do these shots without an articulating screen if can focus blind.

Personally though, I will probably go with a larger LCD add on for my T2i since it will be much easier to focus with.
 
As skital says, I've been having some trouble focusing my shots when shooting very low or high angles. At an angle the screen starts to lose clarity. I have a T2i.

Because of this I'm still thinking if I will get a LCDVF or an external monitor. I know the latter can't be used to the max with the T2i, but I guess it counts as an investment for a future body upgrade.
 
Dave,
What resolution do you get from the Lilliput? Is it good enough to focus off and is it better for that purpose than the built in LCD??

I like the 60D specs over the GH1 because it's a lot heavier. The articulating screen is an equalizer.

I don't care about the resolution and softness so much because the only stuff I want to shoot with it is for WEB distribution.

daveswan said:
I use a Lilliput with my 550D, I'd far rather have that than an articulating screen any day.
Dave
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Hi dadoboy

I find it easier to focus with even though it's about the same resolution as the LCD on the cam. It's a lot easier for my (54 yr old) eyes to focus on than the (comparatively) tiny LCD, also I have it mounted on an old ball head I had kicking around, so I can position it as needed.

The main downer comes from the 550D itself which plays silly-buggers with the aspect ratio when recording. The screen also blanks for a few seconds when you hit record, and the HDMI only outputs SD.

With all that, I'd still rather have the Lilliput, but could see the point of an articulating LCD that was robust enough to take a Z-Finder or similar.

Dave
 
So have we had it confirmed yet that the AGC issue is solved with the audio?
Surely they've fixed this now?
 
I think what is meant by "manual" is manual gain control. (The dot at the end of that sentence is a period.) :evil:

I believe that's how Canon does it with its other audio-capable cameras. Anything else would be counter-active, contradictory, diametric, refractory, impedimental, obstructive, and incompatible with the concept of manual control.

I could be wrong.
 
Michael Carter said:
Well, compared to the 60D, the T2i is a plastic toy. I use it "professionally". I shot a spot that's 100% t2i - just saw it on Comedy Central. I billed something like $10k in day rates for T2i shoots within about 60 days of owning it. I own all kinds of "professional" gear. The T2i is quite at home with the rest of it.
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I would be interested in seeing the spot, in all seriousness I am interested in the quality, and even the 5D is a toy for a professional, im not saying it doesn't work in a pro setting but everyday work the things are no match to the might 1D series, 30 years experience tells me so.
 
Agc

Agc

videohog said:
I've never been able to find anything other that you can adjust audio levels BEFORE recording, but nothing on AGC.
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I would be interested in this as well- Can I just throw my Rhode video mic on it and
film an interview?

I just bought the eos7d and like many others - I am frustrated that I need some other device to shoot audio with this unit. I would like to make that decision on a production
need rather then a limitation of the device itself.

7d great camera- but if using it for a lot of video - the 60d seems like an equally matched unit for less. And better manual level control on audio. Can the AGC be turned off?
 
ThunderousProductions said:
I would be interested in seeing the spot, in all seriousness I am interested in the quality, and even the 5D is a toy for a professional, im not saying it doesn't work in a pro setting but everyday work the things are no match to the might 1D series, 30 years experience tells me so.
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Unfortunately I think you are kidding yourself if you think the video mode of the 1ds is even 5% better than the video mode of a t2i. In camera noise reduction isn't a feature so much as a crutch.
 
Has anyone found what the resolution out from the hdmi is during recording? They are marketing the 60d:s ability to show a 1080 picture through hdmi when playing videofiles to a tv. Are there any differences here compaired to 7d and 550d?
 
I would be interested to know if it's only SD, the specs had more or less given me the impression it was going to be higher than 480p.
 
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