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here is the full specification
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos600d/page2.asp
I'll upgrade for a better lens later
canon 600 D is an entry level DSLR so why should I pay for med range DSLR camera that cost at least 2000$
Answer
You are right in a way, the 600D is an excellent specification for the cash, and will satisfy probably 90% of camera buyers.
Here are a few reasons why there are more expensive models:
R & D costs. More advanced cameras require research & development, yet often sell fewer units.
Result, higher cost. Cameras like the 600D reap the rewards of this R&D a year or two down the line and sell many more units so can be cheaper.
The benefit is top end pro cameras for those who need them, and technology advancement for the rest of us.
Material costs: More metal costs more money, rebels are largely plastic, a 7D is largely metal, a 1D series has a much bigger chassis and is metal. Glass penta-prism rather than mirrors and air pentamirror viewfinder.
Benefit, robust pro cameras with clear bright viewfinders for those who really need them for precision focus composition etc. Build quality realistic to it's intended use for mere mortals.
Manufacturing costs: There is more engineering required to build in and fit gaskets for weather sealing etc. Benefits: Pros have cameras they can depend on in inclement conditions. The rest of us are fair weather photographers.
More processing clout: twin image processors in the 7D and 1D series cameras, plus an additional AF processor in the 7D and 1D series. On all other EOS models there is one processor that takes care of everything from image to AF.
Benefit: super fast and tweakable AF, searing frame rates. A pro WILL get the shot. How fast do the rest of us need our cameras to be? All EOS models are pretty fast compared to price-point peers.
Bigger bodies fit bigger hands, the Quick Control DIal assists fast adjustment and there are less menus to go through.
Benefits: Fast handling, intuituve controls. You can operate every major function with the camera at your eye, on a rebel you need to take it away to find the menu button, the Av button etc. Pros need to work an adjust more quickly, for the rebel users out of green square mode there is likely to be a more pedestrian pace in any case.
Large image device.
Benefit for those wanting the lowest noise in their images as larger photosites require less electronic boost and it gets the full benefit of wide angle lenses or shallow depth of field lenses, particularly the tilt shift lenses where DoF can be manipulated very very precisely in 3D, not to mention that the adjustment knobs on TS-E lenses foul on rebels and 60D 7Ds.
In short, the 600D is exceptional, if you don't require the very fastest drive or AF then there is little obvious benefit to spending more on the likes of a 60D or 7D with the same processing engines and sensor.
I have a 550D and it's great. Not as great as my 7D FOR MY PURPOSES, but a very worthy back up cam, and to be truthful, neither quite fit in the hand as nicely or the controls fall under my fingers as quickly as on my EOS 3.
Canon make exceptional cameras at all price points. How much you need the extra features will ultimately determine how much you spend. As I say, with no duality of meaning at all, 90% of DSLR buyers will find the 600D does everything they need very well.
You are right in a way, the 600D is an excellent specification for the cash, and will satisfy probably 90% of camera buyers.
Here are a few reasons why there are more expensive models:
R & D costs. More advanced cameras require research & development, yet often sell fewer units.
Result, higher cost. Cameras like the 600D reap the rewards of this R&D a year or two down the line and sell many more units so can be cheaper.
The benefit is top end pro cameras for those who need them, and technology advancement for the rest of us.
Material costs: More metal costs more money, rebels are largely plastic, a 7D is largely metal, a 1D series has a much bigger chassis and is metal. Glass penta-prism rather than mirrors and air pentamirror viewfinder.
Benefit, robust pro cameras with clear bright viewfinders for those who really need them for precision focus composition etc. Build quality realistic to it's intended use for mere mortals.
Manufacturing costs: There is more engineering required to build in and fit gaskets for weather sealing etc. Benefits: Pros have cameras they can depend on in inclement conditions. The rest of us are fair weather photographers.
More processing clout: twin image processors in the 7D and 1D series cameras, plus an additional AF processor in the 7D and 1D series. On all other EOS models there is one processor that takes care of everything from image to AF.
Benefit: super fast and tweakable AF, searing frame rates. A pro WILL get the shot. How fast do the rest of us need our cameras to be? All EOS models are pretty fast compared to price-point peers.
Bigger bodies fit bigger hands, the Quick Control DIal assists fast adjustment and there are less menus to go through.
Benefits: Fast handling, intuituve controls. You can operate every major function with the camera at your eye, on a rebel you need to take it away to find the menu button, the Av button etc. Pros need to work an adjust more quickly, for the rebel users out of green square mode there is likely to be a more pedestrian pace in any case.
Large image device.
Benefit for those wanting the lowest noise in their images as larger photosites require less electronic boost and it gets the full benefit of wide angle lenses or shallow depth of field lenses, particularly the tilt shift lenses where DoF can be manipulated very very precisely in 3D, not to mention that the adjustment knobs on TS-E lenses foul on rebels and 60D 7Ds.
In short, the 600D is exceptional, if you don't require the very fastest drive or AF then there is little obvious benefit to spending more on the likes of a 60D or 7D with the same processing engines and sensor.
I have a 550D and it's great. Not as great as my 7D FOR MY PURPOSES, but a very worthy back up cam, and to be truthful, neither quite fit in the hand as nicely or the controls fall under my fingers as quickly as on my EOS 3.
Canon make exceptional cameras at all price points. How much you need the extra features will ultimately determine how much you spend. As I say, with no duality of meaning at all, 90% of DSLR buyers will find the 600D does everything they need very well.
Which DSLR camera is better? A Nikon or Canon?
paul andre
Some photographers would tell me that they've been using Nikon for a very long time and they dont know anything about Canon DSLRs. But as i see it Canon is a competitive brand if you are considering to buy a DSLR. So what am i going to consider if I want to buy a DSLR camera?
Answer
there is near stuff all to separate all the major dSLR cameras out there. at each price point the cameras offer similar features and a simialr specification.
don't rule out the likes of Sony, Pentax/ Samsung, Olympus or Sigma
all have been making cameras and lenses for a long long time (sony bought out the camera division of Minolta.
theres a lot of ignorance on here saying buy thios brand, buy that brand this brand is used by professionals, that brand is blah di blah. most of that is claptrap, its people suggestign a brand or camera because it reinforces the decision they made to buy that camera.
just because fred bloggs has that camera then it dfoens' make it a better camera for you.
make YOUR mind up over
what features you require
how big a sensor (anythign over 5mp is good enough for most people)
how good a lens you need, zoom range, focal length(s), f stop.
from my perspective... if you want to follow the sheep buy a Nikon or Canon. if you want to make your own mind up then do so.... but don't rule out the other players int he dSLR marketplace.
theres is a lot of claptrap spoken about lenses.. theres a better range for nikon or canon, there may be but most are not specifcally designed for digital camera sensors, theres a lot of claptrap sayiong canon and nikon are better because they can use older lenses (if you happen to already have bough canon or nikon lenses then it makes sense to buy the same body and reuse the lens... but if you are buying from scratch it doens't matter on e jot whether you buy canon, nikon, olympus whatever.
fwiw I bought an Olympus E510 with a twin lens kit. its smaller & lighter than the competition, its as goods as or better than the competition depends on who you read. the kit lenses are superior to the kit lenses on the canon & Nikon. the features its 'missing' are irrelevant to me.. I cna't attach an external battery pack, I cannpt attach a battery pack which replicates buttons on the camera.. so what I don't di studio shooting.. I want a camera which is small, portable and light weight..... cameras with external battery packs are not. cameras that don't use the 4/3rds standard have heavier and bulkier lenses.
decide waht you want a camera for and buy a camera that meets YOUR budget and meets your requirements. it may be that that camera is a Nikon, but make up your mind.
there is near stuff all to separate all the major dSLR cameras out there. at each price point the cameras offer similar features and a simialr specification.
don't rule out the likes of Sony, Pentax/ Samsung, Olympus or Sigma
all have been making cameras and lenses for a long long time (sony bought out the camera division of Minolta.
theres a lot of ignorance on here saying buy thios brand, buy that brand this brand is used by professionals, that brand is blah di blah. most of that is claptrap, its people suggestign a brand or camera because it reinforces the decision they made to buy that camera.
just because fred bloggs has that camera then it dfoens' make it a better camera for you.
make YOUR mind up over
what features you require
how big a sensor (anythign over 5mp is good enough for most people)
how good a lens you need, zoom range, focal length(s), f stop.
from my perspective... if you want to follow the sheep buy a Nikon or Canon. if you want to make your own mind up then do so.... but don't rule out the other players int he dSLR marketplace.
theres is a lot of claptrap spoken about lenses.. theres a better range for nikon or canon, there may be but most are not specifcally designed for digital camera sensors, theres a lot of claptrap sayiong canon and nikon are better because they can use older lenses (if you happen to already have bough canon or nikon lenses then it makes sense to buy the same body and reuse the lens... but if you are buying from scratch it doens't matter on e jot whether you buy canon, nikon, olympus whatever.
fwiw I bought an Olympus E510 with a twin lens kit. its smaller & lighter than the competition, its as goods as or better than the competition depends on who you read. the kit lenses are superior to the kit lenses on the canon & Nikon. the features its 'missing' are irrelevant to me.. I cna't attach an external battery pack, I cannpt attach a battery pack which replicates buttons on the camera.. so what I don't di studio shooting.. I want a camera which is small, portable and light weight..... cameras with external battery packs are not. cameras that don't use the 4/3rds standard have heavier and bulkier lenses.
decide waht you want a camera for and buy a camera that meets YOUR budget and meets your requirements. it may be that that camera is a Nikon, but make up your mind.
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