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http://blog.dojoklo.com/2010/10/18/canon-50d-vs-60d/
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10 comments
November 3, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Michele Penner
How do the two cameras compare in the HDR arena? The 50D can take 3 pictures at a time – can the 60D take more? Does it matter? I am obviously new to this and would appreciate some information on which is best to get into HDR.
November 3, 2010 at 10:02 pm
dojoklo
The 60D, with Auto Exposure Bracketing, can take 3 successive shots up to +/- three stops, just like the 50D. I know that many HDR shooters wish Canon had made this 5 or more shots with +/- five or more stops. However, serious HDR shooters typically work off a tripod, determine their primary exposure, set the camera on Manual mode, and manually change the + and – exposures by changing the shutter speed, instead of using another shooting mode in conjunction with Exposure Compensation. This is for more control of the results – because when using exposure compensation to vary your exposures, the camera may change your ISO or may change your aperture setting in order to get the + or – exposures, and you don’t really want the ISO changing and definitely don’t want the aperture changing during an HDR shooting sequence.
November 29, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Michele Penner
Thank-you. I bought the 60D.
November 30, 2010 at 11:39 pm
dojoklo
I’m glad I was helpful in making your decision! Don’t forget to check out my ebook “Your World 60D” to help you get up and running with the 60D, help you set up all of its menus and custom functions, and start to really take control of your camera!
December 20, 2010 at 4:19 am
thudson99
Wish I got the 60d, but it’s past the 90 day period at Costco for the 50d I ended up with.
January 9, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Steve
Thanks for your info. I am a full time Pro and use my 50D every day. I also have a couple of 7D’s. For most shooting I find the 50D easier and quicker to handle so given the choice I grab it. I will actually grab my 40D before the 7D when the result will be the same. As you know, on a Pro level all the equipment are just tools. Different tools for different Jobs. Here are 2 killer problems with the 60D for your readers to consider. For me these 2 issues are deal breakers.
1) Memory Card: The 60D uses the SD memory card like the 550D/T2i, not the CF card of the 7D and 50D.
SD cards are real slow compared to the larger CF cards. Many CF cards are still too slow for HD Vid, but SD memory would make that a painful job. I had to upgrade my CF cards when doing vid with the 7D.
2) Flash Sync: A Note to Strobists -as mentioned above, the 60D does not have a PC sync flash socket to plug in PC sync cords. The 50D has this.
OMG… I can’t even think about not having a flash sync. There are so many times that this archaic tool is so useful that to do with out only means using the hot-shoe to perform the same function. With the 50D and every pro camera I have had for the past 25 years I have been able to use the hot-shoe and the flash sync independently or as backup for the other, as both have a high fail rate compared to the rest of the camera.
So Staying with the 50D is my choice.
I do have a question though. Looking over my older images I noted that uncorrected the skin-tones seem nicest when I was shooting with the 20D. Additional rez. and such seem to be at a different type of image quality cost. The skin-tones of film were amazing, but we gave them up for the advantages of shooting Digital. Am I mistaken in seeing a loss in the quality of skin-tones with the 40D and later cameras?
January 9, 2011 at 2:45 pm
dojoklo
I never used a 20D to 40D, so I’m not aware of the difference in skin tones. Perhaps one of the parameters in a DXOMark comparison will shed some light on this (you will need to cut and paste this whole string):
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Compare-sensors/%28appareil1%29/281|0/%28appareil2%29/179|0/%28appareil3%29/272|0/%28onglet%29/0/%28brand%29/Canon/%28brand2%29/Canon/%28brand3%29/Canon
January 9, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Steve
I would like to add another thing to think about. What version is the camera raw? The RAW files from the 50D can be read by Photoshop CS3, but RAW files from the 7D can not. I will have to upgrade or use the canon software to convert these. I have decided not to spend the money on upgrading Photoshop from CS3. It does what I need and so choose to stay with it. Actually sometimes I have to go back to PS7 for some things that got “upgraded out” of CS and above. So I don’t think “upgrade” always means better.
So the question here is; are the RAW files of the 60D readable by CS3 like the files from the 50D? If not that adds around $200 to my cost of upgrade.
January 9, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Steve
Thank you so much for the link to the DXOMark comparison! It shows much of what I have notesed over the years using the whole line of Canon cameras. What a great tool. Thank you.
January 20, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Akaky
I have the 50D and I still use my XT; both give me great pictures with great color, so the way I look at it is, why bother with the yearly hype? The point is the picture, not the machine you used to take it with. The point is to see.