Quote Originally Posted by Oren
Vari-angle screen? A vari-angle screen could be very useful for me in many situations, but it also sounds to me like a weak point:

  • it could be broken very easily.

  • As much as I know, those screens are connected with flat cables to the main electronic circuit and those cables tend to break after a while. When that happens, Canon will charge you 20%-40% price of a new 60D to replace it with a new one.



You might be right, but my personal experience with the reliability of these vari-angle screens has been very good. I've used them in a variety of different camcorders and digicams for about 6 years, under a lot more abuse then I allow for my DSLR, and none of them have broken (yet!). (Broke plenty of other stuff though, like card hinges, automatic lens caps, control dials, etc.)



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Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
lots of bells and whistles, but not really an 'upgrade' to the 50D.

While the 60D is certainly missing some features that the 50D had, it also has some nice upgrades in key areas. For one, ifthe sensor and electronics have the same performance as the 550D, then the low light performance will be much improved over the 50D.



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Quote Originally Posted by Sean Setters
No AF Microadjustment?! That may be the worst thing about this camera--even more so than the loss of the magnesium alloy body.

Yeah, I was all ready to buy my first DSLR with an articulating LCD until I read this. 60D is right out.
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