I like Canon. I will put that out there from the get-go. I like the EOS range and I generally can find myself liking their other stuff out of a blind brand loyalty that I swear I’m smart enough not to do.
But with the launch of the EOS 60D, I swore to myself that I was going to be objective. I was going to call it down the line and any fanboydom would be left firmly behind.
And then I read that the 60D will be able to tweak Picture Style, White Balance (WB), Color Space, High-ISO Noise Reduction, Peripheral Illumination Correction, linear distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction from the camera itself, rather than waiting until they have access to a computer, and that went out the window.
The camera looks beautiful, with a streamlined control system placing the Multi-Controller and Set button inside a new Quick Control Dial.
The selling point seems to be a “fun” pro SLR. Some of the better filters from the PowerShot range are carried over, while you still get get 9-point AF metering and 5.3fps burst photography.
Added to that, there’s 18-megapixel camera with Full HD video recording, a twisting & rotating 3-inch display, and a DIGIC 4 processor for in-camera RAW image editing.
It is planned for a US release next month, with pricing putting it at $1,099 body-only or in a kit – complete with Canon’s EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens – for $1,399.
With six new lenses set to come out too, the L-SERIES EF lenses will include the worlds widest fisheye lens, these are exciting times for Canon owners.
Also, in a subtle hint, my birthday is in September…….
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