Upgrade from 500d to 60d

[randallhamster]

Im thinking of taking the above step but would it be worth it?

Any thoughts would be appreciated either good or bad

Regards
Simon

 

[Nespresco]

It depends on what particular feature you deem to be inadequate enough on the 500d to warrant purchasing an upgrade.

 

[pete.rush]

It depends on what particular feature you deem to be inadequate enough on the 500d to warrant purchasing an upgrade.

is there a reason for the upgrade?

 

[grotty]

For raw image quality there'll be little if anything in it. However if you find the smaller body a little fiddly to hold, the lack of top LCD a pain and would like two control dials then it could be a valid upgrade if you fancy it. It also has a (much) better viewfinder, better AF, better environmental sealing, articulated screen, more frames per second and obviously a few other differences that I'm unaware of.

 

[modchild]

I went from a 550D to a 60D, although it's a backup for my 5D3, and it's a terriffic camera. Good ISO handling, wireless flash onboard, handy swivel screen with great resolution and good AF speed on all cross type focus points.

I had a 5D2 and 7D before the 5D3 and 60D and the 60D gets much more use than the 7D did. I actually prefer the handling of the 60D to the 7D (which I found a bit too finicky) and have got some great photos from the 60D so far.