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Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:47:27 GMT

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

TCampbell — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:42:17 GMT

There is only one Canon 60D. Did you perhaps mean D60 instead? The D60 is a much older 6.3 megapixel camera. The 60D is a more recent (a few years old) 18 megapixel camera.

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

MikeSowsun — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:10:12 GMT

The Canon D60 was released in 2002 and was superseded by the 10D in 2003. They can be bought for about $100 on ebay or Craigslist today.

It has a 1.5" LCD screen and is pretty slow in operation compared to today's cameras. (it is slow to start up, slow to write files to the memory card, and slow to review the photos).

It was designed before the Digital Rebel and the lens mount will only accept Canon EF lenses. Canon EF-S lenses won't fit unless you modify the mount.. Third party "crop camera" lenses (like Sigma and Tamron) will work just fine.

Here is a link that shows many of the specs: PhotoNotes.org camera lookup

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:37:29 GMT

Yes, Mike, what I bought was a D60. Thanks for all the info on it. It also included a 28mm 1:1.4 aspherical lens and an external battery grip. I only paid $20 so I think I got a deal. What do you think?

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:38:08 GMT

Yes, what I bought was a D60. Sorry for the confusion.

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

MikeSowsun — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:50:41 GMT

You definitely got a fantastic deal. Especially since it came with a grip and a lens. Canon doesn't make a 28mm 1:1.4 lens though.

Is it a 24mm 1:1.4 by any chance?

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 22:12:57 GMT

You're way too smart! It is 28mm but is a Sigma.

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

MikeSowsun — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 22:25:46 GMT

Is it a Sigma 28mm 1.8 maybe?

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:14:00 GMT

It is a Sigma 28mm 1.8 aspherical. What do you know about it?

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

MikeSowsun — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:29:43 GMT

I really don't know anything about that particular lens, but the online reviews say it is a pretty good lens. It won't be too sharp wide open at f/1.8, but as with almost any lens, you will get better sharpness if you stop down a little.

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

fettig20 — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:39:17 GMT

Thanks for the info.

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

RobertTheFat — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:50:21 GMT

@MikeSowsun wrote:
The Canon D60 was released in 2002 and was superseded by the 10D in 2003. They can be bought for about $100 on ebay or Craigslist today.

It has a 1.5" LCD screen and is pretty slow in operation compared to today's cameras. (it is slow to start up, slow to write files to the memory card, and slow to review the photos).

It was designed before the Digital Rebel and the lens mount will only accept Canon EF lenses. Canon EF-S lenses won't fit unless you modify the mount.. Third party "crop camera" lenses (like Sigma and Tamron) will work just fine.

Are you saying that all third-party crop-camera lenses will clear the larger mirror of a FF camera? Because if they don't, they'd need the tab that prevents them from fitting an EF mount, in which case they wouldn't work on a D60. Right?

Re: Just bought an older Canon 60D w/1.5" LCD. Need more info and value.

MikeSowsun — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 19:03:08 GMT

Yes, all 3rd party lenses will clear the mirror. Even those made for APS-C (digital only) cameras. They will have heavy vignetting in the corners, as they are not designed to project a Full Frame image on the sensor, but the will not hit the mirror.