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 03/24/2004 02:59:37 AM · #1
Deciding between the 2 cameras...
The 300D is much cheaper!!
but what's the difference other then the built?

Can the 300D do Manual settings? ie. "p" mode "m" mode "AV" "TV".. etc..

Thanks.
 03/24/2004 03:16:05 AM · #2
Hi Eric!

Canon 300D has Manual settings like "P", "AV", "TV", full manual settings. I think one of the biggest difference between D60 and 300D is the material of the camera, one is metalic and the other is like plastic.
 03/24/2004 07:16:26 AM · #3
Originally posted by Cheerz:
Deciding between the 2 cameras...
The 300D is much cheaper!!
but what's the difference other then the built?

Can the 300D do Manual settings? ie. "p" mode "m" mode "AV" "TV".. etc..

Thanks.


I assume you are buying the D60 used? How much more is a used D60 over a new 300D?
03/24/2004 07:39:11 AM · #4
I think the 300D would be a much better choice being in full warranty and all that considered!


03/24/2004 08:08:09 AM · #5
Always go for the best you can afford. The D60 is more expensive for a reason.
03/24/2004 08:35:36 AM · #6
The D60 has better integration with the rest of the Canon system. E.g.,

PC Sync support
E-TTL/ flash control is better
Can use the more feature rich remote timer

Other advantages to the D60
mirror lock up
customisable button control
More metering options
More AF control

Not sure how the buffering speeds compare
Better build quality

Advantages of the 300D over the D60
More AF points - particularly useful for verticals
A better(higher) on-camera flash - though less control
Higher supported ISO and probably less noise at high ISO
Auto orientation sensor

Which is better really depends on what you plan on using it for and which features you'll use more.

Message edited by author 2004-03-24 08:39:02.
 03/24/2004 11:21:04 AM · #7
well ... a 14mths old D60 is about USD100 more then a 4mths old 300D
But a new 300D would be like USD100 more then the old D60..

Originally posted by richterrell:
Originally posted by Cheerz:
Deciding between the 2 cameras...
The 300D is much cheaper!!
but what's the difference other then the built?

Can the 300D do Manual settings? ie. "p" mode "m" mode "AV" "TV".. etc..

Thanks.


I assume you are buying the D60 used? How much more is a used D60 over a new 300D?
03/24/2004 11:31:02 AM · #8
Originally posted by Cheerz:
well ... a 14mths old D60 is about USD100 more then a 4mths old 300D
But a new 300D would be like USD100 more then the old D60..

Originally posted by richterrell:
Originally posted by Cheerz:
Deciding between the 2 cameras...
The 300D is much cheaper!!
but what's the difference other then the built?

Can the 300D do Manual settings? ie. "p" mode "m" mode "AV" "TV".. etc..

Thanks.


I assume you are buying the D60 used? How much more is a used D60 over a new 300D?


Well, Gordon's thread has all of the supporting information, really - but I would not give up my D60 for a 300D, even for things like the 10x preview, which I dearly wish I had. Refer to his thread for all of the custom functions and extra bells in whistles. I do not take advantage of all of them, but I do take advantage of enough of them not to want to give them up. One big one for me is the 3fps and 8 frame buffer shooting rate. And I like the heavier build quality.

If I bought a D60 used, I would try to get a lightly used one. I know a guy with a 10D that shoots commercially who is waiting to get his camera back from Canon after his shutter gave out. He has shot something like 60,000 frames and the curtain gave out, I believe. He does a lot of sports photography. That is an extreme case, I know, but you just don't know what kind of service a camera has seen, much like buying a used car. Anyway, those are just some opinions.
 03/24/2004 11:47:57 AM · #9
The shutter replacement is a pretty simple operation - I believe it essentially gets replaced as one unit - costs about $180. I have a friend who needed it done and it only took a couple of weeks.
 03/24/2004 12:25:30 PM · #10
Originally posted by Gordon:
The shutter replacement is a pretty simple operation - I believe it essentially gets replaced as one unit - costs about $180. I have a friend who needed it done and it only took a couple of weeks.


That doesn't sound too bad at all. I doubt I will need it at any point (knock wood) but who knows? Whatever succeeds the 10D would be the next camera I consider, and I have not heard anything on that score. But I still love my D60 after having used it for 18 months or so.

The new 1-D Mark II is definitely priced out of my league, but it sure looks good from what i have read...
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