04-08-2011, 08:51 PM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1302290611' post='7498']
If budget is too tight, I'd rather go for the EOS 600D and spend a bit extra on the lenses.
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I considered that route but the 60D's benefits are what made me gravitate towards it:
More cross-type focus points (9 vs 1)
Shoots faster (5.3fps vs 3.7fps)
Twice the battery life (1100 shots vs 550)
Twice as fast max shutter speed (1/8000 vs 1/4000)
There are a few other minor advantages but these were the main ones. For $170 extra it seemed worth it. Is that $170 really better spent on the Sigma 17-50mm vs the 17-70mm? Which trade-offs are more severe?
If budget is too tight, I'd rather go for the EOS 600D and spend a bit extra on the lenses.
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I considered that route but the 60D's benefits are what made me gravitate towards it:
More cross-type focus points (9 vs 1)
Shoots faster (5.3fps vs 3.7fps)
Twice the battery life (1100 shots vs 550)
Twice as fast max shutter speed (1/8000 vs 1/4000)
There are a few other minor advantages but these were the main ones. For $170 extra it seemed worth it. Is that $170 really better spent on the Sigma 17-50mm vs the 17-70mm? Which trade-offs are more severe?