Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d? at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Canon EOS / MXF / AVCHD / HDV / DV Camera Systems > Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD

Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD
APS-C sensor cameras including the 80D, 70D, 7D Mk. II, 7D, EOS M and Rebel models for HD video recording.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old September 19th, 2014, 05:47 PM   #1
Major Player
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Fresno, Ca
Posts: 214
Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

I have the 60d and was wondering if it was worth getting the 70d? I am shoot weddings which are dark at the receptions. Is the 70d low light performance that much better than the 60d to upgrade to?
Jeff Cook is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 24th, 2014, 02:14 PM   #2
Trustee
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: England liverpool
Posts: 1,343
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

Jeff the 70d is a brilliant upgrade but not the best in low light, also if it is not a stm lens then you will here the noise of the focus hunting.. I use voice recorders so i am OK in that regard but? I have c100, two 6ds and two 70d which in good light are getting used far much than the others, 70d is simply a dream with the auto focus and flip out screen. You will not look back. We switch to the c100 and 6d after the ceremony. Steve
Steve Bleasdale is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 24th, 2014, 05:26 PM   #3
Trustee
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Crookston, MN
Posts: 1,353
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

Steve, what specific lenses are you using with your 70D that are quiet?

I've tried a few, some STM, and haven't really found one I'm happy with.
Robert Benda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 25th, 2014, 02:22 AM   #4
Trustee
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: England liverpool
Posts: 1,343
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

None Robert, we use the 17-55 2.8, the 50mm 1.4 sometimes, sigma 30mm 1.4 but the 17-55 2.8 mainly but you can here the noise, so i put a voice recorder on me and record the whole prep if i need the audio.
Steve Bleasdale is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 25th, 2014, 03:05 AM   #5
Major Player
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Posts: 532
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

The 70D allows you to spend more time composing and being more creative, as opposed to constantly struggling with focus. And if operated properly, you can trust the focus. You just have to know which mode of focus to use for which situations, and program a button that can disable it temporarily when you want focus locked.
The 70D has displaced my 5D as the A camera, and it is really liberating to use.
Brian David Melnyk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 25th, 2014, 10:32 AM   #6
Trustee
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: England liverpool
Posts: 1,343
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

+1 Brian Spot on
Steve Bleasdale is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 25th, 2014, 12:27 PM   #7
Inner Circle
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Camas, WA, USA
Posts: 5,513
Re: Is it worth upgrading from 60d to 70d?

Of course, a big part of manual focus is practice, practice, practice.

My son and his friend shot a wedding on 5D2s recently. The friend, with little experience, shot with a 16-35 on a tripod. My son, with much more experience, used a 100/f2.8L IS on a steaditracker wide open(!) And who's shots were more consistently in focus? Yep, my son's. (BTW, he stabilized things further in post - it looked great!)

Being a wedding, the soft look of focus hunting allowed them to use many clips that one would discard in a hard-edged piece. Still, it shows that one needs to put in the hours before judging how hard it really is to keep acceptable manual focus under various conditions and for various productions. It also shows that if you have a project to shoot tomorrow morning and you don't have experience pulling manual focus that you shouldn't expect too much and that AF could really help.

FWIW, I have often shot on full frame with a 35/2 or 35/1.4 lens at various apertures on a monopod with follow-focus at tradeshows and I rarely have to dump a shot because of focus issues - and the only time I want an out of focus look is when I purposely twist the lens for a blur transition. If I had AF in those situations, I personally wouldn't bother with it. I want to select the focal point.
__________________
Jon Fairhurst
Jon Fairhurst is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Canon EOS / MXF / AVCHD / HDV / DV Camera Systems > Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:57 AM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network