Canon EOS 60D “Spyview”

With the dismal Canon offering with the 50d to the mass 2 years ago, it is with great relief finally that Canon has decided to return a salvo towards its competition with the 60D!

Canon X0d prosumer dSLR used to enjoy a respected and “Go-to” status for anyone who wants a dSLR superior to the entry level offerings. But with the last two Canon x0d products namely the 40D and 50D, they were mediocre and allowed Nikon D90 and Sony Alpha to catch up in this segment!

The introduction of Canon EOS 7D further sealed the fate of the 50D to a “lame duck” status. And the depreciation of this model shows.

Enough of the gloomy talk for a new day break is arising for the X0D class dSLR in the Canon EOS stable. Sometime late last week, fuzzy images of the 60D have emerged!

No real facts. But some items can be deduced:

• Articulated LCD Screen! It is in my opinion that when Canon introduced the LiveView with the 40D, I felt that it was a incomplete implementation. Having used Canon Powershot series which has articulated LCD screen, the capability for framing shots is greatly enhanced. So I am glad finally Canon has come to its senses to complete the LiveView feature with this.
• Missing joystick. I will miss this very much-
• Composite body instead of Magnesium. This is so not cool at all. It’s a 60D! Not a Rebel. Come on Canon!
• Slightly smaller. Might be ok for folks with smaller hands. But users with larger lens will lose leverage and ultimately balance.
• A whole lot more modes.
• Same processor as the 7D. Unlikely to be dual processors though. But so will be the price.
• 18MP?I can only guess it will have similar MP count as the 7D which means 18MP.

As per usual Canon release strategy, look for the unveiling at the 2010 Photokina!
Will the 60D regain the prosumer crown? Stay tuned!