I would venture to say that every dad wants to be a National Geographic photographer. Even people with no camera want this Canon was smart to over spec the T2i to entice the $600 spenders to spend another $300. I doubt those specs cost anywhere near the cost of upgrading from the rebel line.
nikt wrote:
The problem isn\'t that the 60D has no place, it\'s that the 550D is way over spec\'d for the prospective market. They should have made a simplier camera for the folks that want a small compact SLR.
There are plenty of mums and dads that DON\"T want to become National Geographic photographers. They just want some nice pictures of their kids growing up, playing sport, having birthdays with an easy-to us-camera.
(NO, they SHOULDN\'T just go buy a point-and-shoot)
The Canon line up is so confusing as to be a problem for Canon. No-one is steering the ship at head office. In fact, that\'s the reason for this thread, no-one can seem to work out what the hell is going on.
This is one reason why the Nikon D3000/5000 is a great hit for the company.
It\'s a simply camera. Need more, get a D90.
If Canon lose the 60D (they won\'t by the way), that\'s a massive hole in the $$$ line up.
Man, makes me want to slap someone at Canon.
Feb 10, 2010 at 11:16 AM
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Canon was smart to over spec the T2i to entice the $600 spenders to spend another $300. I doubt those specs cost anywhere near the cost of upgrading from the rebel line.