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T5i vsT6i vs 60d af points

Started Jun 7, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Re: T5i vsT6i vs 60d af points

rosycreates wrote:

I take photos of pets. My pet in particular is a 9 pound black dog. For a 7 year old dog, she moves around a lot.

I cant decide between the t5i , 60d and t6i. The t6i is a little bit out of my price range where the t5i iand 60d s right on point (used of course). I know the t6i is the better camera, but, will the t5i or the 60d suffice since it has all 9 crosstype AF points?

I mainly shoot pets. I do use the viewfinder and not live mode. I dont shoot video. Wifi is not very important, but I find the touchscreen is (for viewing in playback mode - I like to zoom the photo to see if what I wanted was in focus).

I do have the sigma 18-50 f2.8-4 lens (not to be confused with the 17-50 f2.8) and the canon 18-135 STM lens.

Thanks!

A big +1 to AnthonyL’s post.  It would be my own advice exactly!

Which actually leads me to the question of - what were the shortcomings of the other cameras you’ve tried recently? (70D, SL1, Sony, etc).

Like AnthonyL, I too would begin to question (possible) technique as much as the camera/lens.  Growing up with black labs, I know how hard it is to get consistent results shooting jet-black critters.  Everything has to be optimal!

Some more info (and samples with EXIF) might help a lot.

TIA, R2

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