760D impressions

R2D2 wrote:

WilbaW wrote:

SnappyChappie wrote:

Funnily enough i was in a similar position with my 650D but went the other way and got the 70D. I too now have to get used to the power switch & mode dial on the wrong side and like the 750D it has no eye sensor! I was shocked to find this out and surprised i missed this fact...

Now that you're over the initial shock, does it affect your photography?

Good one.

I too went from a T4i (650D), minor surprise when I realised it had no eye sensor, but then I realised I didn't need the screen as there's another one on the top of the camera.  So I turned the touch screen off, I can turn it back on easily when needed.  The power switch and mode dial shift took all of one day to get used to.

Loving the camera much, much more than I anticipated I would.

Moving the power switch from the right to the left side is sort of minor and something that takes only a little of time to adapt to.  Combining the power switch with the movie mode was stupid.  Now I need to be extremely careful in powering up the camera.  If I push too hard I get movie mode.  Of course that happens frequently when I need to power up quickly for a grab shot.  As far as I am concerned Canon made a number of other errors in the controls for this camera.  For example, it is very difficult to make a rapid adjustment in eV.  The controls on my T3i are very good and I am very disappointed in the poor layout of controls for the 760D.  The layout does negatively impact my ability to rapidly adjust the camera settings.

WilbaW wrote:

SnappyChappie wrote:

Funnily enough i was in a similar position with my 650D but went the other way and got the 70D. I too now have to get used to the power switch & mode dial on the wrong side and like the 750D it has no eye sensor! I was shocked to find this out and surprised i missed this fact...

Now that you're over the initial shock, does it affect your photography?

I need more time with it TBH but so far it's not been distracting in good daylight but it is  noticeable in low-light & indoors. It doesn't affect my photography as such but it is annoying. I have it set to turn off when the shutter button is half pressed but you can't keep it pressed continuously!

It has no WB button either!

Yeah, nnD and nD cameras are biased towards raw shooting, and Rebels are biased towards JPEG shooting.

And that's the other thing, if it had a WB adjustment button like on the 7DII i could turn off the rear screen and just use the top LCD panel.

jrkliny wrote:

...For example, it is very difficult to make a rapid adjustment in eV. The controls on my T3i are very good and I am very disappointed in the poor layout of controls for the 760D. The layout does negatively impact my ability to rapidly adjust the camera settings.

Yes Jim! That's what is really bugging me about the 70D also as it has the same problem, i can't adjust the +/-EV quickly! You must 'awaken' it by half-pressing the shutter then you can use the rear wheel to adjust EV which wastes seconds and i have to get the lens to focus again. Even worse is because i have it set to switch off the rear screen during half-pressing so i get both issues at once - aargh! Why have Canon created all these awkward niggles?? Maybe i should have just got my 650D refurbed...

Also the different shape of the ISO button is not different enough to distinguish from the other top buttons in a hurry, the shape of the 650/700D was better, though you do have less to choose from on the 760D so is it as bad as the 70??

I have no issue pushing the correct button for ISO,  but the issue with eV adjustment is even worse than you describe.  It is very difficult for anyone with normal or large hands to turn the adjustment wheel without accidentally activating one of the rockers.

It seems pretty clear that Canon is substantially behind with image quality/sensor performance, but as Canon users we used to still find some satisfaction in superior ergonomics and a large selection of lenses.  It seems Canon has also slipped on ergonomics and for no reason since they previously had better controls.  I don't know about lenses but I suspect that argument is also thin.  Other manufacturers provide a variety of choices in addition to lenses that are available from 3rd party manufacturers.  I want to feel good about my decision to use Canon, but unfortunately Canon keeps making that difficult.  When asked, I still advice friends and relatives to make different choices.

I suspect the choice of manufacturers makes little difference.  The DSLR market seems to be falling apart at a rapid rate.  I am currently touring national parks in the western US.  DSLR camera users are a fraction of what I saw a couple of years ago.  Small cameras on selfie sticks are now very popular.  I feel like an old fool toting a DSLR, lenses and accessories.

SnappyChappie wrote:

WilbaW wrote:

SnappyChappie wrote:

Funnily enough i was in a similar position with my 650D but went the other way and got the 70D. I too now have to get used to the power switch & mode dial on the wrong side and like the 750D it has no eye sensor! I was shocked to find this out and surprised i missed this fact...

Now that you're over the initial shock, does it affect your photography?

I need more time with it TBH but so far it's not been distracting in good daylight but it is noticeable in low-light & indoors. It doesn't affect my photography as such but it is annoying. I have it set to turn off when the shutter button is half pressed but you can't keep it pressed continuously!

We might be talking about two different "it"s. Do you mean the menu screen or the display of an image you just took?

It has no WB button either!

Yeah, nnD and nD cameras are biased towards raw shooting, and Rebels are biased towards JPEG shooting.

And that's the other thing, if it had a WB adjustment button like on the 7DII i could turn off the rear screen and just use the top LCD panel.

Do you use the Q button? You can have WB preselected so that you just press Q and spin the main dial. I do it that way for FEC on the 60D, for instance.