Should my first lens be prime or zoom?

Get a prime lens if you want to incorporate more brightness into your shots and be able to tweak and correct shooting errors easily. But if getting as close as possible to the subject is your main priority, then you should get a zoom lens.

What lens comes with 60D?

The Canon 60D is offered with an EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens, with a generous (for an SLR kit lens) optical zoom range of ~7.5x.

Is Canon EOS 60D good for beginners?

Yes, you CAN use a 60D if you’re a beginner: it does have a full AUTO mode. But using full AUTO mode on a camera such as this is a bit of waste, given the level of fine-tuning that you have over the “look” of the images that you capture.

Should beginner use prime lens?

As a beginner photographer, it’s helpful to own both a versatile zoom lens (i.e., 24-105mm, 18-135mm) and a versatile prime lens (i.e., 40mm, 50mm). For example, if you love macro photography, a 100mm or 135mm prime lens will produce better results than a 50mm prime lens or 24-105mm zoom lens.

Is a prime lens sharper than a zoom lens?

Generally speaking, prime lenses are sharper than zoom lenses of comparable focal lengths. This is because zoom lenses have extra glass inside that has to move in order to shift the focal length, causing some diffraction. Still, these days there are many excellent and very sharp zoom lenses on the market.

Is Canon 60D discontinued?

The 60D was replaced by the 70D which has now been replaced by the 80D. The 80D is one of the most recent updates to the Canon range is widely believed to be a great improvement over the previous models.

Is the 60D full frame?

No, the canon 60D is a crop frame with a 1.6x crop factor. That means a 50mm lens on a 60D is 80mm (35mm equivalent ) on it. On a full frame camera, the crop factor is 1x. The sensor on the canon 60D is APS-C sized.

Which zoom lens should I buy first?

As a beginner, the best first lens to buy is the kit lens for your camera. For many entry-level cameras, this lens would be the 18-55mm lens. With a moderate zoom range and an affordable price tag, the kit lens is by far the most versatile for anyone just getting starting in photography.

How old is the Canon 60D?

The Canon EOS 60D is an 18.1 megapixels semi-pro digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. It was announced on August 26, 2010, with a suggested retail price of US$1099.00. As a part of the Canon EOS two-digit line, it is the successor of the EOS 50D and is the predecessor of the EOS 70D.

Is Canon 60D good for photography?

In the hands of a good photographer, the 60D can be a quality action shooter—better than the Rebel T2i—because the 60D includes 9 cross-type AF points which perform well tracking fast moving subjects. The 60D simply lacks the top-end speed of the 7D.