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RELEASED into Canon’s double-digit
lineup of DSLRs in 2013, the EOS 70D
is the successor to the EOS 60D and
predecessor of the EOS 80D, which was
replaced by the EOS 90D in 2019.
Aimed squarely at enthusiasts who’d
like an intuitive layout of external
controls, a vari-angle screen and a
build-quality superior to Canon’s
entry-level DSLR’s, it was also the rst
DSLR to showcase Canon’s
revolutionary Dual Pixel CMOS AF
technology. It was released at body-only
price of £1,070. Today it’s possible to
source a second-hand 70D in excellent
condition with a shutter count under
5,000 frames for well under £500,
which is a lot of camera for the money.
At its heart lies a 20.2-million-pixel
APS-C sized sensor. The small jump in
resolution from the 60D went virtually
unnoticed as all attention was drawn to
the way it could perform on-sensor
phase-detection focusing when using
live view and shooting video to improve
focus acquisition and response. The
70D’s sensor and DIGIC 5+ processor
combine to offer a sensitivity range ofISO 100-12,800 (extendable to ISO
25,600), meanwhile it can shoot
continuously at up to 7fps. The buffer
permits 16 raw les or 65 JPEGs to be
recorded at this speed before its
capacity is reached, it has a single SD
card slot at the side and its LP-E6
battery gets close to 920-shots on a
single charge. Canon’s BG-E14 battery
grip (£99 in mint used condition) can be
attached for longer spells of shooting
and improves the handling when
shooting in portrait format.
The AF system is borrowed from
Canon’s original EOS 7D and consists of
19 points, all of which are the sensitive
cross-type. It doesn’t provide a joystick
to easily nudge the AF point around the
frame like the newer 90D, but users do
get a dedicated button on the top plate
to toggle through the AF modes. The
70D’s 3in, 1.04m-dot articulated touch
screen is particularly useful when it
comes to creative framing and above it
is a pentaprism-style optical view nder
that can display a small level indicator
to avoid skewed shots. As is usually the
case with more-advanced DSLRs, theCanon EOS 70D
If you’re after a compact
wideangle zoom for your
Canon APS-C DSLR, this
is a ne example and one
that pairs up well with
mid-range DSLRs like the
EOS 70D. Its Stepping
Motor Technology (STM)
helps keep focus
operation inaudible and
with four-stop image
stabilisation it’s possible
to shoot sharp handheld
images with shutter
speeds as slow as
1/5sec. It may have a
plastic mount and
electronic manual focus,
but don’t let that put you
off as it delivers very
pleasing results for sucha low price. As such, it’s
hard to think of a reason
not to include this in your
lens collection if you’re
looking to expand and
fancy owning an optic
that’s better suited to
containing more of what’s
around you in the frame.
It’s great for landscapes,
interiors and architecture.CANON
This is an appealing lens
for Canon users who’d
like a versatile zoom that
covers a practical focal
length range that is
equivalent to 29-216mm.
Not to be confused with
the older EF-S 18-135mm
f/3.5-5.6 IS, this lens is
equipped with Canon’s
stepping-motor
technology (STM) to
ensure quiet, smooth
focus operation when
capturing stills and
shooting video. It’s a
feature that works
particularly well with the
EOS 70D’s Dual Pixel
CMOS AF technology. In
addition the lens features
a dynamic imagestabiliser that lets you
shoot handheld shots up
to four stops slower than
is otherwise possible,
whilst being able to focus
as close as 39cm to a
subject at any point in the
zoom range. It has a
construction of 16
elements in 12 groups,
accepts 67mm lters and
weighs 480g.Canon EF S 10 18mm
f/4.5 5.6 IS STM
● £139Canon EF S 18 135mm
f/3.5 5.6 IS STM
● £209● £369
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