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I went online and searched for the Canon D60 but all I got were results for the Canon 60D which we all know is an amazing camera. For those who don't know..the Canon D60 came out a VERY VERY longtime ago and from what I know it is 6.0 MEGAPIXELS camera..My point ..would you get an old camera for that price? :/ Is it a rip off?

P.S. I already own a Canon rebel xsi and I'm in love with it. Just wondering if it would be a a good backup camera. :/

It might be a backup camera, but not what I'd call "good". For about the same amount of money you might get a 350D / 20D - both having the "next generation" sensor.

(Maybe even 30D...?)

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

LOL you're so right but I forgot to mention one detail...I noticed that it also comes with a Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom :O . So what do you think now??? hehe

I think the lens (provided that it's in good condition) is worth the $250 alone.

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Bodies: Canon EOS 550D w/ Magic Lantern
Lenses: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX f/2.8, Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Accessories: YongNuo Speedlite YN-468 Flash, Neewer Macro LED Ring Light, Meike Battery Grip, YongNuo RF-602 Wireless Flash Trigger & Receiver YongNuo WR-128 Wireless Remote Control

You should have said that earier. The 28-135mm is a great lens in terms of image quality! Not too much worse than the 24-105mm L-lens, it just doesn't have the fixed aperture.

Go for the D60 as your backup camera!

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

The lens is indeed a good one. It is not very wide at the 28mm end, on a cropped-sensor camera, but covers a usefully good range. I really know very little about pre-400D consumer-level Canons, so will not address that issue.

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

The D60 isn't a consumer camera... more a "prosumer" It's the 10D's predecessor. But in that time digital cameras were a quite "new technology" so most people were still using analog cameras when this camera was released.
Although it has a cropped frame sensor it won't take EF-S lenses!

28mm on a crop frame camera really isn't wide but if I'm outside I'm more often missing the further end than the wider end so it's a good "everyday lens" in my opinion. Sometimes - especially inside of buildings - you might still be missing the wide end but that's what you need other lenses for.

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Pretty sure those old DSLRs use crappy NIMH batteries, so if ti comes with the originals be prepared to recharge them a LOT. And finding cheap chinese copies might be hard due to the age of the camera.
Something to keep in mind.

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I got it! and i ended up getting it for 225! Oh and I'm using that lens for my rebel xsi.

Sounds like you got a bargain, even if you don't use the camera. Congrats!

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Bodies: Canon EOS 550D w/ Magic Lantern
Lenses: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX f/2.8, Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Accessories: YongNuo Speedlite YN-468 Flash, Neewer Macro LED Ring Light, Meike Battery Grip, YongNuo RF-602 Wireless Flash Trigger & Receiver YongNuo WR-128 Wireless Remote Control

As far as I know it takes the same batteries as the Canon EOS 10D-50D

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Oh well, just trying to point out a possible flaw. I know the first 1D (and Nikon's D1 at that) do use the Nimhs instead of today's Li-ions, but perhaps the consumer models got li-ions from the get-go.

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I take pictures so quickly, my highschool was "Continuous High".