Hello, I took your advice and went to a camera shop to look at and try a Canon EOS 600 but the salesman also showed me the 60D. I'm wondering if anyone has opinions on either of these? What are the differences between them? These are ones I can think of, perhaps you can tell me how important they are: I know from reading reviews that the 60d has cross point auto focusing, whereas the 600d has only one cross point but being new to all this, I am not sure what the implications of that would be in the real world? The 60d has an lcd on the top. I'm not sure how useful this would be. When would you look at this? Surely you'll be looking through the viewfinder? If you need to look at a screen, what's wrong with the big articulated one on the back? Wasn't there a problem with another Canon dSLR where light from the lcd was "leaking" into the camera? The salesman told me that the 60d is more weatherproof and dust proof than the 600d. I couldn't see any difference but I guess the magic is on the inside. I think the 60d has a bulb setting on the dial, whereas the 600d has the bulb setting hidden in a menu. Is it worth me paying £150 more for the 60, or should I use that money on a lens? Thanks, Stephen.