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  By: Harold M. Merklinger Introduction I recently traded my D30 for a D60.  I expected the D60 to be better than the D30, but it's 'more better' than I anticipated.  Several on-line and in-print reviews of the D60 will confirm that the D60 is an improvement, but I believe all the articles I have read understate the implications of the improvement.  As you will read, I believe the Canon D60 is a milestone in the history of Photography. Based on calculations I did many years ago (about 12), I often told people that I thought digital imaging would equal 35 mm colour film at about 6 Megapixels (6 MP).  During the past year and a half, my experience with the D30 caused m...

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