The New High End Consumer Camera Canon Digital Rebel T3i is Simply Awesome
In the same way that the Canon EOS 60D was targeted squarely at the Nikon D90 and D7000, the new Canon EOS Rebel T3i has the D5000 and D5100 in its sights. We’ve now spent rather a lot of time with the Rebel T3i, aka 600D, which comes with a moveable LCD screen and a little heftier body, and both feels and looks a touch more impressive than older models. Coming together with a new 18-55mm IS II kit lens, or the 18-135mm IS lens that’s also available with the 60D, the new T3i looks and feels like its prosumer sibling, except for the grip spacing. It’ll be ideal for those with tiny to medium hands, but those with bigger hands could be more relaxed with the 60D.
Indeed, the big differences between the T3i and 60D are not a lot. It’s down to border rate ( 3.7 vs . 5.3 fps ), maximum shutter speed ( 0.25 vs. 1/eight thousand), AF refinement ( only one cross-type vs. All nine cross-type ), rangefinder size ( 0.85x vs . 0.95x ), buffer depth, battery type, and grip size. There are a few more minor differences, but those are the giant changes. Therefore, the T3i appears like a very good buy.
Compared to the Rebel T2i, the T3i comes with the rotating LCD, the new lens, more reduced-resolution JPEG options, and an Auto Picture Style mode. The Canon T3i (body with battery and memory card) also weighs a little more than the T2i, coming in at 20.6 ounces ( 583g ) matched against the T2i’s 18.5 ounces ( 525g ). As discussed, it’s a few millimeters bigger in all dimensions : 133.1 x 99.5 x 79.7, compared to 128.8 x 97.5 x 75.3. Some of those things may matter, and I think many fans of rotating screens will choose the T3i, while those who don’t love them can select happily a T2i without feeling like they are missing rather a lot.
As it stands, the Canon T3i is the flagship Rebel, with the T3 and T2i underneath it in features. Its still image-quality is among the best in its price range, and its video modes are quite complete, offering wonderful quality, provided you can handle shooting video more fastidiously than you would with an electronic camera or mpeg recorder.
Taken in total, the Canon T3i is a brilliant digital SLR, with just about every feature we have been craving for in a sub-$1,000 camera. The articulating screen stands out in particular as a extremely useful feature, and with the Nikon D5100 having the same side-swiveling design, it was significant that a Rebel have one too. The LCD is gorgeous and very high resolution, wonderful in daylight, and if an accident happens to it and it’s cracked you can find Canon camera repair to put it right again. The only problem we had with it was that it was harder to notice out-of-focus areas while shooting video.
Either kit lens choice is a really good one, with the 18-55mm keeping the general camera size light and quick, and the 18-135mm lens taking care of most photographic desires with aplomb. Optically, both are better matches to the 18-megapixel sensor than past offerings, and both include optical image stabilization.
Prints made from ISO 100 to 3,200 look quite good even at 20×30 inches, which is impressive ; and even ISO 12,800 photographs make the best 8×10-inch print.
The only major issue Canon has right now is that there are 3 excellent 18-megapixel DSLR’s that are priced within a few hundred dollars of one another. The T2i was already wonderful, then the 60D came together with its moving LCD and a decided lean towards the Rebel line, and then the T3i entered the scene. The better news is that you can’t get it wrong with any of them, especially re overall image-quality. They are all glorious. It’s then just an issue of which features you’d like your glorious new DSLR camera to have.
When you’re trying to find the most complete camera between the three, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is it; and thankfully if you ever have the setback of having to have a look for Canon Rebel T3i repair you’ll find that it’s well worth repairing as prices are more cheap than in the past.
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