The New Flagship Consumer Level Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a Super Choice
Posted on December 2, 2011 by Max Under Blog · Leave a Comment
In the same way that the Canon 60D DSLR was directed squarely at the Nikon D90 and D7000, the new Canon Digital 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 has a moveable LCD screen and a touch heftier body, and both feels and looks a touch more impressive than older models. Bundled together with a new 18-55mm IS II kit lens, or the 18-135mm IS lens that is also available with the 60D, the new T3i feels and looks like its prosumer sibling, except for the grip spacing. It will be excellent for those with tiny to medium hands, but those with bigger hands might be more comfortable with the 60D.
Indeed, the major differences between the T3i and 60D are not a lot. It’s down to frame rate ( 3.7 vs. 5.3 fps ), maximum shutter speed ( 0.25 vs. One/8,000), AF refinement ( only 1 cross-type vs. All nine cross-type ), view-finder size ( 0.85x vs. 0.95x ), buffer depth, battery type, and grip size. There are other smaller differences, but those are the big items. Therefore, the T3i seems like a very good deal.
Compared against the Rebel T2i, the T3i comes with the swivel LCD, the new lens, more reduced-resolution JPEG options, and an Auto Picture Style mode. The Canon T3i (body with batt and mem card) also weighs a bit more than the T2i, coming in at 20.6 oz. ( 583g ) compared against the T2i’s 18.5 oz. ( 525g ). As mentioned, it is slightly bigger in all dimensions : 133.1 x 99.5 x 79.7, matched against 128.8 x 97.5 x 75.3. Some of those differences will matter, and I believe people fans of swivel LCD’s will select the T3i, while people who don’t love them can choose happily a T2i without feeling like they are missing a lot.
The way things are now, the Canon T3i is the flagship Rebel, with the T3 and T2i underneath it in features. Its still image quality is among the finest in its price range, and its video modes are quite complete, offering excellent quality, provided you can handle shooting video more fastidiously than you would with a digicam or video recorder.
Taken in total, the Canon T3i is a brilliant digital SLR, with virtually every feature we’ve been craving for in a sub-$1,000 camera. The articulating screen stands out particularly as a very useful feature, and with the Nikon D5100 having the same side-swiveling design, it was important that a Rebel have one too. The LCD is beautiful and extremely high resolution, excellent in daylight, and if an accident happens to it and it’s cracked you can find Canon digital camera repair to put it right again. The sole problem we had with it was that it was tougher to notice out-of-focus areas while shooting video.
Either kit lens choice is a really good one, with the 18-55mm keeping the final camera size light and quick, and the 18-135mm lens taking care of most photographic needs with coolness. 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 are pretty nice even at 20×30 inches, which is inspiring ; and even ISO 12,800 images make the best 8×10-inch print.
The one major problem Canon has on its hands is that there are 3 excellent 18-megapixel DSLR’s that are priced inside a few hundred dollars of each other. The T2i was excellent, then the 60D came with its rotating LCD and a decided lean toward the Rebel line, and then the T3i entered the scene. The better news is that you can’t go wrong with any of them, especially in terms of overall image quality. They are all wonderful. It’s then just a matter of which features you’d like your wonderful new DSLR camera to have.
When you’re looking for the best compromise between the three, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is it; and happily if you ever have the bad luck of having to look for Canon Rebel T3i repair you will find that it’s well worth repairing as prices are more cheap than one might think.
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