The might little T3I

I stumbled across this article at some point and thought I'd share it with you guys. I do own this body and have to agree with the author of the article. Makes a lot of sense, and quite frankly, I've taken some fab shots with this body.
http://www.imaging-resource.com …-big-time-after-all-these

Edit: Title should read mighty. Stupid cell phone.

I think I read that in AMASS you can edit your title.

I think the reason it is so popular has more to do with the fact that the T4i and T5i are pretty much the same camera as the T3i.
The T3i has the flip and the video over the T2i, but other than that, same camera.

So 4 of the same cameras over 4 years.

T3i is the one with basically all of the features, for the lowest price.
And it does everything "ok" - so what's not to like.

If the successor cameras were actually "better", T3i wouldn't be as popular.

The T3I takes much better than "ok" photos. Seriously. This is a very gear centric forum, which is great. But at the end of the day, most current cameras can whip most cameras of 25 years ago.

An amazing camera. While I have found a couple areas where it's not able to keep up (fast action, birds flying), it was a great choice as a first digital SLR. Probably the best value vs. price ratio out there. I'll add a more sophisticated body later this year, but this one will hang around with me quite a while yet.

What body will you be adding?

T2i/T3i/60D

Good times for Canon, problem-free cameras, happy customers. I always marveled at the quality of the photos of the T2i forum.

I went with the T5i for personal use. The T3i is a nice camera but I thought the T5i had a few extra features that I considered necessary. First all 9 focus points were cross type with the center being a "super" cross type with 2.8 lenses or faster. Second it shoots at a higher frame rate (5 fps). Third it has the built-in sensor cleaning system which is convenient. Last (if you shoot much video) it has auto-focus when in video mode. Granted is was $250 more in kit form but that includes a better/newer STM lens. My only picky comment is it gets lost in my hands after shooting with 1D bodies.

According to HSN, the T3i is the flagship camera.
http://petapixel.com …n-rebel-t3i-back-in-2012/

T3i also has a self cleaning sensor. I'm looking to see how the t6s fares.

Frodge wrote in post #17458183
What body will you be adding?

Most of what I enjoy photographing are waterfalls and landscapes. But I'm doing enough birds (in flight and not) that the capabilities of the 7D2 lead me there. With the 6D priced roughly the same, there is some thought about that. Overall, and buying only one camera, it seems the 7D2 fits my needs best. I seldom print 16x20 and never anything larger. This will do that easily.

The 6D is real tempting to me.

Frodge wrote in post #17459161
The 6D is real tempting to me.

I went from 600D (T3i) to 6D. No regrets at all. The body itself is much better - features, ergonomics (better fit for me), and of course the FF sensor gives a different IQ result, and significantly impreoved ISO performance.

Coming from a 600D, I have no complaints about the "crippled" AF system on the 6D.

Frodge wrote in post #17456915
The T3I takes much better than "ok" photos. Seriously. This is a very gear centric forum, which is great. But at the end of the day, most current cameras can whip most cameras of 25 years ago.

Heya,

I think it comes down to features. When I get someone interested in photography asking for a starter system, I generally go with their budget compared to features. The T3i is one of those cameras that easily can be the beginning and end of photography for someone as long as they're ok with the features. From a bare bones perspective, it's a perfectly good and relevant camera that will have near indistinguishable image quality compared to most modern cameras when viewed as an appropriate sized print, media on a website (even with a 4k monitor setup), etc. It's only from the pixel peeper's perspective and measurements that we see minutia information about the differences compared to lesser and better sensors.

Features wise, it has a great LCD that tilts & swivels, good resolution, good ISO performance for it's cost, etc. For someone starting out it has all the modern bells & whistles without the $1k price tag. Great camera for that.

Is the 60D better? In some ways, but not from an image quality standpoint. Features are a preference between the two.

For someone who doesn't need bells & whistles at all, I generally find them an XSi for cheap.

And for someone looking to get into wildlife, action, etc, I don't start them in a Rebel series at all, simply due to the AF systems and FPS, and instead, start around with a 40D, 50D.

Today's rebels are actually really good cameras. There will always be a stigma that the word "rebel" implies some kind of inferior quality to something else.

But I happily use my "Rebel" cameras (I have several) next to my 5D, 1D series, EOS-M, etc.

Very best,

scotchtape wrote in post #17456794
I think the reason it is so popular has more to do with the fact that the T4i and T5i are pretty much the same camera as the T3i.
The T3i has the flip and the video over the T2i, but other than that, same camera.

So 4 of the same cameras over 4 years.

T3i is the one with basically all of the features, for the lowest price.
And it does everything "ok" - so what's not to like.

If the successor cameras were actually "better", T3i wouldn't be as popular.

This!