I currently use the CanonSX40HS. I'm ready to advance to A camera with interchangeable lens capability. I've been looking the Canon cameras over, and I feel that the EOS t5i could be my answer. Would you suggest this or is there another possiblity that...
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You will love this camera! Very easy too use and pictures turn out awesome. I highly suggest this camera too anyone.
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My one and only experience has been with the Canon Rebel T3. However, on 30Jan2014, I bought a wide angle lens for my T3. If fitted just right. It works great in photography involving flowers. Good luck. You should not have any problems. MZurita
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DEFINITELY go with the T5i. I was thinking the same, but the extra features, newer & better tech, MANUAL video mode (light settings) and such were a great addition. This camera is great for the starting shooter or amateur. I went from little knowledge to taking masterpieces. Go for the T5i. You won't regret it.
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I really cannot compare lenses since I use a Canon T5i but I started using the Tamron 18-270 lens with a Canon XTI. It was the only lens I took on my trip to Alaska and it did the job. Pictures were fantastic. Later using a Canon T3i I took it to Minnesota and captured amazing shots of bald eagles. The zoom worked like it should and all pictures were crisp and clean with great color. The focus is fast and accurate even in video mode. Hope this helps.
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Two different types of systems. Although the M can be used with just about any EOS lens, via an adapter, the image will be cropped, so for example a 35mm lens will be the same as a 50mm lens etc. Canon makes great lenses, I have owned 20 or more of them, but if you are going to spend the money on a full format lens, then I would suggest using it on an uncropped sensor camera like a 5D mark iii. The full format lenses are much larger and heavier then their cropped sensor counterparts. The FujiFilm 35mm 1.4 is less than 1/2 the weight of the Canon 35mm 1.4 and it is about 1/3 the price. Both are stellar lenses. In fact the Canon 35mm 1.4 L is one of my all time favorite lenses. But given the weight and size of that lens paired with any of Canon's full frame or cropped sensor cameras including the M, I would rather spend the day at Disneyland or hiking around the country with the FujiFilm. But if the weight is no issue for you and you already own some great Canon glass then buy the M. In my personal experience, the FujiFilm lenses are Razor sharp. I own 5 of them and each are on par with some of the best glass out there. The bokeh is a little nervous, not as creamy as the Canon L glass but better than most of Canon's consumer level lenses. But I find that the camera and lenses from my X-Pro are so light that I take the camera everywhere, where as I found myself leaving my full frame Canon at home before I moved to the FujiFilm.
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I too have wanted to buy a T2i for a while, ever since I noticed the announcement in February. Then, it was seemingly always out of stock at Amazon. Perhaps I haven't waited long enough, or maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Although I have bought 5 Canon cameras over the years, and I considered myself a Canon loyalist, I am beginning to wonder if maybe I should buy a Nikon as my first digital SLR.
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I had a Canon 70-300 lens for about twenty years and continued to use it when I bought my new Rebel t1i. A year or so I fropped it and replaced with a digital one of the same focal length. Both these lenses have served me very well, as an amateur photographer. Excellent choice. A couple years ago i bought a 2x converter and have used it a surprising number of times. I like the results with that on, too.
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Sad. Now that the T2i can be purchased at the same price, I'm afraid Nikon will lose out to Canon. I'd prefer the Nikon if the price was better, but at the same price, I think I'm leaning toward the T2i. I will wait a few days to make the purchase, but if it was today, I'd have to buy Canon.
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I have a Canon SX40HS that I love. I'm not sure if you have the same camera, but it sounds like you do. It's the only small camera I have. My other is a Nikon D60 with a 200 mm lens. I love it too, but it's much bigger, and I only use it for serious photo shoots. My little camera does a great job, so it's the one I use most.
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Thanks again. I'll be deciding by the end of the week, because I'll have to return the Canon by Saturday! Another thing re: the Panasonic is that you can attach certain lenses to it to extend the zoom and possibly some other stuff. I like that Idea. I love cameras with big wide lenses on them!Take care, and thanks for your thoughts.
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Thank you. I bought the 2sx230 on 11/11/11 and I noticed outside in the bright sun light it captures movement well well and pretty sharp. Inside not so well. I want very much to learn how to use the ISO and how to make great photos using the manual functions. I bought the canon for its size, I will be traveling which is why I wanted a small camera. The shutter speed seemed to be the fastest. Thanks again these comments are very helpful, I'm really looking forward to getting to know my new camera.
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This is a good question and I really don't know how to answer it... however, if you EVER think you may upgrade your camera body in the future, you would have one of what I consider to be the best lenses Canon has to offer! It's a good investment.
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I would go for the middle (B) range and not even interchangeable lens if not worthed. So: apart from price, loving fidelity in colours and proportions (I hate "postcard" photos), and speed, what between:Sony Nex 5NsOlympus E-PM1Panasonic GF3 (if better than G3, otherwise please tell me)?Any non interchangeble lens as worthed as those? (Olympus XZ-1?)Eventually, thanks a loT
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To Tom Martin or anyone who can help, excluding video, why is the EOS 50D 15.1MP a higher quality than the T1i or T2i?I'm trying to decide between the three and when I look at the list of specs for them, they all seem almost identical from what I can tell. I'm sure I'm missing something. Does the 50D have a more rugged build?Thanks to anyone who contributes an opinion on this.
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I'm kind of in the same situation Hamlet. They both look great, and I can't decide which one to pull the trigger on. I have a Canon XTi DSLR that I use and love but I want something smaller for travel and one of these seems to fit the bill. Did you make a choice yet? If you have what one did you pick up? I'm also looking at the Sony HX5V.
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Brian, I think you misinterpreted my comment about the Canon XSi. I didn't have any problem with the camera itself, I said that Canon's kit lens is no match to Olympus kit lens/s and that I would need a lot of money to replace canon's with prime lens/s that match Oly's quality and focal range not mention the weight. I don't believe in investing in expensive lenses while using mid-range DSLR body. The cost of lens/s should be inline with the cost of the body something which I find Olympus doing better by providing inexpensive, good quality lenses even at their standard level.
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Please see my response to an earlier question "Is this lens compatible/recommended for Canon EOS 70D?". You've got the same situation with your t4i - a camera that will take EF or EF-S type lenses. This is an EF lens, so it'll work just fine. I continue to be pleased with the one I recently got. Hope this helps.