Just as the Canon 60D DSLR was directed exactly at the Nikon D90 and D7000, the new Canon EOS Rebel T3i has the D5000 and D5100 in its sights. We have been testing for rather a lot of time with the Canon T3i, that comes with a moveable LCD screen and a slightly more solid build, and both feels and looks a little more heavy than older models. Bundled along 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, apart from the grip spacing. It’ll be excellent for those with little to medium hands, but those with bigger hands could be more comfortable with the 60D.
Of course the major differences between the T3i and 60D are not a lot. It’s down to border rate ( 3.7 versus. 5.3 fps ), maximum shutter speed ( 0.25 versus. One/8,000), AF sophistication ( just one cross-type vs. All nine cross-type ), viewfinder size ( 0.85x versus. 0.95x ), buffer depth, battery type, and grip size. There are a few more minor things different, but those are the big ones. As such, the T3i seems like a very good buy.
Compared against the Rebel T2i, the T3i comes with the rotating viewscreen, the new lens, more reduced-resolution image 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 oz. ( 583g ) compared to the T2i’s 18.5 oz. ( 525g ). As mentioned, it is 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 differences may matter, and I believe people who like rotating screens will opt for the T3i, while those that don’t like them can select happily a T2i and not feel like they’re missing 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 finest in its price bracket, and its video modes are quite complete, offering wonderful quality, provided you can handle shooting video more fastidiously than you would with a digital camera or mpeg recorder.
Taken in total, the Canon T3i is an excellent digital SLR, with just about every feature we’ve been longing for in a sub-$1,000 camera. The articulating screen stands out in particular as a terribly handy feature, and with the Nikon D5100 having the same side-swiveling design, it was critical that a Rebel have one too. The LCD is gorgeous and very 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 only 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 very good one, with the 18-55mm keeping the final camera size light and quick, and the 18-135mm lens looking after most photographic desires 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 look quite good even at 20×30 inches, which is inspiring ; and even ISO 12,800 photographs make a good 8×10-inch print.
The only major issue Canon has right now is that there are three wonderful 18-megapixel digital SLRs that are priced within just a few hundred dollars of each other. The T2i was excellent, then the 60D came with its rotating viewscreen 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 in terms of overall image-quality. They’re all excellent. It’s then just an issue of which features you’d like your excellent new DSLR camera to have.
When you’re trying to find the most complete camera between the 3, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is it; and fortunately if you ever have the bad luck of having to look for Canon EOS 600D repair you’ll find that it’s definitely worth fixing as costs are way more cheap than in the past.
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