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Summary: Very Pleased
Review: After 12 years of other interests, I decided to get back into one of my favorite hobbies - photography. I was looking for an intermediate SLR that could be both fully auto and as manual as I would like. AND not be too expensive.... The Canon Rebel TI fit the order perfectly.I am very impressed with the features packed into this small, light camera. While, I have had to work and practice a little to understand all the features, I have found the camera to be very sophisticated and capable. I can also point and shoot at those times I just don't want to think about the details. Either way, I have gotten great photos in outdoor scenery, family photos, and the kid's sports. My only concern with the camera was the electronic view finder. There are seven focusing zones each shown with a red light in a box. I found the red light in the top and bottom boxes have a halo around them as if the light is being reflected or diffused. I had the camera replaced (great service by Amazon!) and had the same issue. I have looked at the same camera in other stores and see it in all of them. No one really seems to know why the problem exists, but it does not seem to impact my photo's. I do not think this is a reason to NOT buy the camera. All in all, I'm very pleased with the camera and received 2 Honorable Mentions in a photo contest I entered 3 weeks after purchase.
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Summary: Very Nice
Review: After 12 years of other interests, I decided to get back into one of my favorite hobbies - photography. I was looking for an intermediate SLR that could be both fully auto and as manual as I would like. AND not be too expensive.... The Canon Rebel TI fit the order perfectly. I am very impressed with the features packed into this small, light camera. While, I have had to work and practice a little to understand all the features, I have found the camera to be very sophisticated and capable. I can also point and shoot at those times I just don't want to think about the details. Either way, I have gotten great photos in outdoor scenery, family photos, and the kid's sports. My only concern with the camera was the electronic view finder. There are seven focusing zones each shown with a red light in a box. I found the red light in the top and bottom boxes have a halo around them as if the light is being reflected or diffused. I had the camera replaced (great service by Amazon!) and had the same issue. I have looked at the same camera in other stores and see it in all of them. No one really seems to know why the problem exists, but it does not seem to impact my photo's. I do not think this is a reason to NOT buy the camera. All in all, I'm very pleased with the camera and received 2 Honorable Mentions in a photo contest I entered 3 weeks after purchase.
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Summary: False advertising
Review: Again, ordered because the ad said it was a date camera (the ad has since been revised.) The camera itself is a great camera, just know exactly what you are ordering :( Very disappointed with the false advertising!
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Summary: Not Just a "Point-N-Shoot"
Review: As a dentist, I take a lot of intraoral (macro) photographs. I have a Minolta X570 as my main camera and recently added the Canon Rebel Ti. I agree with the user who recommended that you read the manual several times -- it took me three "reads", with the camera in front of me, to really grasp the "creative modes" -- but the effort is well worth it. Yes, you can use the camera forever on the fully automatic mode, but learn (at least) the following:
-- AEB (auto exposure bracketing): the Rebel Ti will take one shot at exact metering, then one shot stopped down and up (you decide the bracket range). One of them will be the "money" shot.
-- multiple exposures: it sounded hokey to me initially, but the ability to superimpose images is fun to experiment with and yields surprisingly good results.
A-DEP (automatic depth of field): this one is worth the price of admission! When subjects are at various focal lengths from the lens, use this feature. The Canon's brain will determine the nearest subject and farthest subject (as covered by the seven autofocus marks in the viewfinder) and compute the ideal shutter speed and aperture necessary to render all in focus.
**WARNING** If you buy the Rebel Ti kit at a warehouse (Costco or Sam's), check the lens -- it probably has the designation "III" on the front. The one from Amazon (and camera stores) has a "II" on the lens ring -- according to the Canon EOS website, the II has more elements and better specs than the III. If you can find a Rebel Ti kit with a lens marked "USM", that one is better still -- but the kit price will be ...more (and I doubt that the optical quality difference is even noticeable).
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Summary: Great Camera- Perfect for Family Photography
Review: I bought the Rebel Ti about 4 months ago and I am very happy with its performance. I act as the unofficial photographer at a group foster home for kids. We have about 80 active kids who participate in a wide variety of activities. I take pictures at sporting events, boy scout meetings and campouts, school events of all types, fund raising events etc. In other words, I take a lot of pictures (5-7 rolls at some events) at a very fast pace in a variety of lighting situations in which everyone is going to want a pic and is going to want to be satisfied.
The first thing I would recommend is get a flash immediately. The little built in pop up flash is only good for fill-in duty, especially in combination with the 28-90 f 4-5.6 lens. In addition, in low light situations, the flash flashes rapidly in your subject's face to help the camera focus. This annoys and confuses your subjects (they don't know when to smile or if you have taken their picture already). Try to find a flash that uses an infrared beam to help your camera focus. I got a cheap Vivitar 730afc flash and it allows my camera to focus in almost total darkness.
It took me about 5 minutes to learn how to use the Ti on full auto, you just point it at the subject, adjust the zoom to your liking, press the shutter half way, hear the beep that everything is great, then take the pic (you can turn off the beep). The focus is fast and reliable. There are red boxes superimposed over the image in the viewfinder to let you know what the camera is focused on. It is easy to change the focus point if you need to. Despite the wide variety of pics I need to take, I rarely take it off full auto. It really allows me to concentrate on composition and timing. The photos come out focused and well exposed, it is almost impossible to take a bad picture. You can set the camera to be shutter or aperture priority- either way it is really difficult to screw things up (you change the settings using an easy to find wheel right behind the shutter button and a number will flash if the current settings will lead to under or over exposure). If you really want, you can set the camera to total manual. The Ti is also easy to load and unload (except the back cover release lever can be a little tricky when you are under pressure).
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Summary: Excellent camera
Review: I bought this camera two weeks ago before leaving on a vacation. It was easy to learn to use, and I was very pleased with the results. Its automatic features make it an excellent camera for a beginner, but it has enough special features and manual settings to satisfy a more advanced photographer. The autofocus is very fast and you can use the seven focus points to place your subject wherever you like. The special exposure controls allow you to experiment, but you also get beautiful results when you put the camera in its fully automatic mode or when you use one of its seven preset image controls (i.e., closeup, portrait, or landscape with or without flash). The controls are easy to use and the camera is configured so you can get a good grip and hold it steady. I tried all of the settings in a variety of conditions and out of 240 shots, only 4 were not so good due to operator error. The indoor shots in low lighting were impressive and far better than any I have ever achieved with previous cameras, and the outdoor shots were great. While the camera is not as light weight or as small as my old point and shoot, it is not too heavy or big to carry around for long periods of time, and the superior results more than compensate for the extra weight and size. As noted by other reviewers, it does not have a date feature but that was ok with me since I don't like having a date imprinted on my photos and have never used this feature with my previous cameras.
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Summary: I love this baby !!!
Review: I bought this machine two months ago and have taken fairly good pictures (SEE THE PICS WITH THE CAMERA INFO). I have yet to read and understand the manual as one reviewer mentioned that you have to read it three times to fully grasp it. Most of my pictures have been taken on Imaze Zone Mode and I have yet to try the Crative Zone but for an ameteur the results have been great. I am sure you can do a lot with Creative Zone . Great camera at such a moderate price.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I first used a Rebel in high school in my photojournalism class. The ease of use impressed me instead of intimidating me. Ever since then I knew I wanted a Rebel for my own. This Christmas I was more than pleased to find one under the tree for me. I love the new design, the grip makes it easy for a woman to hold onto, not too bulky. It focuses so quickly and takes pics very rapidly. The pics it took looked like a professional took them. It's a great camera, not just for beginners. Just put simply, it's awesome.
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Summary: Great camera for the price.
Review: I got this camera for christmas last year and was immediately impressed at how easy it was to use. I've had a few months now to try out all the features and can honestly say the auto-focus modes are a lifesaver. When your just a beginning photographer they come in very handy. It gives you more freedom to concentrate on what you are taking the picture of. Even beyond the beginner stage it allows you to catch people or places in the momment without worrying about your camera settings. Capturing real emotion when it happens is one of the most important things anyways. Isn't it?
Anyway, five auto-focus modes(of which the auto-focus is extremly fast), and five user-defined modes(for those of us who are more experienced) cover pretty much any situation you will ever encounter. Very light weight. I shot a wedding the other day(the pics came out amazing without any filters or extra flashes) and never got tired of having it around my neck. Its got plenty of other great features too(red eye reduction, ect.). Check out the specs.
Bottom line is that its a great camera for anyone from beginner to semi-professional, and for the price its a great deal. Plus its a very good looking camera.
The only thing I would recomend is upgrading the lens at some time, because the 28-90mm lens requires me to get a little too close to my subjects. Thats just a personal preference though.
Great deal for a great camera.
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Summary: I love this camera
Review: i had a point-and-shoot canon for years and it FINALLY died. i am so happy because i convinced my husband that we should buy a SLR camera to photograph our new baby with so we could take close-up shots and not end up with blurry memories. i have only used the autofocus mode so far and the first roll of film i got back was worth the cost of the camera. it was the first roll of film i have ever had developed where all of the pictures were fantastic! crisp, clear and fully focused no matter how close i was. i am/was thrilled. i feel so much more confident now with my picture taking because instead of dreading picking up my developed roll, i can be almost SURE the roll will be great. don't waste your memories to anything else! P.S. Yes, when i bought this camera it did say it was a date camera and i thought that was a great price for the date body. it's not the end of the world that it isn't the date body, but Amazon did falsely advertise this camera and that is not good business. ...
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