Should i Look at the New T3

[acampane]

Hello all, im new to the forum and hope to get some help. I own a Canon XSI - For what i do, i absolutley love the camera. The only thing i wish it did was shoot video as well. While looking at different cameras i came across the New Canon T3 which is in my price range, seems to do evrything the XSI did but also shoots video - I have someone lined up to buy the xsi - but i wanted to get some opinions from those who have been shooting and understand all of the different features better then i - (a newbee). Any help or insight would be appreciated thanks.

Tony

[inkista]

T3 is going down a tier. It's the 1100D and the successor to the XS. The dRebel model is the T3i (600D). While the T3, by being a later model, has a lot of the same capabilities of your XSi simply by being newer, be aware that it is a lower-tier model.

The T3i does 1080p (not 720p). It has a lot more video resolution/framerate choices. It has an articulated screen. It has a flash master in the pop-up. It can use an infrared remote. The T3 doesn't have these features.

[acampane]

Inkista - thanks for reply - what is the "flashmaster" - sorry if its a newbee question still learning - THANKS

[acampane]

The more i research, im leaning towards the T1i - i feel if i go below this again, ill just want to make the leap up again. So many decisions....

[inkista]

A "flash master" means that you can use the pop-up flash on the T3i to "master" an off-camera "slave" flash. If you purchase a 430EX or 580EX hotshoe flash, you could set up that flash on a stand and then remotely set its power output level and tell it to fire using the built-in flash on the T3i. If you have a T2i or T3, you'd have to purchase another flash master unit (550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, or ST-E2) to do that.

This isn't the only way to set off a flash remotely, and it's not even the cheapest, but it can easily be the most convenient. This really only comes into play, though, once you start reading the Strobist.

[zenandzen]

Comparisons might help or side by side

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Side-by-side camera comparison: Digital Photography Review

[sam112]

Canon T3 is not a real upgrade from Canon XSi. Instead try Canon T3i or even the older model Canon T1i you will get all the features of Canon XSi + full hd video with all controls and if you also want external mic jack for better sound than consider Canon T2i.

[acampane]

thanks so much for the help guys - ive decided on the t2i or t3i....

[veritasimagery]

The biggest differences between the T2i and the T3i are the swiveling LCD viewscreen and the ability to use remote flashes without extra stuff. And the $100 price difference isn't that big a deal.

I was fortunate that the company I was going to buy the T2i from was out of stock when I had the money, and then they got the T3i in, so I jumped on it.

Also, you don't have to use the Canon flashes as slaves to be able to access the remote flash capabilities. I use a Sigma EF-610DG Super and it works great.

Kevin
Veritas Imagery NW