Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

My wife used to be a professional photographer, but 3 kids later she hasnt really touched her DSLR in years. Recently, the kids school has had her taking photos up there with their T3i. She has gone on and on about how she loves using it. So, for Christmas I got her the updated T5i. The nice thing with the Canons are their compatibility. My wife graduated with a degree in Photography, and back then we had a choice: Canon or Nikon. We went Canon because back then Canons had a much better reputation of maintaining compatibility with their accessories. Years later, that seems to still hold true. All the old EOS lenses we still moved perfectly from my wifes 10D to this. Even the SpeedLite she has seems to work perfectly. Back then, when shooting film, it made more sense to put your money into higher-quality lenses since the same film was going into the body regardless. Since digital is a little more like shooting slide film, and the quality of the camera body greatly influences the quality of the sensor and the post image processing, thats not so much the case anymore but it was back then.They did change out the battery, and it now uses SD cards instead of Compact Flash cards, but thats simply progress. I was debating on getting her the lower-end Pro model, but I ended up with this because, well, she really doesnt need a pro camera anymore. If she ever decides to go into business again, I can rest assured that most of the investments we have made will work on whatever the latest/greatest Canon is at the time. She really likes the large touch screen, and I like how Canon has gone to all pro-style function knobs at the top. I miss having a magnesium-alloy body, but my understanding is that Canon is going all-plastic on all their models moving forward, so I guess we all had better get used to it. The eye piece is also not quite as nice as the pro models, but it does offer the ability to adjust the focus some for those who wear glasses.

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The camera is smaller and nicer than I expected. Picture quality is a lot better than I expected. but I am sure it is not as good as the "pro" models that cost 5 or 10 times as much as this camera did. It has a touchscreen on the back of the camera that flips out and makes it easier to compose a shot when you are holding it above your head or holding it at waist level. I really like the touchscreen because it makes it easier to change settings and to focus on the thing that you really want to focus on. The autofocus usually works fine and will do that for you, but on RARE occasion, it will focus on the wrong thing, so you can use the touchscreen to override the autofocus. The autofocus works fine, and is USUALLY pretty fast. Does this camera possess the worlds fastest autofocus? NO, but it is not supposed to: it is a basic SLR camera that is meant for families or people starting out on digital photography. If you have to have the best picture quality that money can buy, or need the fastest camera that money can buy, then do not buy this camera. Buy one that costs a lot more money, and do your research. If you want a cheap camera that offers better picture quality than your smartphone, this would be a good choice, or maybe you should wait and get the Canon Rebel T6i, which is supposed to be announced later on this month. UPDATE: The Canon Rebel T6i and the Rebel T6s have recently been announced at the CP+ 2015 tradeshow. Both cameras look like they offer improvements over the Rebel T5i, particularly the Rebel T6s, which seems to be more of a "prosumer" than the T6i or the T5i. 2nd UPDATE: The Canon Rebel T7i and the 77D have been announced by Canon and they are to replace the Rebel T6i and the T6s accordingly. By the looks of it, they are a significant improvement over the Rebel T6i and the T6s, as well as older Rebel cameras like this camera. I am looking forward to reading reviews of the new cameras to see if they are worth spending the money in order to upgrade to them.

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This purchase was specifically for Real Estate photography and Pole Photography. Needed a feature packed light weight camera that would be compatible with current 10-24mm lens and other electronic equipment adaptable requirements. The touch screen and its features including the touch shutter enable and disable feature is invaluable. The SCN feature is a time saver in small low light areas where flash would wash. Video quality is good. All in all, a good consumer camera.

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Bought specifically to use in Africa on research safaris, along with the Canon EF 70-300 USM lens. Didnt take too long to learn to use it and am more than happy with the pictures I got. Canon makes a great sturdy product for heavy outdoor in the bush use. Highly recommend.

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