Selix
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There use to be a thread on the old forums covering DSLR cameras and I couldn't find it yet on this forum. I did find the "Your Own Photography Thread" thread but it doesn't really review cameras.
Tl;DR
We are looking to upgrade to a Canon T4i DSLR camera for entry level photography and short films. We plan on using it for casual/vacation usage and sometimes family photos.
So if anyone has any experience with DSLR cameras (entry level sub $1000) that take video can you give your impression/reviews? We know it isn't a full camcorder replacement and we aren't expecting it to be. Youtube videos of the T4i are good enough quality for our short clips. Also looking for personal experience with STM lenses
STM Lensehttp://www.amazon.com/Canon-40mm-2-8...ords=canon+stm
Canon t4ihttp://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used
Look at the used section. There was some kind of awesome deal over the holidays and now there are a lot of new T4i's being sold that aren't used at all.
Tl;DR
We are looking to upgrade to a Canon T4i DSLR camera for entry level photography and short films. We plan on using it for casual/vacation usage and sometimes family photos.
3 years ago we bought a EOS Rebel XS (or XSi) and instantly fell in love with it. We weren't actually sure if it was a good purchase since we were beginner photographers and thought our iPhones might be all we needed but after only a year of use we fell in total love with it. I would still call us beginners in photography but I don't think we could ever go back to cheap cameras.
One reason we got a DSLR was to be able to take short video clips if we wanted. We didn't want a full on camcorder as we aren't trying to take home movies so a DSLR seemed like a good choice. The guy at the store told us, in our ignorance, that all DSLR's could take video and we found out to late that it couldn't. Had it not been for this one small thing we would have never sold it but we decided we really wanted it to be able to do video so we sold it and are now about to buy a new one.
Our long term plan is to become better photographers while buying new lenses to augment our abilities as we become more proficient.
One reason we got a DSLR was to be able to take short video clips if we wanted. We didn't want a full on camcorder as we aren't trying to take home movies so a DSLR seemed like a good choice. The guy at the store told us, in our ignorance, that all DSLR's could take video and we found out to late that it couldn't. Had it not been for this one small thing we would have never sold it but we decided we really wanted it to be able to do video so we sold it and are now about to buy a new one.
Our long term plan is to become better photographers while buying new lenses to augment our abilities as we become more proficient.
So if anyone has any experience with DSLR cameras (entry level sub $1000) that take video can you give your impression/reviews? We know it isn't a full camcorder replacement and we aren't expecting it to be. Youtube videos of the T4i are good enough quality for our short clips. Also looking for personal experience with STM lenses
STM Lensehttp://www.amazon.com/Canon-40mm-2-8...ords=canon+stm
Canon t4ihttp://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used
Look at the used section. There was some kind of awesome deal over the holidays and now there are a lot of new T4i's being sold that aren't used at all.