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there are so many compatible lenses and whatnot floating around it won't die off any time soon. Most people don't upgrade to the next greatest camera right away, especially if you've got thousands invested in lenses etc.
Exactly. It's not like with film, where processing has become somewhat harder to find with the move to digital. As long as the camera body works, it will still take great pictures, and as Spiralspirit said lens are easily available from both new and used markets.spiralspirit wrote: ↑ there are so many compatible lenses and whatnot floating around it won't die off any time soon. Most people don't upgrade to the next greatest camera right away, especially if you've got thousands invested in lenses etc.
There are lots of people (like me) looking at their old camera bodies (mine is a 50d thats ~12 years old) and figuring out if we're moving to RP or just getting a newer EOS compatible camera for now.
The format will remain in use for a long time to come. You can still buy used cameras > 10 years old all over because they actually still work.
Yes, things are moving to mirrorless... but if someone wants a DSLR, this is still a good camera.
Remember that I haven't used either of these cameras. The SL3 is a smaller camera body and may be more comfortable for people with smaller hands. It is best (IMO) to try before you buy to make sure that the camera feels comfortable to you. The lenses used are the same (although only the SL3 kit lens is available in white). You would have to go through the features closely to see which body is the best fit for your expected use. EG which has the highest ISO available if you expect to take non-flash low-light pictures. Or which has the most powerful flash if you expect to need that.
You can use ef and ef/s lenses fine on the r format as wellBillyBill wrote: ↑ Yes, things are moving to mirrorless... but if someone wants a DSLR, this is still a good camera.
I started on a T5i and upgraded to an M6mkii ... I just had to get an adaptor and all my lenses still work. My flash still works. So even if someone buys a T7i and starts getting lenses and other gear... they could probably still upgrade to a mirrorless down the road and use the same lenses.
The worry for stuff going extinct is that you don't want to be stuck with a bunch of lenses that aren't compatible with newer cameras. And these lenses should still work with canon crop sensor mirrorless cameras... so there are still good upgrade paths even if they stop making DSLRs.
That being said, I would still rather get a camera from Canon's M line vs. a DSLR just because I like the smaller size.
flash is always going to take some time to charge capacitors.
if you're doing family photos (which I do a lot of), I found that having eye AF tracking was a huge upgrade. I used to do single point focus with back button focusing on my T5i and I was constantly getting focus on the eyes and recomposing. Now I just blast away and it hits focus on the eye almost every time.
I upgraded from a T3i to SL2 and find the picture quality in Auto mode is horrible on the SL2 and I'm seriously thinking of selling the SL2 body and buy a TXi series like this T7i. Do you have the same experience with SL3? I realize we can always use manual mode and shoot RAW, but this is not possible all the time.cpfan wrote: ↑ Remember that I haven't used either of these cameras. The SL3 is a smaller camera body and may be more comfortable for people with smaller hands. It is best (IMO) to try before you buy to make sure that the camera feels comfortable to you. The lenses used are the same (although only the SL3 kit lens is available in white). You would have to go through the features closely to see which body is the best fit for your expected use. EG which has the highest ISO available if you expect to take non-flash low-light pictures. Or which has the most powerful flash if you expect to need that.
I have never used any of the cameras mentioned in this post. However, I shoot most pictures in Aperture mode (Av), Shutter Mode (Tv) or Program (P). I try not to use Auto (frame with A). One of these days I need to figure out Manual (M) mode.itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ I upgraded from a T3i to SL2 and find the picture quality in Auto mode is horrible on the SL2 and I'm seriously thinking of selling the SL2 body and buy a TXi series like this T7i. Do you have the same experience with SL3? I realize we can always use manual mode and shoot RAW, but this is not possible all the time.
