Buying a semi good camera

[henz]

Im pretty close on getting in on this:

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/canon-eos-rebel-t5i-18mp-slr-digital-camera-bundle

Is this good and a good deal? im a total noob  in photography but by reading some articles here and there, this seems like a good starter model. and the price on this is insane compared to Sweden. where i have to pay 600 dollar just for the housing.

[thatsmrdoctortoyou]

The T5i is a solid camera, at least in my opinion from the reading I've done. When I was deciding on a camera I was stuck between the T5i and the Nikon D5500. I ended up going with the Nikon simply because of a sale that was going on in my town. The massdrop deal is a pretty good one, especially if you want to take photos of nature/animals. For me, I would have preferred to see the 18x55 bundled with a macro lens, but I guess it would also be good to have a telephoto lens in your bag.

Overall, for the price this is a good deal as long as you were planning on getting a telephoto lens anyway. If you were not looking to get a telephoto lens this deal is only "okay." Here's a link to another T5i bundle on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T5i-Telephoto/dp/B017WNT2PQ/ref=pd_lpo_421_tr_t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TX242Y60W5V31Z8HC8EA

[Spopepro]

Do you have any friends/family into photography? The only reason I ask is a SLR purchase is also usually buying you into a lens ecosystem, and the lenses will always cost more and last longer than the bodies. If you have people close to you that you can borrow lenses from it helps, especially when starting out. Otherwise, it's a good body, and an ok lens, but kit lenses are always only OK. I really wish they still just sold the things with a 50mm f/2.

[henz]

Do you have any friends/family into photography? The only reason I ask is a SLR purchase is also usually buying you into a lens ecosystem, and the lenses will always cost more and last longer than the bodies. If you have people close to you that you can borrow lenses from it helps, especially when starting out. Otherwise, it's a good body, and an ok lens, but kit lenses are always only OK. I really wish they still just sold the things with a 50mm f/2.

i bought a 100D to my wife when we got married. So i figure we should do canon. And it came with a 50mm lens thingy

[Spopepro]

Do you have any friends/family into photography? The only reason I ask is a SLR purchase is also usually buying you into a lens ecosystem, and the lenses will always cost more and last longer than the bodies. If you have people close to you that you can borrow lenses from it helps, especially when starting out. Otherwise, it's a good body, and an ok lens, but kit lenses are always only OK. I really wish they still just sold the things with a 50mm f/2.

i bought a 100D to my wife when we got married. So i figure we should do canon. And it came with a 50mm lens thingy

Yah, canon then for sure. Btw, the internals of the T5i are identical to the 100D. You would be buying the same camera, albeit with different ergonomics.

[Badwrench]

I have the T5i.  It is my first DSLR and I really like it.  Very user friendly and the availability of quality lenses makes it a great go to camera. 

[henz]

Do you have any friends/family into photography? The only reason I ask is a SLR purchase is also usually buying you into a lens ecosystem, and the lenses will always cost more and last longer than the bodies. If you have people close to you that you can borrow lenses from it helps, especially when starting out. Otherwise, it's a good body, and an ok lens, but kit lenses are always only OK. I really wish they still just sold the things with a 50mm f/2.

i bought a 100D to my wife when we got married. So i figure we should do canon. And it came with a 50mm lens thingy

oh man, that kills it

Yah, canon then for sure. Btw, the internals of the T5i are identical to the 100D. You would be buying the same camera, albeit with different ergonomics.

[Khers]

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[hkf]

t5i aka 750D is really good. I have it.

The bundle value is questionable since the 75-300 is pretty blah in terms of what you get. Much better to save the money and pick up just the body + kit lens (the 18-55), preferably secondhand, and then buy other lens for what you want to shoot (I got a 100mm f/2.8 for the 1:1 true macro, and a 50mm f/1.4 for portraits).

[Marizen]

I wouldn't go for the Massdrop bundle. It's not a bad deal, but if would be more cost effective to get just a normal kit lens bundle from Amazon for now. Then when you have more money to spend invest in some high quality stuff.


Or, get this with two lenses for about the same price as the Canon with one lens: https://www.amazon.com/Pentax-K-S2-18-50mm-50-200mm-Black/dp/B00SYK17R8/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1473206040&sr=1-2&keywords=pentax+k-s2

From everything I've read it's got the best image quality in it's price range, in-body image stabilization, and the body and lenses are weather sealed. You can get good quality Pentax-M lenses for around $50-$150 depending on the lens and where you're getting it from.

[MajorMajor]

I recently compared all the DSLRs in that price range and ended up with the Nikon D3300. I don't think there's much of a difference between the major manufacturers though, at least to the amateur.