Camera for Beginner? I have been looking at the T6i, but have no clue as to what I should buy. Help?

[guererja623]

I am a dummy when it comes to photography. I have 6 children that play sports, and have paid out 100's of dollars over the years for action pictures. My husband suggested I get my own camera and take some pictures. I would use the camera to take mostly pictures of my children playing sports. It's football season, and I have 2 high school varsity players, 2 peewee players, and a cheerleader. I sit up high in the stands around the 40-50 yard line(I feel I can see equally both ways here,) and I would be around 50 yards away(give or take a few) from the actual field. Kick off is 7:30 here in Texas, and it's very close to sundown. When it gets dark, the stadium lights are lit up like any other Friday night football game you can imagine. I want to know what camera is a good camera for beginners. I have been looking at the T6 and the T6i, but have no clue what the difference is. They both come with a bundle, EF 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses. What is the difference between a DSLR and SLR? I just need it broken down in plain English so that I can make a good choice. Which would you choose and why?

[diverhank]

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@guererja623 wrote:
I know this is a Canon forum, but I'm new and have no idea about the differences in lenses. I just looked up the one you said and this comes up. Is this a good camera? Nikon D3400 DSLR Camera w/ 18-55mm & 70-300mm Lens, Flash, Filters and 64GB Kit

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Arghh!!! I'm a Canon fan boy!  Realistically...Nikon is a competitor and that means that its product can compete, usually roughly on equal terms.  Many Nikon users feel Nikon equipment is not as user friendly and from what I heard, their product support is not up to par.

[Waddizzle]

The Rebel T6 is an entry level camera, with entry level features and feature omissions.  It is great for getting your feet wet in the world DSLR photography.  The kit lenses that come with it do not do the camera justice, especially the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. 

Given capable lenses, the T6 should take great pictures.  I know my T5 can take great pictures, which the T6 replaces in the Canon lineup.  The T6 adds limited Wi-Fi capability, which the T5 lacks.  If you are interested in shooting video, then you will be disappointed with the T5/T6 because neither has an input for an external microphone.

The praise that has been heaped on the T6i is probably well deserved.  It is MUCH more capable camera than a T6, which can be quickly outgrown by enthusiasts.  All of the Rebel cameras are aimed at entry level users, even the T6i.  Given the choice you posed, I would not hesitate to rcommend the T6i. 

But, the T6s is MORE than worth the small additional cost over the T6i.  The T6s adds some "pro-sumer" features, which the T6i lacks.  Compare the two, the T6i and T6s.

[guererja623]

OK guys, I got my new camera last week and tried a few pictures at our Friday night football game. Well....they suck! Everything is sooo blurry and looks like I was running while taking the pics! Some of them you can't even tell the number on the jersey! I took them in sports mode and continuous setting. I took some Saturday at our peewee games that look ok, but that is daytime and no stadium light. Any tips to help me out. I will be trying some more tomorrow night at our football game.

[kvbarkley]

Post some examples. We need to know whether it is camera shake or action that is too fast.

[Waddizzle]

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@kvbarkley wrote:

Post some examples. We need to know whether it is camera shake or action that is too fast.

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Yes, and what camera did you buy?

[guererja623]

I'm trying to upload some of the photos but it keeps telling me every file it too large.

[Waddizzle]

The files need to be under 5 MB.  In practice, there seems to be some sort of overhead and the largest photo that I've ever uploaded has been about 4.5 MB.  Do you have a tool to that can take a photo, and generate an output file of a smaller size?

[kvbarkley]

You can also resize in-camera, try M or S1.

[guererja623]

[guererja623]