Is the EOS rebel t3i good camera?

[Garciajr17]

hello, I need help deciding if the camera i wan to purchase is worth buying. Im new to the camera world so some help would be greatly appreciated!

[TTMartin]

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@Garciajr17 wrote:

how good is the 70d they also have one of those.

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The 70D is a great camera. 

Good AF system (better than the T3i)

Fairly high Frames Per Second (FPS) to capture the right moment.

Tilt-swivel LCD screen for unusual angle photos.

Dual-pixel AF for superior focus in video or liveview modes.

Good ISO range and due to the dual pixel sensor, when there is noise it is very fine (like film grain) and easy to manage.

Again before you buy check refurbished prices. And if you're getting used lenses make sure they are the STM version and not swapped out for cheaper non-STM lenses.

[Waddizzle]

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@Garciajr17 wrote:

im goign to take another look at it its at a pawn shop and looks to be freat shape..the also have a 70d i belive it is but i liked the style of the t3i better. Ive been checking on the canon refurb section so for the mena time ill keep doing that. how do i find out if anything is faulty?

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Everything available for sale at the Refurb Store is fully tested, functional, and guaranteed for a year.  You can't bet that with a stick.

How do you know if something at the local pawn shop is faulty?  If you cannot tell, I guess you cannot know for certain.  There is a host of functionality built into a DSLR.  There is no way to test all of it in a few minutes.  You cannot test the external flash, the remote IR input, the HDMI input, USB communication, etc.  Yeah, it can take a picture.  So, what.  I'd bet the gear is being sold "as is", without any guarantee, at the pawn shop.  It could be good stuff.  It could be bad stuff.  It's a gamble some folks are willing to take, but not me.

The Canon Refurb store can have items in stock one day, and gone the next.  It can vary from week to week, and sometimes from day to day.  The 70D bodies seem to be selling out.  They may get more in a couple of days or weeks, or in a couple of months.  You never know.

The Canon Refurb store also sells lenses.  Sometimes you can put together a better combo for your purposes by picking your own lens, instead of going with one that they have paired with it.  Lenses are where the rubber hits the road.  You can only take good pictures with a good lens.  Some Canon lenses are designed to be "starter" lenses, just good enough to wow the new user.  Sticking to STM lenses is good advice.

If you have any questions about what works with what, and why, just ask.

[TTMartin]

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@Garciajr17 wrote:

im goign to take another look at it its at a pawn shop and looks to be freat shape..the also have a 70d i belive it is but i liked the style of the t3i better. Ive been checking on the canon refurb section so for the mena time ill keep doing that. how do i find out if anything is faulty?

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$385 for a pawn shop T3i sounds way over priced. If the T3i is overpriced the 70D probably is too. I would skip the pawn shop and buy a refurbished camera direct from Canon.

[Waddizzle]

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@TTMartin wrote:

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@Garciajr17 wrote:

im goign to take another look at it its at a pawn shop and looks to be freat shape..the also have a 70d i belive it is but i liked the style of the t3i better. Ive been checking on the canon refurb section so for the mena time ill keep doing that. how do i find out if anything is faulty?

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$385 for a pawn shop T3i sounds way over priced. If the T3i is overpriced the 70D probably is too. I would skip the pawn shop and buy a refurbished camera direct from Canon.

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That guy's wise.  Listen to him,  Don't let your money burn a hole in your pocket at the local pawn shop.  Exercise some patience.  Heed some good advice.  And, you will be rewarded beyond expectations.  I think the 7D could make a good entry level camera, too.  The only problem I foresee with it might be what Operating System you want to use with it.

I have made several purchases through the Canon Refurb store.  I wait for what i want to come "in stock", and I buy it.  I laugh at Canon every time for "giving away" stuff at such deep discounts.  Thanks again, Canon.

[RobertTheFat]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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@TTMartin wrote:

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@Garciajr17 wrote:

im goign to take another look at it its at a pawn shop and looks to be freat shape..the also have a 70d i belive it is but i liked the style of the t3i better. Ive been checking on the canon refurb section so for the mena time ill keep doing that. how do i find out if anything is faulty?

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$385 for a pawn shop T3i sounds way over priced. If the T3i is overpriced the 70D probably is too. I would skip the pawn shop and buy a refurbished camera direct from Canon.

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That guy's wise.  Listen to him,  Don't let your money burn a hole in your pocket at the local pawn shop.  Exercise some patience.  Heed some good advice.  And, you will be rewarded beyond expectations.  I think the 7D could make a good entry level camera, too.  The only problem I foresee with it might be what Operating System you want to use with it.

I have made several purchases through the Canon Refurb store.  I wait for what i want to come "in stock", and I buy it.  I laugh at Canon every time for "giving away" stuff at such deep discounts.  Thanks again, Canon.

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I strongly agree with Tom and Waddizzle. If you really know what you're doing, you may be able to get a good deal at a place like a pawn shop. If you don't (and maybe even if you do), you can get badly stung. Let me put it this way: I've been using digital cameras for thirteen years, and I wouldn't try it.

[ebiggs1]

Ccomic relief at its best 

[BurnUnit]

I think the biggest concern with buying a camera out of pawn is that the previous owner might have bought it on a whim with no real previous photography experience. He may have gotten frustrated after a time and not treated the camera particularly well. It may not have been stored properly or left laying in a closed car on hot summer days. It may have been exposed to more moisture than it should have been. Of course all this could be true of any used camera.

If you're really stuck on this camera, at the very least you should probably make them an offer of maybe $325 and see what they say. And be sure to ask them what their warranty and return policies are. If they don't have one, walk away. I recently bought an Elph 160 at a pawn shop that offered, I think, 7 or 10 days to return the camera for a full refund and 30 days for full credit toward another purchase. This camera didn't have a mark or scuff on it anywhere and it only took me a couple days to figure out that everything worked as it should.