robocop wrote:
I want to photograph, nature, sports, and landscape is the canon T3i sufficient for this or is there better under 1000$
Drive yourself NUTS!!!! and do all the research for a "better" deal in terms of camera and money.
GET the T3i..
It's great......
And if you don't find a reason to replace it near the end of the first year, you are very unlike anyone on this forum.
It's your first DSLR, I take it, and a year from now, you'll be wanting to stretch a bit further... Budget, and do the research for that second camera..... I guarantee.
If you budget is a fairly strict $1000, find a kit for $700 and lay aside 2-300 $ for odds and ends. They pile up fast.
The T3i is a (huge for some) great Canon entry level camera with 18Mp. No real shortcoming there.
Remember that the money you spend on lenses, kind of locks you into Canon when you change. Keep your outlay in control for lenses, until you've stretched you skills and the capabilities of the camera a bit.
Just Remember... It's just your first one... Do more planning for the second one. This one will get you there.
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You should be able to find a used or refurbished T31 for from
$300 to $400 body only. A refurbished T3i from the Canon factory right now is listed at $399 on a wait list. The holidays should boost the supply on refurbs.
A refurb can often be an unused new camera returned. The camera may have been just too complicated for someone to master.
NO RETURNED sale can be resold as new. These are tracked, and can only be sold as "refurbished". If there was an issue, the factory checks it out, fixes it if necessary, and warrants it for a short time.
In any event, a refurb gets more handling and inspection than the majority of camera's sold retail.
Don't be mixed up by price... there is also a T3 Canon which is sold mostly in department/bigbox stores. it has only 12 Mp. Hold on for the T3i.
KEH.COM, a good online camera store has used T3i Like New rated at $429, body only. They have Excellent Plus for $419.
If you can keep the price in that range or lower, you can go wild on the lens.
Just some idea's...
And remember, while its a very good camera, You ARE going to replace it, possibly before you can imagine. Save some of you budget to "seed" the keeper you'll get next year.