ELNikkor

A fellow photographer shot soccer along side me with a 70D, 70-200 2.8. His shots were awesome! If the 80D is the 70D's successor, it must really be an incredible camera!

cwhi1444 Loc: Orland Park, IL

As abc1234 stated the Tamron lenses are a perfect match to Canon if you are not a pro shooter. I have used Canon for many years and always bought Canon lenses but lately have been buying the Tamron G2 series for both my 80D and 6D II, big savings. Awesome glass, all my lenses are Tamron now except the 100-400 II L lens. Went through many Rebel bodies before starting with the 60D and worked up to the 80D. Wonderful camera you will enjoy.

jwn Loc: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA USA

I moved from t3i to 6d then to 5d, you may want to consider 6dll depending on what type of photography you do

badapple Loc: Twin Lake, Michigan

I think amfoto1 covered everything quite well. I have a t3i and an 80d. Kept the t3i to simplify lens changes in some situations. I love the 80d. As others have stated, I don't think you would be disappointed in any way.

Chuckwal Loc: Boynton Beach Florida

go full frame 6D II

KarenKaptures Loc: New Jersey

I went from a Canon T5i to 80D, couldn’t be happier. It’s a real upgrade.

uhaas2009

Did you consider the 6D series or 7d series or even the 5d series.....just asking....

out4life2016 Loc: Bellingham, Washington

I just recently stepped up from the Canon T3. I was deciding between the Canon 80D and the Canon 6D markii. They are really the same camera except the 6D markii is a full frame as the 80D is a crop sensor. You will lose some reach shooting with a full frame however the pic quality is far better especially if you use good glass. The 6D markii will perform better in lower lighting conditions but im not sure there is that much of a difference. The 80D is 24 mega pixels and the 6D markii is 26.2. There is one question you need to consider. Do you shoot video. If you do then you need to consider the 80D since the 6D mark ii really isn't a great video camera and that's its biggest downfall. Both cameras offer the same focusing system however the 6D markii Does offer a newer sensor and offers dual pixel focusing which means its faster on moving subjects. The 80D does have an onboard flash where as the 6D mark ii does not but lets face it nobody uses the little pop up flash anyways. I am giving you a sample photo I shot yesterday on a very cloudy day in the late afternoon. This was shot with the 6D mark ii I purchased two weeks ago and the 24-105mm lens it came with. This is a basic lens and the L series will produce still far better results. Plus I have only been shooting for a year and am by no means a professional. One other thing to consider, if you have not invested in EFS lenses yet then I highly recommend buyin EF mount lenses so when you do finally make the jump to full frame you will already have some lenses to work with. The second photo was shot on a sunny day with 6D mark ii using a Tamron 28-300 VC DI lenses that is really not a great lens. I bought it for 45 dollars in a local pawn shop. If I was making the choice again on what camera to buy then I would stick with the 6D markii however I care nothing about shooting video. Both cameras can be bought for roughly the same price if you shop around and if your not familier with the dealer your getting it from research there reviews and look at the previous post on here about them. Bottom line is stick with someone that's an authorized Canon dealer and both cameras will be a great upgrade from your T3I.

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crapshooter Loc: Fox, Alaska

I took these pics with my 80D with 150-600 Sigma Lens, Takes really good Video too.

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Woodchuck and Baby

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willaim Loc: Sunny Southern California

Have owned numerous Canon cameras .Loved every one of them. Bought the 80D with the vertical battery grip a few years back and it is a terrific camera. A big upgrade from your Rebel 3Ti. Stick with the Canon system. Read the manual and carry it with you. You won't be disappointed.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Love the Woodchucks ! .....thanks for sharing


The 80D is really Canon's best all-around crop sensor camera - with a good lens you will be amazed !

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amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Several have suggested you replace your T3i with a 6DII or other full frame camera.

It is true that those would give you even higher usable ISO than an 80D.

However, 80D will be a big step up for low light shooting, compared to the camera you have now.

AND... if you go with a full frame you'll have to ditch any and all "crop only" lenses (Canon EF-S or others) you have now and replace them with full frame-capable lenses. Those will necessarily be bigger and heavier, plus are typically quite a bit more expensive.

Original 6D and 5D Mark II DO NOT have nearly as capable an autofocus system as the 80D. 6D Mark II uses exactly the same AF system as 80D. 5D Mark III have more advanced AF systems that are roughly equal to 80Ds (those FF models have a few more AF points, but not as many are f/8 capable, for example). 5D Mark IV, 1DX-series and 7D Mark II have more advanced AF than 80D or 6DII. Well, I suppose the EOS R does, too.

In fact, one of the minor complaints from some reviewers about the 6DII is that it's AF system appears to have been lifted pretty directly from 80D. It doesn't appear to have been "scaled up" very much or at all for the full frame camera. As a result, it's a bit centered and doesn't cover very much of the full frame image area. In comparison, the 45-point AF system more fully covers the APS-C format of the 80D and some other crop sensor models it's used upon.

Compare for yourself. The 80D's AF array, as seen in the viewfinder, is shown here: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/learn/education/topics/article/2018/July/Whats-New-45-point-AF-on-the-Canon-EOS-80D/Whats-New-45-point-AF-on-the-Canon-EOS-80D And the 6D Mark II's AF array can be seen here: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/explore/eos-6d-mark-ii/autofocus



I agree. Those are cute shots! I notice they were done with 80D at ISO 12800, 1/2000 shutter speed and f/14 aperture! That says something for the 80D's higher ISO capabilities. When I was using them, I tried to keep my 18MP Canon DSLRs - like the original posters T3i - to ISO 6400 or less... and even at that, I seem to recall their images were noisier than those examples. (I now use a pair of 20MP 7D Mark II and have pushed them as high as ISO 16000.)

JBGLADSTONE Loc: Oregon

I bought a 80D refurbished by Canon with the latest 18-55mm F3.5 STM lens for $749.. It came with a 1 yr. Warranty.
The 80D made me a better photgrapher.
Here is my lens I own & cost;
18-55 F3.5 STM.
24mm F2.8 pancake $75 used great glass
40mm F2.8 pancake $100 used greater glass
28-135mm F3.5 Canon $100 used. Good
70-300mm F3.5-5,6 Tamron $125 used Good
55mm F1.4 Canon FD converted to EF $99.

[ I will never afford to buy "L" lens. But the pancake lens are very very good. The Tamron has allowed me to create some very good photos. As the Canon 28-135mm has given me quality results. However, I have read + & - reviews. ]
To keep my cost down. I bought B&W nano CPL for the Tamron 62mm and two stepdown 52mm adapters for each pancake lens. Plus another stepdown 58mm adapter for the 18-55mm zoom.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

The Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM is a "sleeper" in the system. I know several pros who use it.

Even though it was an old design, dating from the film days, and one of the first Canon lenses to get IS, the "problem" with the 28-135mm was that it was too good! Canon discontinued it a year or so ago, perhaps because it was eroding sales of their 24-105Ls and some other more expensive lenses.

I've used several of the 28-135s over the years... still have two of them. They make a nice "walk around" lens on an APS-C camera, but are also full frame capable. (28mm ain't wide on APS-C, but a 28-135 paired with a Canon 10-22mm or 10-18mm or one of the third party ultrawides makes for pretty compact and capable two-lens kit!)

Image quality of the 28-135 is just as good or better than the original 24-105L... autofocus speed, image stabilization, close focus and more are all also equal. The 24-105L II has only slightly improved image quality, but has considerably better stabilization than the two older lenses and uses the new "Nano USM" focus drive. It's too early to say if the 24-105 II is more durable over the longer run. Hope so! Both the 28-135 and original 24-105 had some common failures... But I'd much rather replace a $100-$200 lens than a $700 to $1000 one!

Did you ever read Joe Farace's column in Shutterbug magazine? He used the 28-135 a lot for portraiture. In fact, whenever he reviewed Canon cameras, a lot of the sample shots were done with that lens.

Here are a few shots from one of my 28-135s:







All the above were done on an original 7D and are lower resolution, "proof quality" RAW conversions with minimal post-processing. I'm always a happy camper when I can "count eyelashes" in shots like these!

gofast Loc: Joliet, IL

In my case, I've had a T3i for 10 years, and wanted 'a little more camera' so I recently bought a nice used 5D Mk2 for $500. I'm still reading-and there's a lot to read-about using a pro camera, and also found out that half my EF lenses won't work. Can't use EF S lenses on it. With the eos80, you can use all your existing EF lenses. I didn't know that when I bought it.
I still have a lot to learn, I'm old school-started out with a FTb in 1974 while in high school, an A-1 in 1980- and didn't jump into DSLR's till the T3i. Lenses are pricey. maybe you might find a good used eos80, and have the saved bucks for lenses, etc. My 2 cents worth. Best of luck.