Canon EOS 1100D?

Kristen Is Calm

Kristen Is Calm

I don't caaaaaaare!
I was thinking of maybe persuading my mother to get me a DSLR for my birthday but I know that:

a.) She won't do it without a really good reason,
b.) She won't do it if it's a crazy or expensive price

I did a little research and the Canon EOS 1100D/ Rebel T3 comes down to the cheapest out of the lot (The lot that I was looking at of course!) I'm sure there are more but I'm too lazy to look into Nikon etc.

So will this be a good camera for me, for vlogging and maybe short films and montages? What other camera can I look at as well, with a low price?

I know I could just spend my whole night researching but what's wrong with a little help from other people? ;)

-Kristen
 
Well I'm not too shure about it being good for vlogging, I have the t3i and the autofocus is pretty rubbish, wouldn't want to point it at my face and vlog on the go.
 
gisikw said:
Use a remote-shutter, set the lens on autofocus, the camera body on manual focus :)
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I don't think you can have autofocus disabled in video mode? I'm not 100 percent sure, but I didn't see any options for it when looking through. Autofocus could be a bit crap because I have a kit lense, all my others are manual focus only.
 
Styxie said:
Well I'm not too shure about it being good for vlogging, I have the t3i and the autofocus is pretty rubbish, wouldn't want to point it at my face and vlog on the go.
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Well, what about the other stuff then if not vlogging? I really wanted to get the T3i as well but that's also a bit more than the usual price :unsure:
 
Kristen Is Calm said:
Well, what about the other stuff then if not vlogging? I really wanted to get the T3i as well but that's also a bit more than the usual price :unsure:
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You will definitely appreciate the flip-out screen in the t3i. Two years ago I got the t2i (without a flip-out screen) of course I didn't need it because I only used the camera for photography, but now that I started doing videos I noticed how hard was it to shoot without the flip-out screen and that's why I ended up buying the t5i. If I knew back then that I was going to be doing videos I would have bought the t3i right away.
 
CrazyPUA said:
You will definitely appreciate the flip-out screen in the t3i. Two years ago I got the t2i (without a flip-out screen) of course I didn't need it because I only used the camera for photography, but now that I started doing videos I noticed how hard was it to shoot without the flip-out screen and that's why I ended up buying the t5i. If I knew back then that I was going to be doing videos I would have bought the t3i right away.
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Yeah, I actually really like that feature but the t3i is really expensive for me being a teenager with no income. I'm thinking that if I get a 1100D or even a Nikon d3100, I can use that and then save up for a t3i. :)
I also figure that if I can shoot without the flip-out camera, then I'll be okay with the cheaper cameras...I don't know. This decision is tough! :unsure:
 
I use a Rebel T2i/55oD customized with the Magic Lantern firmware and I will never go back to a non DSLR camera! I do think having the pop-out screen would help but I found a way around it by connecting the T2i to my computer when doing vlogs, so I can see myself on the computer screen. Focussing is hard though, I usually set my focus point at one place, turn off autofocus and bring up the aperture to get a bigger focus field, this will help in keeping you in focus even when you move a bit forwards or backwards.
 
ARTFXSTUDIOS said:
I use a Rebel T2i/55oD customized with the Magic Lantern firmware and I will never go back to a non DSLR camera! I do think having the pop-out screen would help but I found a way around it by connecting the T2i to my computer when doing vlogs, so I can see myself on the computer screen. Focussing is hard though, I usually set my focus point at one place, turn off autofocus and bring up the aperture to get a bigger focus field, this will help in keeping you in focus even when you move a bit forwards or backwards.
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I quote what Kevin said "Use a remote-shutter, set the lens on autofocus, the camera body on manual focus" That's what this is for, invest in a remote-shutter and you will not be disappointed at all.
 
CrazyPUA said:
I quote what Kevin said "Use a remote-shutter, set the lens on autofocus, the camera body on manual focus" That's what this is for, invest in a remote-shutter and you will not be disappointed at all.
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True, but you don't want to use autofocus because that will introduce noise in the audio recording from the lens that is focussing, so I never use autofocus. Even when recording with an high end mic you will still pick up the focus sound.
 
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