T3i, 18-55mm, 55-250mm: Will This Package Be Good For Me?

Digirame wrote:

The Sony F717? Wasn't that the classic Sony camera before I purchased my Sony H2? That's a long time ago. Since my Sony days, I've owned Olympus and Canon DSLR cameras. Last December I bought a Canon T2i (550D) with the same twin kit lenses. Then I bought another Canon T2i (550D) camera a few weeks later. I've been happy with them; been showing photos from them about once a week on the Show Your Snaps thread (in case you wanted to see samples). Even though I'm restricted to 250mm FL (or 400mm EFL), I still get pretty good wildlife photos too. With a shorter focal length we are challenged to find ways to get closer to the birds. But with 18 megapixels we can also crop to get close. Saying all of that...yes...I think you'll be happy with your choice too.