Nice little camera but build quality is questionable.

axlastro wrote:

1. The rubber grip is peeling already and the rubber eyecup falls off very easily (I lost mine).

This is unacceptable. All other issues are more of a nitpick and not so relevant, as it's an entry level camera after all. But this is unacceptable - only after a year of use! Come on Canon.

I've used my 100D for over a year with no such issues.

2. The AF, while generally very good, is nothing special and the outer AF points are unusable with fast lenses.

I mostly use center point only, a holdover from decades of split center/microprism collar VFs on film cameras.

3. The controls are lacking - it's easy to bump them on the touchscreen unntentionally and the lack of dedicated dials and buttons is really annoying, but that's am amateur camera. Pentax has those dials on their lower end cameras though.

A minor annoyance to me is that the LCD doesn't automatically shut off when put my eye to the VF. Since I mostly use live view (for magnification) at work on the tripod or copystand it's only an annoyance when I hand-holding for my own work.

4. The dynamic range of these sensors is rediculous. Period.

One reason for my addition of a Sony A6000.

5. The small RAW buffer and slow continuous shooting speed.

I don't have a need for continuous.

6. The battery life is pretty bad.

I carry spares. I get about 4 hours of fairly continuous shooting at work so I change it at lunch and charge the removed battery during the afternoon. I charge the afternoon battery overnight or at work the next morning so it's ready for the afternoon...or I use my second spare.

7. SD card slot is in the batter compartment (some decisions were to be made for the size to stay small)

Another minor annoyance when I have to shoot on the tripod and want to transfer images from the card to the computer.

8. Dust gets easily on the sensoe and someteimes cannot be cleaned, but I swap lenses very often.

I've never had this particular issue.

9. No way to turn off exposure simulation - a real pain for studio work!

I make use of exp sim.

THAT's why I'm changing my rating to 3.5 stars - I'm sorry, but even with all the good sides that camera has, the build quality is a major flaw for me. I know, it's just rubber, but now I'll have to send it in for repair and be left my eos-m as my only camera.