Nice little camera but build quality is questionable.

EDIT:  It apologize in advance.  This message is kind of rough, but I can't take time right now to make it nicey nice.

I know axlastro is posting his own opinions, but once in a while a review is so ill-considered that a reply is called for.

The title of this review is "Nice little camera but build quality is questionable." I agree with the "nice little camera" part, but the complaint about build quality seems overblown. Most of the review concerns personal preferences and failure to read the manual, but nothing to do with build quality.

Peeling rubber was mentioned, but it might be pertinent to see what other cameras are similarly affected. Here's a search: https://www.google.com/search?q=rubber+peeling+camera that seems to indicate no special problem with the SL1. In any case it's not a functional problem at all, but just a minor (and easy!) cosmetic repair. I would be far more interested in any functional defect.

I suspect that the rubber eye cup comes off "easily" only after rough treatment or using the cover a lot. I agree the cover is not an ideal design, but in any case the is very easy to replace.

As for lack of buttons, the controls seem beautifully designed to me, and I actually like the lack of buttons. It seems to me that Canon has placed just the right buttons in the right places for fast access to any features that I use. Too many buttons seems like a design problem on many cameras.

I could go on, but it seems to me that the OP has simply bought the wrong camera for his purposes.