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Need some help headed to Hawaii

Started May 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
Mizzou1984 Regular Member • Posts: 292
Re: Need some help headed to Hawaii

leftcoast -

We have a member named Digirame that shoots with a t2i and a t3i with excellent results.  He posts in the "Show Your Snaps" threads in this forum, for example the one for this week:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4159614

His shots will give you a great idea about what can be done with those cameras.

I used to have the t2i, currently have the t4i and the t5i.  I really liked the t2i - easy to use and produced very nice pictures.  I'd rate the t4i and the t5i as marginally better.  I was very surprised how much I use the touch screen to change settings.  It's much quicker than using buttons to move through the choices.  I don't use Live View much, so the flippy screen is not a big plus for me.  It is nice if you want to shoot from a low or high viewpoint where you can't look through the viewfinder.  I'm finding I'm getting too old to lay on the ground for shots, but I can still bend over and look at the flippy screen in Live View.

Also, the t4i and the t5i have improved focusing over the t2i and the t3i.  Not that the t2i and t3i are bad by any means, but the t4i and t5i are quicker to lock focus for me.

I realize this doesn't give you an answer.  With the budget you noted, I don't think you can go wrong with a t4i or a t5i.  I also don't think you can go wrong with a t2i or t3i and spending more on lenses.

Happy shooting with whichever choice you make!!

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