The Price is Definitely NOT Right!

AnthonyL wrote:

minababe wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion (Canon T7i). I didn't read any reviews beforehand because of a friend (who owned a different Rebel in the past and kept raving about it), and also because Canon is such a trusted brand. But that won't happen again. I'll definitely be looking at reviews more closely rather than just give a popular brand (Nikon, Canon, etc.) the benefit of the doubt.

Sounds to me that it is your friend you should be complaining about and not Canon who seem to have described the model fairly accurately.

Sounds to me that you didn't read the review and just jumped straight to the comments. You didn't even really read the comment you responded to, either, because I said she had a different Rebel, not this one.

So, I'm going to repeat this for the last time: this is a poorly priced camera that fills an awkward niche for newbies and advanced amateurs alike. It doesn't matter that Canon "described the model fairly accurately." What matters is that it's not worth the price being asked for it. Regardless of who it's targeted for, it's stripped down compared to other starter DSLRs past and present in this exact price point, and feels and handles like a cheap toy. For $100 less, someone could get a used DSLR. For at least $50 more a person could get a prosumer camera or mirrorless with twice the options and a form factor that feels like they got what they paid for it.

Now, if you're more than happy to pay $400 for $299 worth of camera, that's great. But most people actually want to feel that they got what they paid for.