Dan,
I haven't had any experience with any Rebels recently. My long-term
impression (starting from film SLRs) is that Rebels are relatively crappy
cameras that are sold just because they are Canon.
That's where "do not buy the cheapest in an expensive line" rule applies.
Igor
On May 18, 2015 2:24:40 PM "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, igor, PJ, Bill and Larry.
That do you think of the Canon EOS Rebel T5 e?
(Someone else suggested it.)
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> I recently had a friend asking for an advice in a similar situation.
> I explained pro's and con's of different options, but I recommended
> something like a micro-4/3. (And he and his daughter were vrey happy.)
>
> I don't think a DSLR is warranted at this point unless somebody specifically
> wants a DSLR (and has some good idea why).
>
> (I wouldn't recommend Pentax Q. - That's more of an anthusiast toy, not
> the main camera.)
>
> Alternatively, if interchangeable lenses are not a must, I'd suggest
> something like Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 with a fast (1.4 or 1.7) lens
> and plenty of controls.
> There are similar cameras from 3-4 other makers, including Canon, but
> I like advanced P&S from Panasonic, so, I don't recall other models at the
> moment.
>
> Igor
>
>
>
> Daniel J. Matyola Sun, 17 May 2015 23:12:01 -0700 wrote:
>
> A friend has asked for advice in purchasing a new camera.
>
>
> She used a Canon FTb for years. More recently, she has been using a
> digital . Yes, I know it's a Canon PowerShot 880. She finds it
> convenient but limited, and it was recently damaged and needs to be
> replaced with something a bit better but no too expensive. She would
> like a comera with interchangeable lenses. She has 2 decent lenses
> from her FTb, but I don't think they would work on newer digital
> Canons. Rechargeable batteries are preferable to the ones that use
> and eat up AAs or similar batteries.
>
> Any suggestions I can pass on?
>
> Dan Matyola
>
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