For the same price - 550D/T2i or 600D/t3i?

[gebo]

What should I get?

550D/t2i with 2 kit lenses (18-55 + 75-300) - 555,00€
or
600D/t3i with kit lenses (18-55) - 575,00€

For video an stills and I don't own any lenses.

 

[Pete]

Would you be planning on investing in more lenses in the future? If it was me, I would get the single wider stock lens (as that one is actually fairly decent at what it does), and then add a few primes in the future. For cheap primes, browse this forum for opinions on some good-quality cheap vintage lenses that you can get off of ebay.

 

[Absolution_Films]

if it was me.... I would get the 600D, the kit lens is definitely adequate and the articulating LCD screen on the 600d is a god send if you dont have a field monitor

 

[gebo]

if it was me.... I would get the 600D, the kit lens is definitely adequate and the articulating LCD screen on the 600d is a god send if you dont have a field monitor

You don't think the 75-300mm is worth it?

 

[8salacious9]

t3i body only then get a samyang 35mm youl be sorted..

 

[wheatgrinder]

75-300 wont get much use in filmmaking..

here let me save you $200 ... buy today!

http://www.frys.com/product/6176789?ref=Cheesycam.com

oh wait, might be in store only..

 

[wheatgrinder]

nevermind the deal, youd have to ship it anyway.. but my point about the 75-30mm lens not getting much use is true.

 

[gebo]

75-300 wont get much use in filmmaking..

here let me save you $200 ... buy today!

http://www.frys.com/product/6176789?ref=Cheesycam.com

oh wait, might be in store only..

Wow! Great price, but it wouldn't work for me.

Ok I see your point. But I can't get a cheaper one. These kits are as cheap as they get here. Just undecided on which option...but maybe I'll go with the 600D.

 

[wheatgrinder]

yeah, I would.. the long lens is not completely useless, but I would call it a freebie and not use it as part of my decision making..

 

[baoliun]

Buy used body - it is really hard to get a bad camera,I mean previous owner has to do some sick stuff to damage the quality of the t3i.

Get the manual prime - they have much better focus rings/aperture control. Consider crop factor 1.6 for t3i if I remember correctly. So traditional prime is no longer 50mm,but 50mm/1.6

And I wouldn't invest too much into DSLR unless you are going to do a lot of stills + u can always rent