Canon EOS Rebel T4i First Impression Review

[davidlovelin]

I don't like the price point though. . But that's not new to canon. Ok to do that on the pro line but on consumer models you need to make it affordable for soccer moms.

canon rebel t3i also is a great dslr, see the t3i vs t4i comparison， http://t3ivst4i.com, due to the new t4i released, I believe t3i will have a great discount recently.

 

[davidlovelin]

Thanks

Looks funny with the 40mm lens

Just think of it as a functional body cap. 8)

I think it looks COOL! Chunky yet compact. 8) And yes, it's by far the best bodycap on the planet.

PW

You are right!

 

[Hillsilly]

That was kind of my point. Consumers wont spend this much on new body. They will either go with the one that's cheaper (and quite capable I might add) or realize that a consumer model is not what they need and jump right to the semi-pro models.

A couple of weeks ago, 1100D+kit lens prices dropped to under $AUD500 and I received a couple of queries about "should I buy it". Yet the 550D is only $50 more. And the 600D body is only high $500's. Yet nobody asked about these - the interest was solely in the cheapest model. In fact, because a lot of department stores only sell the 1100D, none of these people even knew that other camera models even existed. I know, I'm shocked too! But believe me, there are people out there who aren't fully conversant in the features, subtle differences, pros and negatives of every Canon camera on the market.

 

[Marsu42]

due to the new t4i released, I believe t3i will have a great discount recently.

.. and so does the t2i - both running magic lantern right now

That was kind of my point. Consumers wont spend this much on new body. They will either go with the one that's cheaper (and quite capable I might add) or realize that a consumer model is not what they need and jump right to the semi-pro models.

The older 60d really seems to be quite attractive if you don't need the 650d's touchscreen & video af - there have been some questions around here, too, which one to get. But that won't be forever, by photokina Canon might phase out the 60d and replace it with a higher-priced model.

If the prices of the recently announced stuff are glimpses of things to come, there's no point in waiting for Photokina to see what Canon has under its sleeve.

What's currently happening imho is the only (and thus smart) choice Canon has. The pressure from below is building up, there are mirrorless systems and many manufacturers can build decent entry-level cameras. And Canon will be a major mirrorless player in this market too. So they have to move their dslr line up, we simply have to face that. On the bright side, the new models will be very feature-complete for Canon to be able to sell them.

 

[lola]

Ken Rockwell and DxO will review it soon

Ken is behind the game, I would have expected him to have a full review out on Friday! ;D ;D ;D

Making fun of Ken Rockwell - even though he very well deserves it - doesn't make you look pro. FYI.

 

[wickidwombat]

Ken Rockwell and DxO will review it soon

Ken is behind the game, I would have expected him to have a full review out on Friday! ;D ;D ;D

Making fun of Ken Rockwell - even though he very well deserves it - doesn't make you look pro. FYI.

i think brian will be the first to admit he's not a pro

 

[clicstudio]

Wanna see video of continuous focusing

I would like to see a video of the continuous focusing. Coupled to the articulating touch screen and a digic 5 processor, this Camera seems like a winner and a very inexpensive one, in fact.

 

[briansquibb]

Ken Rockwell and DxO will review it soon

Ken is behind the game, I would have expected him to have a full review out on Friday! ;D ;D ;D

Making fun of Ken Rockwell - even though he very well deserves it - doesn't make you look pro. FYI.

i think brian will be the first to admit he's not a pro

I dont even look like a pro - good job I wasn't making fun of Ken or DxO then

 

[dstppy]

Ken Rockwell and DxO will review it soon

Ken is behind the game, I would have expected him to have a full review out on Friday! ;D ;D ;D

Making fun of Ken Rockwell - even though he very well deserves it - doesn't make you look pro. FYI.

i think brian will be the first to admit he's not a pro

I dont even look like a pro - good job I wasn't making fun of Ken or DxO then

Wait, who's Ken Rockwell? <- See, now THAT makes you not look like a pro (Yes, I know who Rockwell is)

 

[BCMAR15]

Re: Wanna see video of continuous focusing

I would like to see a video of the continuous focusing. Coupled to the articulating touch screen and a digic 5 processor, this Camera seems like a winner and a very inexpensive one, in fact.

Uh, YouTube?

 

[bkorcel]

You can save even more money and get the T2i instead. T3i does not offer much more than the T2i plus you can run Magic Lantern on it and open up a new world of settings including time lapse, intervalometer, motion detection, focus trapping, full manual control over video and audio, and some other cool features like 4 fps video mode.

At the rate these discounts and rebates are flowing, you could probobly get a T2i body for half the cost of the T4i now.

I don't like the price point though. . But that's not new to canon. Ok to do that on the pro line but on consumer models you need to make it affordable for soccer moms.

canon rebel t3i also is a great dslr, see the t3i vs t4i comparison， http://t3ivst4i.com, due to the new t4i released, I believe t3i will have a great discount recently.

 

[jrista]

Well, the first thing I have to say is that camera review site, digitalcamerainfo.com, is a very annoying site. The navigation sucks, and having full-page ad interruptions every time you change to a different page is excessively intrusive and annoying....WOW...

If I can get through the my extreme annoyance, I might have something to say in the near future....but wow...

 

[Marsu42]

If I can get through the my extreme annoyance, I might have something to say in the near future....but wow...

Real reviews will take a while, so you can as well skip "first impressions" on dubious sites alltogether, they're at lear partly only putting these out to climb in search ranking. To say about real world performance of the new video af & touchpad usability, a reviewer will have to really use the camera body.

 

[Silverstream]

What would be interesting to find out is how the sensor performs relative to the old 18MP sensor. Canon has been very silent about the fact that the sensor is new, aside from the fact that it now incorporates phase detect AF capability. Either Canon doesn't want to draw any attention to the fact that the IQ has not been improved, or Canon doesn't want to draw any attention to IQ improvements for fear of impacting 60D and 7D sales.

I was thinking the same thing. Several reviews have read that they used a pre-production model so they couldn't do that level of testing. That surprises me because the sensor should be a final and a RAW should require no camera processing or am I naive? I sure hope that the latter reason you give is right?

 

[J. Scott]

DP Review has some sample images posted in their review of the T4i. As a current T2i shooter I can tell the usable ISO is MUCH improved. Surprisingly even 12800 wasn't too bad and NIK software's Define 2.0 cleaned the bit of noise up nicely.

 

[Terry Rogers]

I don't like the price point though. . But that's not new to canon. Ok to do that on the pro line but on consumer models you need to make it affordable for soccer moms.

canon rebel t3i also is a great dslr, see the t3i vs t4i comparison， http://t3ivst4i.com, due to the new t4i released, I believe t3i will have a great discount recently.

In the comparison you linked it says "The 650D has a radio-controlled flash system, akin to the EOS SD Mark III"...

I was not aware the 5DIII could fire the 600 EX-RT via wireless radio without having a radio trigger attached?!? I did not see this feature listed once in all the reading I've done about the 5DIII. If the 5DIII doesn't have it... why the hell not!!!??? I could only imagin how useful a built in radio trigger would be to a working professional who doesn't want the added weight and imbalance of an on camera flash just to trigger their wireless speedlites.

I'm I off in this assessment, or is this a pretty big deal in a rebel body?

 

[Marsu42]

In the comparison you linked it says "The 650D has a radio-controlled flash system, akin to the EOS SD Mark III"...

This is software *only* and means you can control radio flashes through the camera display and mostly skip using the lcd in the flash, just like the 5d2 and infrared flashes.. For radio flashes, you still need a controller or 600rt attached, afaik there is no radio hardware inside the camera body.

 

[EOS 5D Mk. III User Group]

For a T4i / 650D product-specific stream of sample videos, daily news and discussion:

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/groups/t4i
Twitter: http://twitter.com/eosT4i
Facebook: http://focuspull.in/fbT4i

 

[bkorcel]

I too am wondering this. I was at a shoot this week with multiple photgraphers. One had a radio flash unit set up on studio flashes. Every time I used the 5D3 with my flash it would fire their strobes. They did not have an IR system unless it was picking it up via their camera (The strobes were all wireless).

It gave me pause to consider the possibility that the 5DIII was emitting a wireless signal. I discovered that IR and wireless master were enabled on my camera but I did not have time to turn it off (risking perhaps losing my own flash capability during a critical shoot).

I still dont know the answer and I dont have any wireless equipment to test it with.

I don't like the price point though. . But that's not new to canon. Ok to do that on the pro line but on consumer models you need to make it affordable for soccer moms.

canon rebel t3i also is a great dslr, see the t3i vs t4i comparison， http://t3ivst4i.com, due to the new t4i released, I believe t3i will have a great discount recently.

In the comparison you linked it says "The 650D has a radio-controlled flash system, akin to the EOS SD Mark III"...

I was not aware the 5DIII could fire the 600 EX-RT via wireless radio without having a radio trigger attached?!? I did not see this feature listed once in all the reading I've done about the 5DIII. If the 5DIII doesn't have it... why the hell not!!!??? I could only imagin how useful a built in radio trigger would be to a working professional who doesn't want the added weight and imbalance of an on camera flash just to trigger their wireless speedlites.

I'm I off in this assessment, or is this a pretty big deal in a rebel body?

 

[Product2review]

Just wanted to let you know. Youtube is a option but the reviews on this Canon t4i review site are also oke

regards
Marc