This is another thing that prevents me from buying another Rebel. Canon pushing me up on the 90D line.There was no official battery grip for the T7i, I'd be nice if they brought it back.
I started on the 550d and loved it. Though I quickly shoved a grip on it before moving to the 7d. The specs proposed here would make a lovely little starter camera, its a shame most will likely keep it on the abysmal 18-55mm kit lens.
Why is 18-55 abysmal? Today's STM versions are pretty decent, and not everyone is a prime lens fundamentalist
It takes a while to clear the buffer on my 80D which only has a UHS-I slot. Be nice not to wait 2/3 minutes before I can look back at the images I’ve just taken. (Talking a burst of 20 RAW files or something..)What would a 24MP/7fps camera need a UHS-II slot for?
I do not believe you will have such a delay with a UHS-I like Sandisk Extreme Pro that writes at 90MB/sec.It takes a while to clear the buffer on my 80D which only has a UHS-I slot. Be nice not to wait 2/3 minutes before I can look back at the images I’ve just taken. (Talking a burst of 20 RAW files or something..)
With the exception of a metallic body with weather sealing, the 2020 Rebels surpass the old 1D / 1D Mark ii in almost all aspects. If this T8i has AFMA (I doubted it) I would happily buy one.
Today's Rebel is spec'd similar to what 1D body was 10 years ago (give or take)
Aside from the crop factor difference and the material/ergonomics of the body, just focusing on the specs. I was thinking this would really rival a 1D mark IV, you lose 3fps but you have more cross type points and you gain 8mp.
A few more images of the upcoming Canon EOS Rebel T8i/850D have leaked out ahead of the official announcement.
Canon EOS Rebel 850D/T8i Specifications:
24.1mp
DIGIC 8
45 AF points (all cross-type)
7fps
4K @ 30P
3″ 1.04 million pixel touch panel vari-angle LCD
131.0 x 102.6 x 76.2mm 515g
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Todays kit lenses for Rebels are LIGHT YEARS improved from the turd that came on the 300D.Why is 18-55 abysmal? Today's STM versions are pretty decent, and not everyone is a prime lens fundamentalist
So, is this the same camera as CanonNews has listed as a rumor for the Rebel X10i?
Gotcha thanksRichard seems to have mixed up the nomenclature, it's the same camera. 850D, Rebel T8i, Kiss X10i depending on where you live.
I started on the 550d and loved it. Though I quickly shoved a grip on it before moving to the 7d. The specs proposed here would make a lovely little starter camera, its a shame most will likely keep it on the abysmal 18-55mm kit lens.