THE BODY

this is the first slr camera I have owned myself despite having used others. without going into too much detail the body is very good quality with well laid out and easy to understand buttons. I would have like the grip to be a little more chunky particularly when using the exposure lock and AF selection as it can be slightly awkward although I do have large hands and I am probably being a bit picky.

the body of the camera is light and has more than enough features for someone who is just getting into slr photography.

it has several point and shoot modes such as portrait, macro, sport etc as well as a full auto I guess is ok if you happen across something you need to shoot quickly. however you should really try to avoid these auto modes.

luckily the camera has many program modes including shutter and aperture priority modes which once you master will dramatically improve your photos (particularly the aperture mode)

THE LENS

Unfortunately the lens that comes in this kit is not all that great. it is light and it does seem well built (I dropped mine just the other day and its fine) however its a lot slower to focus than the USM lenses canon offers and that can cause problems at times.

photos can appear a little soft unless shot at the narrower aperture (f16 and above really).

the thing that lets the lens down most in my opinion is the ability to knock the background out of focus. you really have to work hard to get a good amount of blur in the background, your gonna struggle to get good results at anything less than the full 55mm focal length at the widest aperture making it a little poor for macro shots, whilst being just ok for portraits. this lens would be satisfactory if you don’t wanna take photography too seriously but it does limit your results.

CONCLUSION

In my opinion the body is well worth the money and comes in cheaper than some of the equivalent nikon cameras.

as for the lens I would suggest buying the body and choosing a separate lens. I have only owned this camera 3 months and I am already wanting to replace the kit lens. look for a canon USM lens or one of sigma image stabilizer lenses

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