I don't even see how it is more cost-effective for Canon (or beneficial for the consumer) to come up with a completely new model that is made of completely old parts, rather than just continuing to manufacture previous models and heavily discounting them... Then, the consumer would have a camera that is just as good or better, and Canon does not have to put any energy into design (for the sake of further gimping their camera) or use any different production methods. They could just keep those conveyor belts rolling with old models, and they would be patted on the back for doing that rather than criticized for putting out new crap.
I’d love to work at a camera store so that when someone comes in and asks which Canon camera they should get; I’d pull them all out and confuse the crap out of them. Tell them the 1D is better than a 6D which is not as good as the 5D, but to get an 80D unless they want an M6 which is not as good as an M5 or maybe try the SL2 , etc.
Right? I've kept my 550D for so long because I've no idea which camera to get next. If I get a 1100D it's not as good, but the 700D is better. Someone at Canon needs to learn some more letters of the alphabet. The only thing I have to go on is the price to tell me it's good.
ArcanePath360 - Lol, but some Canon cameras like the 80D are priced fair vs a M5 which I hear is overpriced. I have a Panasonic G85 ($900 US) and I love it. If I had money to burn I’d buy a G9 in a heartbeat but since I can’t outperform my G85 - I can’t justify an upgrade.
I have enough Canon cameras with completely or partially plastic lens mount! EOS 300 film camera with complete plastic mount, and EOS 100D with metal + plastic lens mount. But nice that this is now out for beginners... Anyway, there are no good signs from Canon regarding the quality of some of his new products...
Canon assume the kit zoom will rarely if ever be removed, so the plastic lens mount won't be a problem. Think of the 4000D as a bridge camera with a lens swapping option. My 550D never missed a beat in the 7 years I owned it, which is more than I can say for the Fujis I had in between. This old sensor will soon be ten years old, which is a remarkable life for a digital camera.
I don't have a problem with the plastic body and mount. Its a little fun camera that can produce some great photos. I did find the internal hardware kinda depressing though. The fact that it doesn't have continuous af in video mode I find unacceptable. You can find that feature on much older budget cameras, even some point and shoots. Canon sorta pulled a fast one with this camera. They didn't have to design much and just shoved their old parts into a new cheap body and bundled with an older kit lens without is. For that reason it should've been even cheaper than it is.
I've got a EOS 4000D/Rebel T100, and it's a decent camera! What I've learnt from it is that it's not always the camera itself that isn't so good, but the lenses. When I bought mine, I got it for £450 with 2 lenses and 5 years insurance just in case, and the lenses are not that bad to be honest, but there are better ones. Right now I use a fixed-focal Canon Macro 100mm USM (even though I think the camera uses IR focus, not too sure though), and it produces some surprisingly nice pictures, even the Sigma 150-600mm does though I am looking into upgrading on that. I do however plan on getting another Canon DSLR, hence why I'm only buying EF lenses. There's no point what-so-ever in buying EF-S lenses when you're looking into upgrading in my opinion.
So I bought this camera a while ago and now I want to start vlogging? Please help. Can I get an outside microphone? I’ve already spent so much on it I can’t get a new one
I was going to buy this as my first DSLR, I don’t want to spend huge sums so this seemed ideal for me, I’m a complete beginner to photography and would love to take photos of people and landscapes, I know I need different lenses but what would you guys recommend?
Hi! I am planning to buy this cam! The use is mainly to shoot shot films and documentry! Is this camera is better for that in above mentioned budget series? Or which is better? Please help me! I want a good suggestion!
Funny there's no mention that you can't use a radio transmitter on the hot shoe mount cos it hasn't got the central contact on the hot shoe mount. This means you can't use slave or studio flash. Very disappointing it doesn't exist, and also disappointing that this 'deficiency' is not picked up on anyone's review that I've read or viewed as of yet.
I use a Nikon D3300, it's very good but the photos have brighter colors than reality . I also had a entry level Canon ( 1100D ) , a solid camera. Finally I prefer Canon.
I'd get the 1300D - see my review www.cameralabs.com/canon-eos-4000d-review/ - but the most important thing for portraits is the right lens. Whichever you get, also buy yourself an EF 50mm f1.8 STM lens (bhpho.to/2L3wppQ), as it'll give a better effect than the kit zoom for portraits (get the 18-55 kit zoom too as a spare and for general use).
No, not at this price. The cheapest Canon DSLR with a mic input that's useful for vlogging it the 200D / SL2, as it also has a flip screen and decent movie autofocus.
Andrzej Janiak sorry and no offense but I Like the canon eos 4000d way more and the Sony a6000 is pretty ugly (in my opinion) but I like that you open and say what you don’t like!
H U N T E R I have no idea, if they made it plastic there must be some reason behind it, at least its affordable and i don't think that the mount will break that easily unless you drop it