Electronics Cannon EOS Rebel 6T DSLR Camera

Holladay · 03:52 AM

My daughter is looking into an entry level point and shoot camera. She did some research and found the Rebel. I have been out of the loop for many years.

I had a Minolta Dynax 7000i SLR back in the day (1998) with all the gizmos...lenses, flash, tripod, filters etc. I was stationed in Germany with the Army. The first thing I bought with my first pay check was a nice camera.

I shot a ton of pics all over Europe and wasted a bunch of film trying to get the "perfect" picture. I laid under the Eiffel Tower in a bit of rain at night with the lights on, a kaleidoscope picture. The exposure was too long and not stable enough. Thus I wasted a roll of film trying to get that perfect "picture". There are too many stories in which I wasted a bunch of film. I wish I had a digital camera back then.

Flash forward, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

My daughter wants a nice camera. She researched and found the Rebel. Smart phone cameras aren't good enough. A simple point and shoot for $100 is not either...in her mind. She is 21. She has no idea as to ASA/ISO nor shutter speed and apertures. She wants to take nice pictures that are better than her phone.

She found a refurbished Rebel for $250. I am not sure about "refurbished", but we don't really want to spend $400 on a new one.

Is the Rebel 6T the right camera? What about a Nikon? She stated that both are good, but Cannon had better reviews. Again, she has done her research.

What other ideas?

What other info can I provide to help make this decision? I talked to her tonight to pick her brain. She really didn't know. I don't know the right questions to ask. She does not want to spend $400 on a camera. Nor do I. We would help a bit if it is something that she could use and like. This would be a Christmas present. Later on down the road, if she finds this is a passion for a hobby, yes we would help more.

Thoughts/ideas?

A side note. I looked on Ebay about my old Minolta. I goes for $100. Damn. I spent $1.5k for all the stuff back when

11-29-2017, 03:45 AM	Topic Starter
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2439480	Cannon EOS Rebel 6T DSLR Camera My daughter is looking into an entry level point and shoot camera. She did some research and found the Rebel. I have been out of the loop for many years. I had a Minolta Dynax 7000i SLR back in the day (1998) with all the gizmos...lenses, flash, tripod, filters etc. I was stationed in Germany with the Army. The first thing I bought with my first pay check was a nice camera. I shot a ton of pics all over Europe and wasted a bunch of film trying to get the "perfect" picture. I laid under the Eiffel Tower in a bit of rain at night with the lights on, a kaleidoscope picture. The exposure was too long and not stable enough. Thus I wasted a roll of film trying to get that perfect "picture". There are too many stories in which I wasted a bunch of film. I wish I had a digital camera back then. Flash forward, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My daughter wants a nice camera. She researched and found the Rebel. Smart phone cameras aren't good enough. A simple point and shoot for $100 is not either...in her mind. She is 21. She has no idea as to ASA/ISO nor shutter speed and apertures. She wants to take nice pictures that are better than her phone. She found a refurbished Rebel for $250. I am not sure about "refurbished", but we don't really want to spend $400 on a new one. Is the Rebel 6T the right camera? What about a Nikon? She stated that both are good, but Cannon had better reviews. Again, she has done her research. What other ideas? What other info can I provide to help make this decision? I talked to her tonight to pick her brain. She really didn't know. I don't know the right questions to ask. She does not want to spend $400 on a camera. Nor do I. We would help a bit if it is something that she could use and like. This would be a Christmas present. Later on down the road, if she finds this is a passion for a hobby, yes we would help more. Thoughts/ideas? A side note. I looked on Ebay about my old Minolta. I goes for $100. Damn. I spent $1.5k for all the stuff back when Last edited by Holladay; 11-29-2017 at 03:52 AM..
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