Customer Reviews

Canon EOS Digital Rebel T3i 18MP SLR Camera 18-55mm IS Full Photo Experience Kit

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I love love love this camera, I am new to the dslr world, so am still finding my way around it, much easier thanks to an app on my iPad! The camera takes amazing pictures, and it feels quite durable as well! The shipping was so fast as well! My recommendation would be to buy the camera alone, rather than this kit, as the kit is very low quality, the bag I got was nothing near what was pictured, it came with 2-8gb sd cards, which are class 3, the cleaning kit was a cloth that looks like a dryer sheet, and a small pack of q-tips. The tripod is ok, but doesnt glide all that well when extending, and seems relatively cheap. It was nice to receive a spare battery, but those are available fairly cheap on amazon, so I would advise against spending any extra money on this kit.

I bought this bundle impressed with the value of the contents for the price. Boy was I wrong! I should've bought the camera on its own and the individual pieces locally at a camera accessory store. The T3i and 18-55mm lense are great! The 75-300mm lense is NOT the IS-USM(image stabilized, ultra sonic motor) version. It doesn't have the image stablization which is helpful for a lense with that range. Also the focusing is loud and slow compared to the USM version of the same lense. The extra battery included is an off brand and is super light. Compared to the Canon battery that comes with the camera I doubt this battery weighs 1/3 or performs for very long at all. The SDHC 16gb card that came with the bundle is only a class 2 (the lowest, new cards are class 10), which means transfer from the camera to the card is slow, extremely slowing down the rapid fire/burst function. The 'high speed' card reader is junk. The 1st time I used the reader to transfer images to my computer it corrupted the SD card and gave me a 'card access error.' I lost all my photos! I have since found out I could've taken the card to a local camera shop and they have a rescue program to restore corrupted cards (If I had only known before I accepted the loss of some great photos and formatted the card). The camera bag is decent quality. The tripod is super cheap and low quality. The neck on the tripod will not stay up (no locking feature) and is wobbly. First time using it with a light breeze outside and the tripod nearly blew over with my camera attached! Luckily I caught it.

All in all, I would NOT recommend this package even though I do recommend the camera. I have since had to purchase a new class 10 SDHC card, new HQ tripod, and new high speed card reader.

The photo of the camera package with accessories offered clearly shows a camera bag. All other items in the photo are included in the order but the camera bag is not. Only by reading the product description is one aware the camera bag even though shown in the picture is not included. The seems almost intentionally misleading and leaves a unpleasant memory of my experience with shopping on Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-55-250mm-Telephoto-Accessory/dp/B004QDA4A8/ref=pd_cp_p_3

Camera is great; But this package deal is a complete waste! Buy the camera separate and build your own package. For the price difference, between the camera + lens and accessory kit, you can get better quality and you can spend money on accessories that are more important to you, like filters. All of the accessories are extremely cheap.

Everything except the lens, the camera, and the HDMI cord is a waste. Buy it separately and get more for your money. I paid 970 after shipping. The items need to be upgraded or the price needs to be lower.

I purchased one of theses kits from Sunset. The camera is great. I did not get all of the accessories right away. Once Sunset did ship me everything, I was very disappointed. The lens hood is difficult to use. The tripod is too light. The card reader doesn't work. The camera bag is already coming unsewed. The SD card is too slow to use the rapid shot mode on the camera. The spare battery is not an LP-E8. It is a generic that the camera has trouble reading the power level of. The DVD guide is pretty humorous though.

I was overall pleased with my purchase. The only downside was the size of the camera bag. If you are going to bundle a package that has 2 lenses in it, provide a bag that fits them both with the camera and all the accesories!

I bought this camerae from davis max and was very pleased with the price and package. I am a beginner and have already photographed a graduation party. I plan to go to the mountains and continue to take pictures. This was a great investment, I am truly enjoying myself. (note: pick up a dvd on the camera it explains eveything about it and how to shoot) at least it gets you started. Thanks davis max look forward to doing business with you in the future. Cyndi

I upgraded to a digital 35mm lately and I love it. It takes pictures with ease and clarity I didn't realize I was missing. I enjoy the simplicity of using it. The kit was wonderful. It had everything I could want to begin my journey taking pictures. Great Buy!

I'm a photographer, and I bought this for my niece, everything is very cheap quality, the camera seems fine but makes me insecure and question the authenticity since every single piece on the kit is junk. The camera bag is not the camera bag illustrated on the advertising. DO NOT BUY this kit, saving $100 is not worthed since you most likely will need to replace the items soon. Also the camera and lenses ship wrapped on plastic, canon products are shipped inside their own product box, wrapped in a soft cloth, as i said before very questioning if this is a real canon product. Very disappointed, I will never buy from this seller again.

Probably, you will find it to be expensive, but it does worth it. I was pleasantly surprised when have camera delivered. It has both lenses, tripod, memory card and many other accessories I didn't expect. Strongly recommend.
P.S: I am taking great pics with it already =)