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Review on Canon EOS 600D Kit EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II, black by Stanisaw Frank ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I was surprised by the quality for this price.

The 600D carcass is a solid and promising device. Since it is positioned as an amateur, many features are missing at the software level. I installed the Magic Lantern software on my camera, thanks to which the functionality of the already rather sophisticated camera greatly expanded (brief review: -to-functionality-mirror-camera/). If you need tracking focus, take the EOS 650D. But I myselfcomnsider this bells and whistles (as well as the touchscreen) to be dubious. You take a camera for photos, and take pictures on it. For example, 1000D and even semi-professional 50D video were not able to shoot at all, and no one suffered from this. Take the 600D, and for those who do not need a swivel screen - 550D, a good lens for it and enjoy working with a great device!

Pros
  • Matrix 18MP APS-C format (image resolution is 5184x3456). Fast DIGIC4 processor. Large bright swivel screen. Capacious battery. Convenient menu. Shooting Full HD video. Lens with stabilizer. 1/25 sec from hand to easy! A wide range of optics and other accessories.
Cons
  • Incomplete viewfinder coverage. The viewfinder is on a pentamirror, which makes the design cheaper and lighter, but gives a slightly darker image. The battery compartment is difficult to open. The image on the screen is not the same as in reality. The lens collects dust. Noisy autofocus on the lens. Lubricates in the dark. Learn to aim manually. The wheel could be made tighter and with a longer stroke. It is necessary to work with polarizing filters, since the front lens rotates along with the filter thread. No tracking focus when shooting video. But just imagine how loud the autofocus of the lens will buzz! The standard lens (valid for 18-55, I haven’t seen 18-135 in action) washes the background well only at 55 when shooting at a distance of several cm. Not suitable for bokeh in portraits. On a tightly clamped diaphragm, it lathers and "catches hares". In bright light, it gives strong chromoaberration (blue and yellow outlines around the object). In general, most of the nit-picking staff 18-55. At the first opportunity to remove it and put something more decent. But in any case, a staff member is needed to figure out which optics to buy in the future - a wide-angle, telephoto or portrait lens. Also suitable for filming while traveling, so as not to be sorry to break.