Mommy favorites – Canon Rebel T4i (and my Canon collection)
OMG!!!!! I’ve fallen in love all over again! 15 years ago, in my early twenties I purchased my first real camera, a Canon SLR. It was the Canon Rebel G… It was the entry level SLR back then, it was not digital. I had purchased it with my earnings from my part-time job and I was really proud of it.
It worked with regular 35mm film and I had to pay to get all my pictures developed. I spent hours reading books on photography to be able to use my new gadget. I was in love… I’ve always had an interest for photography.
Mind you, I never really pursued it. I never took classes or anything of the sort. I read books and articles and my owner’s manual through and through.
When digital photography came about, I wasn’t impressed. I waited years before I purchased my first digital camera. And when I did, it was a Canon… As my first digital camera I got a point and shoot but it was a little more advance than the regular, cheaper ones. It was the Canon Powershot A95. It took gorgeous pictures.
This camera had a flip screen which is a functionality my husband and I always loved, it had 14 shooting mode with P and M included. You could film with this camera. All around, it was great! It last us a few years but not long enough to get our money’s worth in my opinion. It worked with 4 AA batteries and a compact flash card which is much larger than an SD card.
After our Powershot started giving us some difficulty, we decided to get something I thought would be close to having a DSLR, we got the Canon Powershot SX20. I didn’t really like that camera.
It was almost as expensive as the A95 which is not so bad, but the quality wasn’t great. My pictures weren’t impressive. Truthfully, I expected better.
After that, I got a small point and shoot, the Canon Powershot A2200. We wanted a small inexpensive Canon to bring when we didn’t feel like bringing our bigger SX20.
Lastly, after 15 years, I went back to the Rebel… We purchased our DSLR, the T4i, after I made sure all the functionalities of the camera would suit my needs and wants.
I, of course, wanted a flip screen. I also wanted the camera to be able to record quality videos easily. I got all that and more with the T4i. I could have purchased the T3i, but mine was one sale and beating the price of a T3i at the time. However, for an amateur like me, the only notable difference between the two models is the touchscreen (but I LOVE this capability).
I love everything about my camera but specially the fact that it reignited the spark I had for photography way back when.
