I worked as a journalist for many years and did my own photos (I've also done weddings) so I'm very experienced, but it's mostly with film photography. I have a basic digital camera that I went to replace for a trip to Europe this year.
I'm looking at the Canon T3i which, coincidentally, is the same camera my niece got for Christmas and she has been asking me some questions. I have these questions. First, for my niece: She has small kids and wants to photograph dance recitals from the audience. I'm not sure the flash that comes with it will be enough to properly light the children (it's the basic flash). Will it be enough to light from row 12?
My questions for now:
-Does the T3i have 1080 movie capcability? What does this mean and does it produce really good quality?
-I'm concerned about weight as I haven't really handled this gear yet. If I'm carrying a body, three lenses, a flash, accessories and a bag, will that weight be too much for lots of walking?
-I see an ad for a "kit." What does kit mean? Is that the flash, maybe some filters and a bag, or what is in the kit?
-The camera is 18 megapixels. Is that suitable for enlarging to, say, 16x20 (minimal cropping) or is that too much?
Thanks. I'll probably have other technical questions later.
Oh, for my niece: She's a total noob. I think this is too much camera for her??? She wants to take a course but I think she'll need to be very familiar with the gear first otherwise she'll be totally overwhelmed in the course as they likely won't teach her about that model, but more about photography skills. Is this so?
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