CanonEOS Rebel T5 Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm is II + EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Bundle

I like the camera, I really should take a photography class to use it properly, but even as a beginner I can figure out enough to take great pictures. I have a strange comment on the durability I suppose, you see, I was on a dock on a river feeding some ducks and taking their pictures a year or two ago. Used the 300mm lens to keep the now empty bread bag I had from blowing away. Heard an odd thudding noise and then a splash and all of the ducks but one (the one who saw what happened I later realized) darted away from me. I was confused but slowly turned back to the ducks for a moment or two before I whipped around and saw the lens was gone. Cue the mad dash up the hill to retrieve my scuba mask and snorkel from the cabin I was staying in, followed by wading, fully clothed, into what turned out to be roughly 4-5 feet of water at the end of the dock. There it was, my 300mm lens sitting on a rock on the bottom.I brought it up, rinsed it, took the caps off, found some rice and over the course of a week or two dried it out, leaving it in the bag of rice in the sun for short spans of time to gently heat up. Plus later I took off the front lens component (which is apparently two pieces of glass sandwiched) and tried to dry it out without spots using rubbing alcohol (didn't work, wouldn't penetrate between the two pieces of glass like water did) and later used more water (decided to move it frequently while drying it out to avoid heavy spots). I'll add that I thought the lens might be a goner so really wasn't worried about doing anything worse to it.Long story short, I use this thing to this day. There's a faint water-spot when looking at the front of the lens but it doesn't show up on the pictures at all. It was a little glitchy with connecting with the housing at times early on after the incident and recovery, but recently I've been using it a lot again and it hasn't happened once. The autofocus works perfectly still as does the manual. So I gotta say the lens has to be good if it put up with a dunking and then disassembly and reassembly by an amateur. I'm looking into getting more lenses to try new things with because of how these lenses and the housing performed.

this was a Christmas present for my girlfriend who was wanting to get into amateur photography and it turned out to be a fantastic starter package that has room to grow. Takes great pics and the two lenses seem to cover a lot bases (I know nothing about photography beyond my hundred dollar ebay camera lol) She gets lost of use out of it and takes great pics of the nesting eagles out in the parks by us on the SW edge of Lake Erie. The telephoto lens takes amazing action shots with tons of what we jokingly call "money shots" of the eagles landing in the nests, flying and doing other eagle stuff lol. If you are looking for a really nice comprehensive entry level camera (i think entry level may not be the right term because it is much more then that) this is a good place to start. One thing i did do on the suggestion of a pro photog friend of mine was purchase this kit instead of the next package that had a bunch more stuff in it. Turned out most of it was clutter and fluff to market a kit with more pieces and in reality it was better to buy the body with the lenses i wanted and tailor in the tripods, filters, accessories that fit how she uses it. Turned out a mono pod works better for her to. Yeah we like it and are definitely happy with the camera and how it works.

Amazing pictures. We went on vacation to Puerto Rico and my wife (zero experience with a real camera) was taking pictures of pelicans diving into the water for fish. On some of the pictures you can clearly see little water droplets coming off of the feathers as the birds flew by... about 150 feet away. She was using the Action/Sports setting and the big lens. The flying birds were captured completely still - no blurring at all... with perfectly clear droplets of water... beautiful from so far away.I was taking close-up pics of some flowers in the rain forest and they were amazing. Only issue I had was with the auto focus not working when taking video of a swimming iguana... so I had to manually focus... not a big deal once you know what to do.

Llego bien la camara pero el case de guardarla ni la memoria

This is a great camera for someone wanting to control their camera budget or needing a somewhat simpler DSR. I am using it as a backup to my fuller featured T2i Canon Rebel. This camera has most of the frequently used features of the more complete T2i.The included 75-300mm lens is one of Canons budget lens. It is usable, but most of my shots are with the 18-55mm. The larger lens is targeted at the most casual use which is fine. Obviously for this price it is not going to be one of the higher line lens which would cost as much as this entire package.The 18-55m lens is the standard Rebel lens that has been known for a decade to produce good shots. It is not the faster ultrasonic lens so use a bit of patience.A word of advice that users miss: most of the DSR's really need a half-press of the button to first adjust the focus and exposure. After a second of the half-press, continue with the shot.

Bought this for my 14 yr old for her birthday she loves it

I don't write reviews, until I've had time to use it. I have had this camera about 8 months now. If you are looking for a professional camera, with a nice interchangeable zoom lens, this is it! I love that for it to be electronic, it operates an actual shutter (you'll hear it snap the shutter open). It is easiest used in the AUTO position, but I"ve learned to use the manual focus, and other selections, it's just that easy. There are several selectors for sports, stills, ect. I haven't used the video part of it, because I bought this to complement my video recorder. If your looking for a great quality camera, this Canon is it! Oh, it comes with a host of things, lenses, filters, etc...