You Can't Go Wrong With This Camera
I was looking at purchasing the T2i, as it could do 18 megapixels. Why? Would I really need to be concerned about the megapixels at the highest level. I am currently shooting with a Canon 300D, which goes way back in time, but still takes good pictures. I has a whole 6 megapixels. The Canon T3 gives me TWICE that of what I have currently. The T2i would have given me THREE TIMES the megapixels. I decided that it was not necessary for my standard picture shooting, and was over-kill for my needs. As for the 1080p video, versus the 720p on the T3, that also is fine, as I really do not intend on using the camera for shooting video. For those intending to use this as a primary video taker, they may be interested in the articulating screen that the T3i has. I have a camcorder, which shoots in HD, @1080p, that fits in my pocket--very portable. As for the screen, on the T2i, which some professionals were all hyped up about, I don't care that the resolution is higher on the screen. I review pictures on my computer, not on the camera. I have also found that I want to see a full sized picture, on my monitor, not a shrunken midget, on a tiny screen. I will occassionally do a quick review of a picture, just to make sure that I got what I wanted in the frame, but that is it. The end result being that the screen on the T3 is just fine for me. Now for the rest of the features, I compared the T3, T3i, and T2i, on the Canon site, and there is otherwise only a fraction of a difference between them. The difference was not enough for me to fell that I would be missing something, by buying the T3. For the extra money that the T2i costs, I bought a 50mm, f/2.5 lens for my new camera (well, I had to chip in a few more bucks! I also had to battle other would-be buyers on Ebay to get it!). I stuck with the Canon line, as having had my 300D for years, it has served me well (and yes, I plan on keeping it, as a back-up). The lens will work on the T3, as they would have also worked on the T2i, or the T3i. Basically the T3 gave me the majority of the features incorporated into the T2i, and T3i, that I actually needed. I was not intereste in spending the extra money for the 'fluff'.