The saying is, "even a poor picture is many times better than no picture." The quality of pictures this camera produces aren't close to being on par with my bridge camera with it's quality lens and 1" sensor but they're certainly many steps above a poor picture referenced in quote above. I bought this camera to mount on my RZR and record our adventures on the trails. Having to keep my good camera out of the dust and the procedure required to snap pictures results in a bunch of missed shots. I intend to mount this little camera with a view of the upcoming trail and let it record. Quality is more than adequate for my wants. Overall I'm a satisfied customer.

Lens feel solid and of high quality for the price! Easy to use. The clip design is user friendly, way better than the Moment lens I bought for my daughter last year!

This fit perfectly, the adjustment is smooth and easy but firm enough to hold positions. My lens shield works with it. I am still playing with it but it swaps between my 300 lens and 75 and 42 just fine.

The T3 is in the bottom of the entry level line up, but it performs very well. In terms of picture quality when compared with higher end models all the way to the 60D, it is difficult to determine any differences between them.The biggest sacrifices are ergonomics and features like frames per second and flip screens, but I have to tell you that it is a great starting point for any enthusiast wanting to discover DSLR photography. ISO 6400 is really helpful when compared with models like the XS which Canon stop showing in their website; the XS was Canon's entry level before the T3 but it only had ISO 1600 (useless). ISO 6400 with Photoshop Lightroom 3 makes unwanted grain a thing of the past.The camera is small and convenient; I recommend buying the body only and getting and upgraded lens instead of using the 18-55 kit les that comes with it. Good quality pictures come from high quality lenses, so save the money from the kit lens, and buy an upgraded lens like the Canon 24-70L for people with money or the Tamron 17-50 2.8 for people on a budget that want a good balance between price and quality.The bottom line is the lens is more important than the camera if comparing all Canon models under $1000.00. Good luck with your choice.

These are fantastic for anyone who is prone to losing things like I am! It also serves as a reminder to cover my lens right away. They stick right to the lens cap and are very secure.

Received lens today, WAY AHEAD of schedule. Good Job. Lens looks to be as advertised in very good shape. will try it out this week end at kids Taekwando meet and add to this review.

Coming from an EF body to an RF, I’ve slowly been replacing my glass with the new variants. I hike a lot for my photography so lugging a 70-200 with an extender, or the 100-500 (disregarding the fact it’s more than 4x the cost) is not an option. This lens hits every point I need, surprisingly fast AF for an STM lens, the image quality rivals the L glass variants at its cost, really only being able to tell if you are scanning every pixel side by side. Overall at the price, the ability to attach extenders, the image quality and versatility of the lens made it a perfect buy for me. The only thing lacking out of this lens is the weather sealing found on L glass, as a landscape photographer mine will definitely be in the elements, and if you don’t NEED a constant f/4, this lens is for you.UPDATE:Used the lens out in some wet snow flurries in Upstate NY this past week, getting the lens respectfully wet while shooting. Wiped the lens down before putting it back in my bag, and upon further inspection the next day I see zero signs of moisture within the internal elements or any changes in the lenses functions. I would say be aware of the elements you put the lens in, but don’t be too afraid.

This is a nice external camera for those video calls we're all making more of now. There is very minimal assembly - screw the weighted base into the bottom of the camera. Done. There is a rubbery lens cover that slides over the lens. It's easy to forget because it looks so much like the lens. The cable is quite long, and has a USB-C or USB-A (regular usb) plug on the end. The USB-C plug nests into the back of the USB-A one; and if they are not plugged into each other this way, you won't see anything with the USB-A plugged into your device.To use this, plug into your device of choice, and open your video conferencing or recording program. It should auto detect the camera and ask if you want to set permissions for it. To use it with an android cell phone, you need the 'CameraFi Live' app off the Google Play store. (No idea on apple products) The video quality was comparable to whatever device I was using. My cell phone is much better in low light than my laptop and so was the video from this camera when hooked to my cell phone.You can select one of six modes by pressing the MODE button to the side of the lens. Your display will show which mode you are in with a green outline around the orange icon, and repeated pressing of the button cycles through the different modes. It takes a couple seconds to switch the display to the newly selected one, so it's press and wait, press and wait. It's all pictograms, so you need to learn which mode goes to which picture. There is a mute button on the other side of the lens. This only mutes your microphone, it does not pause or black out the video. For four modes, you need to flip the camera so the lens is up, and for two, you use it vertically.☆Wide Angle view is great for when you have a few people sitting together that you want to all be in frame. Like a family call to grandma. Camera is vertical.☆Single View is obviously, just for one person and has about the same view as a laptop camera. Camera is vertical.☆Dual Host mode is for when two people or groups of people not sitting together but in the same room want to be on a call with someone. Camera is horizontal. Once the image comes up, you see that you have three boxes with different video views on them. The top is a sort of 'whole room' view. You should see yourself and the other person in this views. Put your finger on the black ring around the lens (it's a touchpad) and move the red line in the top box onto one person. Touch it again and move the green line to the other person. Now the two smaller views show both speakers.☆Host mode is the same as dual host, but you only have the red line to move to just one speaker.☆360° All Around View shows a panoramic video. Camera is horizontal.☆ Full Screen 360° shows a wide angle view from the front and back of the camera.The directions note that some applications can cause the video to be mirror image. Even the menu is reversed (photos). To fix that, hold down the MODE button for three seconds.The video quality seems to depend on how well the device you are using does. My cell phone does very well in low light, and the video from this camera looked good in low light. My laptop webcam isn't so great in low light, and the video quality when this camera was hooked to my laptop was grainy. However, it was very smooth in both cases, and even waving the camera around like a fangirl trying to get an autograph didn't cause the video to jitter, lag or drop frames.The microphone quality seems better than a cell phone. Of course, that depends somewhat on the quality of the speakers the other person has, but in my test calls, the audio on the receiving person's end was clearer and better sounding than a cell phone call.