After doing a significant amount of research, I finally landed on the Canon EOS 550d (or rebel t2i). I actually went from a Panasonic Lumix GF1 camera to this one. I absolutely loved the GF1. Small, lightweight and took seriously sharp and bright shots. The pancake lens on this thing was great. But after a bit of frustration using manual only lenses through an adapter, and the limitation of lenses made for the Micro four thirds cameras, I decided it was probably the best to upgrade to a full SLR. I ordered the 550d body, and then the canon “nifty fifty” 50mm f/1.8 lens. At around $100, this is by far the best lens you can get for the money, period.

So far, I’ve been really happy with the photo quality, and totally blown away with the video. It shoots full 1080p HD video, and just looks fantastic. I have a shoot for work out at Ocean City, NJ in a couple of weeks and am really looking forward to putting this little guy to work.

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Here are a few of my test photos so far with it:

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