Topic: Canon T5/i vs anything above and a few off the wall questions
I have been eyeing this Canon T5 bundle on Amazon for the past few weeks.
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T s=Canon+T5
At 529 dollars, 4 lenses, some filters, tripods, a bag and some other fun stuff it seems like a really good deal, and appears to be sold from Canon.
on the flipside, there is a very similar kit for the T5i for only a few dollars more.
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T =Canon+T5i
If I am just looking to take still photographs for stop motion (I have a GoPro 4 Hero Silver for video) is there any reason to go more powerful than either of these? I am certainly looking for solid quality, and if it means spending a few hundred more dollars to buy a T6/T6i bundle I would definitely consider that.
The noticeable difference I see is that the T6i offers more MegaPixels (but when rendering it down to 1080p video I hear the MP don't matter so much).
The software I will be utilizing will likely be Dragonframe, so I need to make sure the live view works (but it seems like it does for most Rebel T+ models.
Some of my questions and concerns
Why would/should I invest in the T6i over the T5i for still photographs (mostly stop motion, but I also just like to take pictures in general at conventions, or just going out to see the sights)? What would you invest in, and why?
I've heard having a manual focus is a bad thing. I'm a bit of a noob to DSLR and I see that all the cameras above offer an Auto Focus, but they dont mention a Manual Focus. Should I be looking at entirely different cameras for a manual focus?
Lenses - This one is my biggest concern. I see that the bundles all offer some pretty cool lenses for use. On average, what are the common lenses used to shoot brickfilms?
Multi-Camera Shooting - I'm not talking about using 3 Rebel T5s, or 6 GoPro 4's, but lets say that I wanted to shoot some cool scenes utilizing my different cameras, would this cause flicker / image quality issues / make the film look weird if I were to shoot some pictures with a DSLR, GoPro and my Logitech C920? I feel like this is a weird question, but if everything ends up being 1080p, it just made me question it. Not to mention, I think it could be fun to utilize the cameras in such a way, if it doesn't actually mess up the film. Or is it just better to shoot on 1 type of camera for the whole film your shooting?
I apologize if my questions have been answered previously, but I do want to say thanks in advance for those who are able to offer any assistance