Canon 6D OR Rebel T4i?

I hve been taking pictures for about 30 years as a photo enthusiast. I currently own an EOS rebel 450 D, along with a 10-22 EF-S F 3.5/4.5 USM and a 70-200 EF Zoom. I am going to Hawaii next month and have to make a decision as to what camera I will purchase. as an upgrade. I looked at the rebel 4Ti but I am also thinking about the canon 6D. I have never used a full frame before but I want to get more serious and think this could be an interesting option. I was going to get the lens kit of 24-105 EF. I would appreciate suggestion from the other photographers out there. Thanks. Barb

Don't upgrade to the 6D because you're going to Hawaii and want the best possible pictures. In fact, I wouldn't even upgrade to a 650D just because I'm going to Hawaii. I own a 450D (and a 6D) and I know exactly what it can do. It's a capable camera with the right lenses (which both the 10-22 and 70-200 are).
We were just discussing this yesterday with my buddy eBiggs. There's an assumption among those who haven't shot full frame that they're 'the next level'. They're not. There are advantages to FF, sure, but there's advantages to crop as well. Only go full frame if low light performance is paramount to your photography and/or razor thin DoF is a big part of your creative style. Yes, everyone would take better low light performance if given the option, but I mean - low light photography is something you do often and the 450D isn't cutting it performance wise. Going full frame means investing in a lot of new, expensive glass. It's bigger, bulkier, worse performance on the corners, less reach, cost more. All these things are worth it if that's what you want, but make sure that's what you want.
The 650D is a significant upgrade from the 450D in my opinion. More so in features than image quality, but you do get quite a bit more resolution as well - and you have the lenses to use that resolving power. The cost of a 650D body isn't much relative to some of those lenses. Again, I wouldn't do it because of Hawaii, but because you feel you're ready to upgrade.
There's also the 60D, which is a fine camera and a notch up in features from the Rebel line.

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85% of the time, when I try to take a picture or video, instead of taking the picture, it just says "BUSY" on the screen. Sometimes the flash buzzes and flashes light, but no picture. Sometimes if I hold the button down for an extended period of time it will take a picture, sometimes it just fritzs out.
I really like this camera but because of my schedule I haven't found time to sit down and really figure it out. There's a warranty on the camera, plus it was purchased recently, so I need to know if I need to send it back.
I can take a video of what it's doing if that'll help.

There may be nothing wrong at all... this sounds like the camera isn't able to focus. If there isn't much light on your subject (e.g. shooting indoors) and the subject doesn't have enough contrast in poor lighting, then the issue would be normal and not a camera problem at all.
By default, the camera is in "One Shot" mode -- but a side-effect of One Shot mode is that the camera uses a behavior called "Focus Priority".
Focus Priority says that the camera is told NOT to take a photo UNTIL it can confirm that it was able to lock focus on something. Depending on the available light, the camera may struggle to do this. There must be enough light.
But the camera has one more trick up it's sleeve... it can use the flash as a kind of focus-assist light. It pulses the flash rapidly (which will making a buzzing sound) in order to add enough light to the scene so that the camera can hopefully lock focus.
Once it can lock focus, it's happy to shoot.
If you switch the lens to manual focus (set the "AF/MF" switch on the side of your lens to the "MF" position -- that's Manual Focus), THEN the camera is told that YOU are taking care of focus and to just shoot whenever you press the shutter button (there will be no delay -- of course the camera wont even attempt to focus.)
For action photography, you can put the camera into "AI Servo" mode which continuously tracks focus on a moving subject. But a side-effect of AI Servo mode is that the camera uses "Release Priority" behavior instead of "Focus Priority" behavior. In this mode, the camera is told to take the shot as soon as you fully press the shutter release (hence the name) and it will do so EVEN if the camera did not finish focusing (normally you'd half-press the shutter and wait for it to focus -- you can also configure a back-button to focus as well.)
Take your camera outside during the day and try shooting when you KNOW there is plenty of light. It should have no problem. Inside... it needs enough light.
Canon's 430EX II speedlight flash has a red focus-assist beam built into the flash. When you use that flash it will use the focus-assist beam on the flash to focus the camera (the flash projects the beam through a red lens in the lower part of the flash -- and the camera is able to lock focus on the pattern being projected by the beam.) You can even use the flash to create the focus assist beam EVEN if you don't want to use flash (you can tell the camera to disable the flash -- in which case it will just use the beam but wont fire the flash.)
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Buy Lightroom (much cheaper alternative to Photoshop) - does all your 'Photo-related' tasks. Full version of LightRoom 4 is $149/- - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html
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Sounds like the micro-switch in either the battery door or memory card door is barely making contact. If either of those two doors are opened the camera will immediatley power off. The micro-switch is in the door frame. The door itself has a tab which pushes on the switch.

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dropped my canon rebel t4i camera,broke off canon symbol just under flash hard plastic piece.Is there anyway to fix this???

Depending on the extent of the damage (and if you're sure that's all it is) then Canon service likely can pop on a new part.
BUT... parts don't necessarily break down to the component level you and I might imagine. I've heard of people needing a new "dial" on the camera and what they have to get is a whole new top-assembly (not just the one little bit that they need.)
The only way to know is for you to contact Canon service. I'm not sure if you can get a price quote over the phone. You may have to send it in. The only way to know is to call.
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I am running a late 2009 Macbook Pro OS X 10.6.8 with Iphoto 8.1.2. My go to camera is a Canon Rebel T4i and I shoot in Raw almost without exception. File format is .cr2. I have been able to import my Raw photos without issue for several months until today when I received an error message from Iphoto informing me that the photos I wished to transfer were in an incompatible format and could not be imported. I can clearly see the pictures I want to import in iphoto so the program is at least able to generate a preview but it will not import giving me the above mentioned error message. What am I missing and what can be done to correct this short of updating my entire operating system and iphoto? What can I say, I like Snow Leopard.

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Highly likely since all the Canon SDLRs use the Canon Digix processor.
H.264 is a standard that Premiere well supports.
The only thing that I think is unknown is Canon's new AVC-Intra mode (they call it "I" mode). But I think that's only on the 7D and higher with the Digix 5 processor.
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RAW and CS5 worked perfectly together when images came from my Rebel XSi, but won't open now when they come from my new Rebel T4i??? Chating with Tec Support and searching the database he recommended was fruitless. Any ideas anyone???

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Amazon has it for the same price, but I noticed it is listed as the STM lens, which is a new lens specifically built for the t4I.
Bestbuy has it listed for the same price, but doesn't list it with STM.
No point in buying the same camera with an older lens from Bestbuy when you can get the same one from Amazon with the new lens.
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What is the status on the availability of this product? SKU (SKU: 4839135) is on the website but it states for store pick up only. When you select a store, any store for that matter, it shows as unavailable. it does not state the item is on back order.
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Hello,
I have a EOS Rebel T4i and I keep getting an error message with the built-in flash: "Err 05 Built in flash could not be raised".
I turn the camera on and off but the built in flash still does not raise.
Is there somewhere I can look to fix this problem?

Usually this is an easy fix....
Canon cameras have a micro-switch located under one of the leaf springs in the camera's hot shoe. This "tells" the camera when a flash is mounted and the built-in flash shouldn't be popped up. It's not uncommon for this micro-switch to stick or for the leaf spring to not fully return and keep the switch from popping back up all the way.
This website http://www.conraderb.com/flashrepair/ shows several problems that can occur and how to fix them, including the small button of the micro-switch I mentioned above. It uses a different camera model, but all Canon DSLRs are similar. Scroll down to see more about the switch. Unless your hot shoe is loose, too, or the pin that actuates the micro-switch is missing completely, you should not need to disassemble anything. But the illustrations showing the disassembly can give you a good idea of what you are dealing with (note: the website shows using a piece of metal from a paperclip as replacement for the the pin in the micro-switch... I've also seen a thick plastic bristle from a hair brush used,
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I believe both 7D and T4i will tolerate up to 250V trigger voltage.
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At some point it was changed. I'm just not sure with what models that occured, but am certain the 7D and T4i have the higher rating.
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