CANON EOS 80D BODY ONLY

Love it!!! The zoom controller and the mic work great, the zoom controller acts as if I had a handheld video recording camera, a little awkward the location of controls, I am right handed, but still I can not shoot as magnificent pictures with a video camera as I can with this one and the video quality is really good shot with the original 18-135 mm lens included in the kit. When shot with a high end lens f 2.8 stop, the video quality improves but only for the trained eye, as did the pictures, but again the zoom controller only works with the included lens, the microphone added a ton of clarity to the audio compared to the on-camera mic and very comparable to a zoom mike bought eight years ago priced three times this one Rode included. The camera itself is no surprise in quality and controls, I've owned the 40D, the 60D, and the 70D prior to this one, the audio monitoring jack is a plus long needed. As a note; the mic and zoom controller cost $100 more as compared with price of the same camera paired with the same lens as a kit, when these two items bought separately they cost over $250 more.

The camera ia awesome and the kit has allowed me to up my video production quality. I am just really getting started with the DSLR. I haven't owned an SLR camera is almost 25 years, so a lot of adjustment is needed. The 80D does a great job with it's auto settings that create some great pictures and amazing depth of field. The microphone is ok. It still picks up a lot of ambient noise, but is does it's job. The Power Zoom adapter, love that it comes with a protective plastic cover when it is not in use and the fact it can be controlled with the Cannon iOS app is a HUGE plus.

I never hated 3 days more in my life. I was so excited for this to arrive. It arrived on time and I’ve had time to use it and it is awesome. Everything in the bundle is really good EXCEPT the SD card. This bundle is oriented around film creating and the SD card simply can’t handle videos. I had to buy a separate one with a writing rate of 170 MBs as this one is only 85 MBs which is why I only rate it 4 out of 5 stars. But other than that the camera is awesome, the microphone is awesome, and the other thing is great (cant remember what it’s called but it works great)

I really like this set up! The 80D is great for the auto focus in video, the flip out screen, and takes decent pics. The Rode mic works well, but had to buy a dead cat to block out some of the wind in outdoor settings... even that didn't block everything out in moderate wind. This is a great set up for beginners, but I really wish the photo quality was a littler sharper. 1080p comes out fine with the included lens. I wish I would've went for the 6D and the upgraded Rode mic, but that wasn't in my budget. Like I said, great set up.. just don't quite love it. Only 4 stars.

Excelent!