Canon Rebel T3i or EOS 600D is the successor of the popular Canon Rebel T2i or 550D.  Canon Rebel T3i or 600D features 18 Megapixel CMOS sensor, ISO 100-6400, Full HD 1080 video recording, 3.7 fps continuous shooting and and a Vari-angle 3-inch LCD monitor with high resolution of 1,040,000 dots.

Best lenses for Canon T3i or EOS 600D

For beginners, the most affordable options are the kit lens Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS (buy at the best price, check great deals here).  Canon EF-S 55-250mm uses 58 mm filters.

Polarizers can add “wow” factors to your photos: polarizers can saturate color, provide better contrast and remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass. However, the best walk-around lens to go with Canon T2i would be Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM. This lens is very sharp with constant aperture and 3-stop image stabilization. Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 uses Canon EW-83J hood and 77mm filters.

One of the best telephoto lenses is Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM. This lens is one of sharpest lenses around. It is relative light with 4- stop image stabilization. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS uses 67mm filters.

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 is one of the most popular lenses among beginners.  This is a very affordable lens with great image quality and a large aperture.  It is great for portrait and low light photography.

For more details on canon lenses, read Best Canon lenses.

Canon T3i or 600D accessories:

• An extra battery: Canon T3i uses a Canon LP-E8 battery pack
• Digital SLR bags: many people like the photo backpack. Canon 200EG backpack is a very good one. Read the best bag for Canon T2i EOS 550D.
  A good shoulder bag: Lowepro Rezo 170AW camera bag. If you like a compact bag, Lowpro Rezo TLZ10  is an excellent one.
• Filters: circular polarizer is one of the most useful filters read here. For best polarizer filters, read here. For UV filters and where to buy, read here.
• SDHC/ SD Memory cards: You need at least a couple of memory cards with at least 4G-8G each. Canon T2i uses SD/SDHC cards. The recommend brands are lexar, SanDisk or Kingston. Please read best SD/SDHC cards for Canon T2i or 550D
• External flash: Canon 430EX II or Canon 580EX II or 270EX
• Tripod: Bogen Manfrotto 190XPROB (best price $159) and Bogen-Manfrotto 322RC2 ball head (best price$129).
• Remote control: Remote Switch RS-60E3 or Remote control RC-6