This 13-Year-Old Camera Taught Me Filmmaking... | Canon T3i / 600D

The Canon 600D (Rebel T3i) was my very first proper filmmaking camera. This DSLR taught me more about making films than anything I’ve owned since... and in 2025, I'm bringing it back. Back in the early 2010s, this little DSLR was part of the low-budget filmmaking revolution: giving indie filmmakers and film students access to cinematic images without Hollywood budgets. I grew up with it, used it throughout school, college & university, shot short films as a student filmmaker, a documentary or two, and no-budget projects… I look back on the camera that shaped me as a filmmaker, why it stuck with me for so long, and whether this 13-year-old DSLR still has something to offer today. 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - 600D & the DSLR Revolution 02:27 - Buying my first ever DLSR 05:47 - Quick Tech Rundown 06:18 - Crop Sensor Camera 06:45 - EF & EF-S Lens Support 08:41 - Video Quality 09:47 - Comparison with A7s 10:20 - Physical Components 10:54 - How does my 600D hold up in 2025? 11:49 - The Beautifully Dark Contrast 12:34 - Low Light (with 50mm Lens) 13:11 - Why Owning a Camera is Important While Growing Up 16:08 - Bringing it back in 2025? 16:42 - End Screen #NoBudgetFilmmaking #ShortFilmmaking #Filmmaking 🎵 Music by Kevin MacLeod SUBSCRIBE for more honest filmmaking tips for us creators without big budgets. 📧 Email: crisiswithchris@gmail.com 📸 Instagram: @meerkatchris_