Camera for my grandson
Jun 30, 2020 09:50:14 #
Michael Sabetsky wrote:
My grandson is almost 5 years old. A few years ago... (show quote)
Here is my two cents. At 5 they still drop things at times ,not his fault, so a fisher price or VTech is a good starter they have a great bounce factor and at 5MP is better than what I started with digital. My grand daughter, I gave her a lego camera and let her go and it was fun just seeing what she took. I Call it the child’s eye! She shot everything, the corner of a picture frame, a door knob, pattern in our wallpaper, the dogs ear eye and nose. She had a ball and made me rethink that there are many things to shoot that are around us daily that we don’t see anymore. What ever you give him you two will fave fun.
Jun 30, 2020 10:39:23 #
Jun 30, 2020 10:46:30 #
Michael Sabetsky wrote:
My grandson is almost 5 years old.
My oldest granddaughter was about 3 1/2 when she started getting interested in her grandmas camera. She seemed to have a pretty good eye and caught on quickly. I had a Nikon P5000 that I was not using, so I deemed that “her camera” she is 8 now and she still packs that camera around taking pictures of anything that interests her. She has taken care of it and is really pretty good. She has not yet played too much with the manual settings on it, but her technique is very good, so will need to start on learning settings. Gotta encourage them young, get them interested in getting out of the house and learning! Good luck with a camera for your grandson, they can have responsibilities at that age, just have to monitor them and give them guidance.
Jun 30, 2020 10:57:34 #
tramsey wrote:
Olympus Tough TG2. It came out 2013 waterproof, shatter proof etc. It earned a 79% silver award from DP Review
I agree that the TG series from Olympus would be worth considering. The TG6 is the current model. It sells for about $350.00 new. (Less $$ than many smart phones).
Jun 30, 2020 10:59:19 #
I got two of my grandsons VTech's when they were little, and the oldest two "graduated" around age 7 to other cameras. Got the middle one a Fuji Finepix X130 refurb for around $60 and it has performed great, plus it appears indestructible. Got the 10 year old a second hand iphone that cost only a few $ because it is incapable of making calls but the camera function works and will download to his chromebook. Hoping to recruit at least one of them to share grandma's interest in photography!
Jun 30, 2020 12:02:53 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
Michael Sabetsky wrote:
My grandson is almost 5 years old. A few years ago... (show quote)
A Nikon Z50 ls fairly inexpensive, small, comes with two lenses and is really a great camera.
Jun 30, 2020 12:12:53 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
DavidPine wrote:
A Nikon Z50 ls fairly inexpensive, small, comes with two lenses and is really a great camera.
$1,000 for a five year old? What species are you?
Jun 30, 2020 12:29:02 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
PS: I ordered 3 like it in pink for $20 each, free shipping, for granddaughter, great granddaughter, and step granddaughter. It uses 12 MP sensor.
Jun 30, 2020 12:46:38 #
350 is a lot to spend on a camera for a 5 year old, no matter how precocious. I think the cell phone or the fisher price is a much better idea.
Jun 30, 2020 14:12:03 #
Michael Sabetsky wrote:
My grandson is almost 5 years old. A few years ago... (show quote)
I would go on your local market sales (Facebook) or a garage sale and find a point and shoot digital. Low cost. People are using their cell phones so they have cameras they want to get rid of cheap. Point and shoot with a zoom. It has everything a kid that age needs to learn. I just bought one for my grandson 10 megapixel point and shoot Nikon 15 dollars. We have already taken a few pics. He thinks it is the best thing since sliced bread.
Jun 30, 2020 15:04:23 #
hj
Loc: Florida
miked46 wrote:
get him a used Canon 60D
Surely you're not serious. The kid is 5 not 15. A 60D with lens is heavy not to mention the cost for a camera that might get dropped.
Jun 30, 2020 15:42:54 #
5 year old's will be hard on a camera. Easily dropped, lost, etc. Just a simple point and shoot will do. He may be technically savvy, but a camera is different then a cell phone. Take him to a camera store and ask what would be good for him and let him try one. Don't go overboard at that age,
Jun 30, 2020 17:45:20 #
IDguy wrote:
$1,000 for a five year old? What species are you?
I was barely able to justify buying a Z50 for myself.
Jun 30, 2020 20:04:43 #
hj wrote:
Surely you're not serious. The kid is 5 not 15. A 60D with lens is heavy not to mention the cost for a camera that might get dropped.
I figured miked46 and DavidPine were both kidding...
Jul 18, 2020 15:04:11 #
gmsatty wrote:
350 is a lot to spend on a camera for a 5 year old, no matter how precocious. I think the cell phone or the fisher price is a much better idea.
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