Which camera would you choose?
Oct 7, 2017 06:56:49 #
Oct 7, 2017 07:01:25 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I'd probably buy a used D800 or D800E because for $1,000 they are great cameras.
CloudyCoastPhotography wrote:
If you had $1000 to spend on a camera body, which would you choose, and why?
Oct 7, 2017 07:17:58 #
Oct 7, 2017 07:23:55 #
What do you want to do? Video? Sports? Wildlife? Portraits? Or?
Do you want FF or crop sensor?
What kinds of lenses will you use? Do you already have lenses which you want to use on the body?
In other words, it all depends...
Do you want FF or crop sensor?
What kinds of lenses will you use? Do you already have lenses which you want to use on the body?
In other words, it all depends...
Oct 7, 2017 07:29:48 #
It depends on what kind of a photographer you are and what you want to do with the camera. Purchase a used camera. Money best spent.
Oct 7, 2017 07:38:35 #
Oct 7, 2017 08:02:27 #
CloudyCoastPhotography wrote:
If you had $1000 to spend on a camera body, which would you choose, and why?
For me? At the moment a Pentax K-3ii or K-P to go with my K-3. Three variations on a 24MP theme. If used and or if I had any money left, perhaps a limited model Pentax 43mm, Pentax 31mm, or Pentax 77mm lens.
Oct 7, 2017 08:03:10 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Does the $1000 need to include a lens?
THAT is the "thousand-dollar question". Lenses are expensive - and "I bet you can't (eat) get just one"! If you want good lenses, those that fit on a full-frame camera are more expensive than those for a APS-c or "crop-sensor" camera. And the other question is the one about what you want it for. A professional or "semi-professional" DSLR with lens is heavy and bulky. Do you want something that is smaller and easier to carry around? Do you want something that includes a lens (non-interchangeable) that goes from wide angle to super-telephoto? There are a lot of considerations. It is kind of like asking "what kind of car is best for me for $20,000?
Oct 7, 2017 08:04:32 #
"If you had $1000 to spend on a camera body, which would you choose, and why?"
It seems obvious to me that you are in the market for a new camera otherwise I am sure you would not be asking this question. Let me start by saying that what could be an excellent camera for me could not fit your style or subjects simply because we are all different. Cameras and lenses are tools. Sears manufactures very good Craftman tools but many mechanics prefer Snap On because those tools make them more comfortable while working.
If you are a person who is just going to start in photography an entry camera, ideally a used one with a couple of kit lenses will have a very reasonable price and they do the job. Those cameras and lenses will give you plenty of options for the type of photography you want to do till you learn more basic photography and it will be obvious for you if the cropped format is good for you and which focal lengths you will use more often.
In case you ask me, both formats in dSLR cameras (full frame and APS sensor) have their purpose which I will not discuss in this post. Both offer an excellent selection of lenses and the images from both are excellent. Mirrorless are smaller cameras with also a good selection of lenses and excellent image quality.
The used market is saturated with cameras that can do an excellent job. Those cameras have reasonable prices and if you go with one of them and a kit lens you should do well. Refurbished of more modern cameras is also a great option but nobody needs a modern camera to turn out excellent files.
I am sure that you have noticed that I did not mention any camera in particular and the simple reason is that any camera with a reasonably good lens can do the job. The cameras that are 3-4 years old or slightly more are as good as the new ones except that the new ones have more technology but we take the pictures not their technology.
If you know what the camera will be used for and tell us about your expertise in photography then a better recommendation can be done.
It seems obvious to me that you are in the market for a new camera otherwise I am sure you would not be asking this question. Let me start by saying that what could be an excellent camera for me could not fit your style or subjects simply because we are all different. Cameras and lenses are tools. Sears manufactures very good Craftman tools but many mechanics prefer Snap On because those tools make them more comfortable while working.
If you are a person who is just going to start in photography an entry camera, ideally a used one with a couple of kit lenses will have a very reasonable price and they do the job. Those cameras and lenses will give you plenty of options for the type of photography you want to do till you learn more basic photography and it will be obvious for you if the cropped format is good for you and which focal lengths you will use more often.
In case you ask me, both formats in dSLR cameras (full frame and APS sensor) have their purpose which I will not discuss in this post. Both offer an excellent selection of lenses and the images from both are excellent. Mirrorless are smaller cameras with also a good selection of lenses and excellent image quality.
The used market is saturated with cameras that can do an excellent job. Those cameras have reasonable prices and if you go with one of them and a kit lens you should do well. Refurbished of more modern cameras is also a great option but nobody needs a modern camera to turn out excellent files.
I am sure that you have noticed that I did not mention any camera in particular and the simple reason is that any camera with a reasonably good lens can do the job. The cameras that are 3-4 years old or slightly more are as good as the new ones except that the new ones have more technology but we take the pictures not their technology.
If you know what the camera will be used for and tell us about your expertise in photography then a better recommendation can be done.
Oct 7, 2017 08:12:39 #
Oct 7, 2017 08:12:52 #
CloudyCoastPhotography wrote:
If you had $1000 to spend on a camera body, which would you choose, and why?
EOS M5.
Great camera.
The incredible DPAF.
A huge range of lenses that work natively (Adapter does not affect use).
Compact.
Works intuitively with no endless menu hunting.
Well built.
Oct 7, 2017 08:23:54 #
RGreenway wrote:
I would buy the Sony A6500 or perhaps A6300.
Yea, RGreenway.......it's your 4th year anniversary.
Oct 7, 2017 08:24:08 #
$1000, $100, $10,000. It wouldn't matter to me. If I have the money to spend, it will be spent on a Nikon. That is an absolute. Nikon has stayed alive and viable in a hard market, and have done it by concentrating on the needs and desires of photographers, and producing a superb photographic product. As I think of others (Canon with their diversification into office machines and copiers, Olympus with their expansion into medical technical products, and Sony into...everything) I have to wonder if they could stay in business depending on camera technology alone, without the cushion of other products to give them revenue to work with.
Another point: I have more Nikon glass than I can carry at one time. Much of it is older glass from my days working as a photographer on a newspaper staff, and they are good lenses. A couple years ago I bought a Nikon DF, and guess what; I can use every of those older lenses on it. Kudos to Nikon for looking to the needs of photographers.
Another point: I have more Nikon glass than I can carry at one time. Much of it is older glass from my days working as a photographer on a newspaper staff, and they are good lenses. A couple years ago I bought a Nikon DF, and guess what; I can use every of those older lenses on it. Kudos to Nikon for looking to the needs of photographers.
Oct 7, 2017 08:39:06 #
I’d buy a refurbished Canon 80D. I love the one I bought new and since then I’ve seen the refurbished for $999.
Oct 7, 2017 10:40:03 #
CloudyCoastPhotography wrote:
If you had $1000 to spend on a camera body, which would you choose, and why?
Can you spend a little more? You can buy the Nikon D7500 or Sony a6500. Under $1000 Nikon D7200 or A6300 and under $600 Sony a6000 which I own (also a Nikon D500 my all time Favorite Camera)
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