Life Change.
I'm a fifty year old man. That just became a paraplegic. Loss of some mobility and a ex Truck Driver I've seen many beautiful landscapes. Never having time to get pictures of those sites. Now would love to go back to some spots and get a good shot with a camera or even video of spots. But don't even have a camera. I'm looking for a very good but not so expensive camera. Knowing other people have a great eye for composition I was hoping to glean some ideas. Thank you for helping.
Scohen.
Scohen wrote:
I'm a fifty year old man. That just became a paraplegic. Loss of some mobility and a ex Truck Driver I've seen many beautiful landscapes. Never having time to get pictures of those sites. Now would love to go back to some spots and get a good shot with a camera or even video of spots. But don't even have a camera. I'm looking for a very good but not so expensive camera. Knowing other people have a great eye for composition I was hoping to glean some ideas. Thank you for helping.
Scohen.
Welcome to the forum.
Asking for a recommendation without knowing a price range is very difficult.
How much is too much?
George
Ouch. Sorry for your situation, but welcome to the forum.
Bridge camera, pocket camera, or DSLR?
Once they have an idea, many here can make suggestions.
Nikon D3500 with lens kit should work fine
Welcome to the Hog, Scohen, enjoy.
D7500 is awesome. Get the package with a couple of kit lenses and never look back. The Nikon web page has some specials right now that are pretty good deals. Welcome to the UHH.
Welcome. Having had a few students over the years that have had a disability, I highly recommend that you visit a camera store and handle as many cameras you can. How they feel in your hands, the weight of the camera, the placement of dials and switches will be extremely important to you. I would look at the better point & shoot cameras like the Sony RX100 and RX10 series. Don’t worry about the stories about bad menus and owners manuals. They are all poor. You are starting from square one so it doesn’t matter what brand you settle on. You might even consider renting a camera to see if you will be happy with it. Find an adult education class to help you learn the basics. The manufacturers have spent millions of $ making sure that “Auto” mode and other preset modes like snow, sunset, and night modes work 98% of the time. Welcome to your second life. I hope you will be able to capture the images that you remember from your previous life.
ORpilot wrote:
Welcome. Having had a few students over the years that have had a disability, I highly recommend that you visit a camera store and handle as many cameras you can. How they feel in your hands, the weight of the camera, the placement of dials and switches will be extremely important to you. I would look at the better point & shoot cameras like the Sony RX100 and RX10 series. Don’t worry about the stories about bad menus and owners manuals. They are all poor. You are starting from square one so it doesn’t matter what brand you settle on. You might even consider renting a camera to see if you will be happy with it. Find an adult education class to help you learn the basics. The manufacturers have spent millions of $ making sure that “Auto” mode and other preset modes like snow, sunset, and night modes work 98% of the time. Welcome to your second life. I hope you will be able to capture the images that you remember from your previous life.
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Very good idea, however don't settle on looking at just one brand. There are several options.
Perhaps after "testing" a few models and brands put google to work researching those models that you feel most comfortable with.
Good success, I don't believe in luck.
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