It is a bit pricey, with steep learning curve, but you may consider the "many cameras in one", Sony Rx10 1V
Sony A6000 and the Sony E 18-105 f4.0 G OSS. Great choice from poster. I would upgrade to a6300 or 6500 if you can spend the cash.
Difference 6500 has stabilization that is very good. Another thought is the Sony RX10 bridge camera series. I have the RX10 III 24 600 4k
all-in-one great everything. Zeiss lens still and video are great. You can buy the RX10 II with 24 200 for I for less money. And the newest RX10 IV Cyber-Shot High Zoom 20.1MP Camera 24-600mm F.2.4-F4 lens Filter Kit
Good luck.
Rashid Abdu wrote:
It is a bit pricey, with steep learning curve, but you may consider the "many cameras in one", Sony Rx10 1V
If I’m ever fortunate enough to go on a safari, I’ll budget for one of these and leave everything else home. Range, no lens changes in a dusty environment.... what’s not to like.
BHC
Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
PeterBergh wrote:
It's not in my unabridged Webster's of 1989.
I believe I was very specific about which dictionary to consult. Could you please be equally specific as to which dictionary you consulted? Thank you.
am not promoting a book here ,but what has helped me on camera gear is Tony Northrup's Photography Buying Guide . It has cameras ,lenses , some other advise on buying used, etc . I found it useful, good luck to you!
I am not sure why you would think mirrorless would be the most important feature. Some would say that it shouldn't be on the list at all.
JPL wrote:
Ok, I think you already have a camera in mind that will be a good choice. Grab the D7200 and the 18-140 lens and you are well set to record the beauty of your life. There are other cameras that can also do it pretty well but this one is a good choice so no need to look any further.
good advice. This is a much better camera and lens than what I started with. Don't spend so much that you don't have gas money to take trips to use your camera. The camera and lens are not that hard to learn on and good enough for years to come.
foathog wrote:
Look "lense" up in the dictionary. IT'S NOT THERE
I guess you didn't do a lot of checking. "Lense" is accepted as an alternative spelling
by
Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Even if your statement were
true, compared to the usual grammar and spelling mistakes here, it's not even worth
a mention. Apparently, many posters think it's OK to spell words the way they sound
regardless of the correct spelling (like "their" and "there" and "whose" and "who's.")
In the worst cases, I have seen posts in which the language was so tangled I couldn't
even tell what the poster was talking about.
> Alan
ChristianHJensen wrote:
I am not sure why you would think mirrorless would be the most important feature. Some would say that it shouldn't be on the list at all.
For me, mirrorless is the most important thing because I have everything I need in my viewfinder. I get continuous live view, and can toggle to get live histogram (before the shot), focus peaking including depth of field, highlight zebras, check and change settings, adjust exposure compensation and review the capture all without lifting my eye off the viewfinder. I need reading glasses, so chimping to the rear screen would mean the frustration of putting my glasses on everytime I wanted to review the shot. With mirrorless, I just adjust the diopter to my eyes and then I don't need my glasses at all.
When I can do all of that with a DSLR I'll consider one. Until then a DSLR is a non starter for me.
repleo wrote:
For me, mirrorless is the most important thing because I have everything I need in my viewfinder. I get continuous live view, and can toggle to get live histogram (before the shot), focus peaking including depth of field, highlight zebras, check and change settings, adjust exposure compensation and review the capture all without lifting my eye off the viewfinder. I need reading glasses, so chimping to the rear screen would mean the frustration of putting my glasses on everytime I wanted to review the shot. With mirrorless, I just adjust the diopter to my eyes and then I don't need my glasses at all.
When I can do all of that with a DSLR I'll consider one. Until then a DSLR is a non starter for me.
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That may be fine for you and you should certainly do what you want. I just thought your list was kinda curious as you put mirrorless as your highest priority without any qualifiers as to why.
I am in the camp of DSLR's and would not even consider a mirrorless at the current point in time
Horses for courses.
ChristianHJensen wrote:
That may be fine for you and you should certainly do what you want. I just thought your list was kinda curious as you put mirrorless as your highest priority without any qualifiers as to why.
I am in the camp of DSLR's and would not even consider a mirrorless at the current point in time
Horses for courses.
Sometimes you need to get off your horse and check that it is not a donkey.
repleo wrote:
Sometimes you need to get off your horse and check that it is not a donkey.
Oh - I have played with one on loan and am not a fan -
D7200 is a fantastic camera.
Buy a used Nikon D300(300-450) and a Nikon 24-85 f3.5 ED VR lens(600-800). You will not be disappointed.
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