So like the title says I am interested in photography but know next to nothing about it. My question is what’s a good camera for someone like me preferably under $800? Thanks in advance for the help.
So like the title says I am interested in photography but know next to nothing about it. My question is what’s a good camera for someone like me preferably under $800? Thanks in advance for the help.
I mildly agree with the comments about using your smartphone camera first, but that also depends if there’s much settings to play with.
A lot of newer phones do let you dial in shutter speed and ISO, and that’s a great starting point. But if you’re itching to really learn with a camera and get comfortable with dials and settings I would get an old film camera like the Pentax Spotmatic with some M42 lenses ($50-$200) or something digital like a Fuji X-T20/Sony A6000 (about $500).
I don’t wholly like the idea of using a phone to learn since you’ll reach the limits fairly soon with the lack of settings.
I learned by carrying my camera everywhere I went, shot for some local organizations to practice and did public events. What another commenter said on studying your favorites is right, start by understanding how to recreate something you like.
Thank you, I will definitely look into both of these options.