Hello all
I've been looking online and on this subforum recently about cameras; more specifically, which cameras are best for beginners and which ones will provide good photos and are also cheap. From this (small amount of) research, I've found two cameras which might be suitable for me. They are both second-hand (looking online I simply cannot afford what places such as Amazon and Argos are asking for them) and are the Canon EOS 500D and the Nikon D3400. The price difference between the cameras is around £50 (not including lenses) so whilst price is a factor, it's not a major factor.
This would be my first camera (I've been using my phone for photography/filming for the past few years) and I know next to nothing about the important bits of a camera and how one works. I'm hoping someone can help!
Here are my questions:
Hope my questions are somewhat answerable; if I've made any major mistakes or anything, please let me know and tell me what I should look for in a camera as I want to learn about the topic and have fun taking photos and videos of trains - as I do now - without spending stupid amounts of money!
Thanks,
-Peter
EDIT: Another couple of questions which I forgot to add:
6. What lenses would be good for either camera? Are lenses manufacturer-specific or not? How much should I expect to spend on lenses?
7. How much should I be looking to spend on cameras? The ones I've found online (linked above) are £114 and £164, for the Canon EOS 500D and Nikon D3400 respectively. Are these good prices?
8. Are there any other cameras which would be better than the ones I've found? Please let me know if so!
I've been looking online and on this subforum recently about cameras; more specifically, which cameras are best for beginners and which ones will provide good photos and are also cheap. From this (small amount of) research, I've found two cameras which might be suitable for me. They are both second-hand (looking online I simply cannot afford what places such as Amazon and Argos are asking for them) and are the Canon EOS 500D and the Nikon D3400. The price difference between the cameras is around £50 (not including lenses) so whilst price is a factor, it's not a major factor.
This would be my first camera (I've been using my phone for photography/filming for the past few years) and I know next to nothing about the important bits of a camera and how one works. I'm hoping someone can help!
Here are my questions:
- Which one is best for taking good railway photos in varying settings (e.g. during the morning/midday/evening/night)? I understand this is almost certainly a tricky question to answer so I suppose I'm asking which camera has the best range in which it can take good photos.
- Which one do people on here find easier to use, i.e. which one has the more friendly user-interface etc.?
- Which one is best for a beginner? I don't want anything which will do a million things which I'll never use, but then again I don't want something really basic as it would need to be a fairly long-lasting camera. (I don't know the normal lifespan for a camera; I assume the norm is several years judging by some posts I've read on here).
- Both cameras can film in 1080p - can anyone who's used either of these cameras say whether the cameras are good at filming? I assume they are but, as I've said above, I know pretty much nowt about these kinds of things.
Hope my questions are somewhat answerable; if I've made any major mistakes or anything, please let me know and tell me what I should look for in a camera as I want to learn about the topic and have fun taking photos and videos of trains - as I do now - without spending stupid amounts of money!
Thanks,
-Peter
EDIT: Another couple of questions which I forgot to add:
6. What lenses would be good for either camera? Are lenses manufacturer-specific or not? How much should I expect to spend on lenses?
7. How much should I be looking to spend on cameras? The ones I've found online (linked above) are £114 and £164, for the Canon EOS 500D and Nikon D3400 respectively. Are these good prices?
8. Are there any other cameras which would be better than the ones I've found? Please let me know if so!