Best Photagraphy Camera Under $500?

May 2021 5 108 Report

Best Photagraphy Camera Under $500?

So I'm 15 and I'm starting to get serious about thinking what I want to do as a career, and one thing I've always enjoyed is photagraphy! Not the "Family Photo" type but pictures of nature, scenery, and just good framable moments. But if I were to know if this career would fit me is to get a decent camera first! I would like one with a good focus, like so if I were taking a picture of a bee on a flower you can see the little hairs on its legs and back, and I just love the interchangeable lenses(where you do the focusing and zooming with your hand on the lense), but I know they can be very expensive. What good camera can do these things for under $500 dollars? Thank you so much! I appreciate it 😄

Consumer Electronics / Cameras

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From my research as I also want to buy a camera, I think the best choice for you is:

Canon Powershot SX50

Nikon D3200

Canon --> DSLR's

Anonymous

The bearer of bad news returns..

I have experience in photographing 'nature' and it's not really an ideal 'subject' to photograph for women, flying insects can be territorial and you have to get in close to photograph them...by close I mean within 24 inches...next time you see a butterfly, dragonfly or bee, try and see how close you can get to it, then imagine setting a camera and grabbing a 'shot'...this will let you see that the type of images you enjoy viewing...are extremely difficult to get...it's a photographers skill that makes great images, the camera is just the tool.

I think your budget is too low for you to get a entry level DSLR and you would have to top it up some more, maybe even double it. I always advise a trip to a camera store for a quick demo of what's on offer...but your budget is too low, and I wouldn't advise you to buy second hand because you are a newcomer...Nikon's D3100 and D5100 are two cameras that have been heavily reduced in price recently to make way for fresh models and they have a decent spec...for the price. (you should check them out).

The best advice is to save a little longer and get the camera that you like...that will give you the best start and keep you interested...Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony all make decent cameras, if you can get a demo of their entry level models and take a fancy to one...then that's the one you should save up for.

Sorry I'm not being that much of a help...and Good Luck.