expiredStrifeZero posted Nov 16, 2023 06:26 PM
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expiredStrifeZero posted Nov 16, 2023 06:26 PM
Canon EOS M200 24.1MP Mirrorless Camera w/ EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens (White)
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Price n eds to come down quite a bit more to justify this though.
The $500ish for the refurbished RP camera is the much better buy
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I really need some advice on an entry level camera that may leave the house three times a year but isn't going to break the bank. Thanks in advance.
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Stars? You need a camera with a good wide lens.
Wildlife? Camera. You can get a decent zoom lens on these beginner platforms.
I have the M50 and, despite the limitations of it being several years old, it works really well when I need it for stars, long exposures, etc. And is my webcam the rest of the time.
I really need some advice on an entry level camera that may leave the house three times a year but isn't going to break the bank. Thanks in advance.
You can get a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR with Lens for $139 on offerup.. of an older Canon REBEL DSLR for as low as about $40-50 and a decent (50mm) lens for another $50 and get fantastic quality out of it. You lose the newer features like 50Megapixels or 10 frames per second shooting, but for images the quality can be fantastic.
The EOSM is basically one of these, in a much more compact body. If you want that nice separation of subject ("Portrait Mode" on a smartphone) and high resolution/high quality images.. the DSLR (or the M, or the RP) will get you that. But to really make any use of these, you want to invest some time into learning what the aperture does, shutter speed, different modes and not just using it as a point and shoot or phone camera. If you're wanting something that's just point-and-shoot like a smartphone, the smartphone will probably get you most of the way there. It's when you actually use the features that these cameras have (like various lenses, or flashes) that you get to start seeing the best results
Might buy it and not open it yet hoping for a better deal during the return period.
I really need some advice on an entry level camera that may leave the house three times a year but isn't going to break the bank. Thanks in advance.
But I'd kind of say this is better for someone who plans to use it regularly or maybe for a dedicated travel camera to bring something small on vacations where you'll take a lot of photos outdoors. For other special occasions I'd be leaning towards getting something a bit nicer that might not be quite as small, but either would have to look used or spend more money. Still a nice camera for $300, but the included lens is mostly only good to use outdoors during the day. It also won't give you much background blur (because of a small max aperture as with most bundled kit lenses), if that is something you want.
Mainly the reason I really like these cameras even if they have been discontinued is to use with Canon's EF-M 22mm f/2 which is even smaller than the kit lens and fairly inexpensive used as far as lenses go. Hard to get such a nice compact setup with a quality lens without spending a lot more or getting a lens thats not quite as good. Canon's EF-M 32mm f/1.4 is an even better lens but not as compact and is more expensive. Or Sigma's 30mm f/1.4 for Canon EF-M mount is a good alternative to that.
I like the included kit lens for hiking or maybe walking around town during the day, but for "special occasions" you might be underwhelmed by this if you stick to only the kit lens and auto mode. Especially likely to be disappointed if expecting to use this indoors or in low light. This camera made more sense as a smartphone replacement back when the very similar predecessor M100 was released back in 2017 or at least back in 2019 when the M200 was released. Smartphone camera tech has come along way since then and to a lesser extent cameras in general. M200 still has very solid autofocus and image quality, really just wish it had more dynamic range.
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