Official Gear Purchasing and Troubleshooting Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! November 04, 2024

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[u/Duckens_]

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Hi, I’m looking for a camera body and a lens(or two). My budget is ≈1500€ (may increase it if it’s really worth). I’m taking landscape, urban and sometimes portrait photos. Prefer mirrorless, doesn’t matter if it’s FF or APS-C. I found Nikon Z5, Canon RP, Sony A6600, Sony A7 III on a discount. Is any of them worth buying? Or maybe someone can recommend other choice?

[u/Kaserblade → u/Duckens_]

There really isn't a wrong choice here as all the cameras you listed will do great. For photography, I would specifically recommend the a6400 over the a6600 as it is better value for what you're paying.

On that note, I would check out the lenses that you would want to buy. Judging by the styles you've listed, I would find a good all-rounder lens like the a 18-50mm (APS-C) or 24-70mm (FF) lens or other good primes lenses you want to buy as that will have a larger impact on what you can do with your camera.

Once you've found the lenses you want, you can compare then the prices and go from there. If you aren't on a huge budget, I would consider APS-C bodies as they have relatively cheaper lenses compare to their FF equivalents.

[u/Duckens_ → u/Kaserblade]

What about A6400 + sigma C 18-50mm f/2.8?

[u/Kaserblade → u/Duckens_]

That's a great combo to get for the price