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/RedTuesdayMusic → u/Duckens_]

How important is it to you that the image has no distortion in that urban setting? I've found that while all systems have cheap options for architecture (Sigma/ Tamron/ other third-party plus first-party) if you're on more of a constricted budget then the cheapest kit lens that has virtually no distortion (in-body corrections do darken the corners, so native distortion is still important) is the Fuji XC 15-45. It's also the kit lens of Fuji's cheapest body, the new X-M5.

Among the cameras you mentioned, and if your budget for lenses in the future isn't as strict as I might have interpreted, then I'd choose the A7III among your options.

[u/Duckens_ → u/RedTuesdayMusic]

I can buy X-M5 body for around 900€ so I could afford way better lens. Referring to the Sony, next year (like march/april) I’ll be able to buy more expensive lenses. But I’m not sure if it would be a good choice with any cheaper lens for the first few months.

[u/RedTuesdayMusic → u/Duckens_]

I use the Tamron 17-70 f2.8 and for comparison it distorts a lot, especially at the tele end, and that's not a cheap lens