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Looking for advice on a camera for nature photography under $600. (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 month ago by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/photography@lemmy.ml
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I’m totally new to photography and want to get my first camera. I’ll mainly be using it for nature photography while hiking and traveling.

My only focus is on photos of the highest possible quality.

My budget is around $600, and I’ll also need essential accessories, but don't know what I'd need, like a lens?

Not open to refurbished, as I'm buying in Vietnam.

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[–] SurpriZe@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That was an amazing read, thank you. I've saved all your recommendations into my Keep. 🙂

Guess I'll be going with the R50 as soon as I'm ready (I'm still finishing up my research by reading more Greta comments like yours and looking at websites like cameradecision.com). My concern in Vietnam is Asia's obsession with making fake things of everything and I'm afraid that the camera I'd buy might actually NOT be the R50 as it'd say in the package. Are there any ways to absolutely guarantee the insides of a camera belong to R50? Just to make sure.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

The only method I know of is to get it directly from a reputable source. In the US, I would not buy this from Amazon. I would trust some of the big box stores if I purchased it in the store. That said, you can get scammed anywhere.

I don't know a good way to verify it's genuine before purchase and I'm not familiar with purchasing it in your region. They do sell it directly on the US Canon site and list other online retailers. That's probably the route I would go if you want to be safe. Not sure about purchase and shipping to Vietnam, you may be able to purchase online from somewhere nearby that is an "authentic canon retailer" or however they would phrase it.