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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 (1 children)

Reasonable advice all around!

Out of curiosity, do you personally think Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary is worth five times the price of the stock lens? I mean: does the quality improve proportionally?

Would the pictures generally also be about 5x better than the kit RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM?

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

I think the sigma lens is worth the price, but no, the more you spend the more the returns are diminishing. The photos won't be 5x better. The photos taken will depend a lot more on your skills than the equipment and may even be worse than a phone at first.

Eventually, they will be much better than a phone! An improved lens will generally give better clarity and color over a lower quality lens.