Looking to get into casual photography, mostly landscapes from whatever area I'm in.

Have read that dslrs are being phased out by manufacturers and mirrorless is getting pushed but still not sure what the difference really is besides battery life and how the actual photo is taken.

If anyone has recommendations or general advice when buying a camera I'd appreciate it

I am a photographer

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The lens that comes with this will allow you to get wide angle shots, close to a fish eye, and zoomed in shots.

This is great for learning how to frame things properly and really get to know how a camera works.

This is the best bang for your buck rn

You don’t need to get anything more expensive than this (~$500)

Then, if you want photos with a little more background blur

Example:

This lens..

usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-ef-50mm-f-1-8-stm

Is just another $100

This camera & lens is the perfect starter setup for someone who wants to get into photography

I’ve been looking at getting a Panasonic Lumix LX3, digicam cuz film cameras are just too expensive at the moment and I’m not good enough of a photographer to not waste any shots.

Awesome, so I guess the dslr vs mirrorless doesn't really matter. Will for sure be going with this, appreciate you

Mirrorless is great, but it’s too expensive right now, and won’t really change the quality of your photos.

They are a lot lighter & smaller though. Which you don’t really need tbh

Unless you really want that portability

Are mirrorless good in low light?

thinking of getting serious into photography.

was looking into fujifilm cameras. thoughts on xt-3 or xt-4? willing to spend about $1.5k for one

I’m not familiar with them, but I wouldn’t spend that much imo.

I recommend the setup above ^^^ so you can good at photography. Framing, composition, moving your body closer or further from objects, etc.

My body + lens set up is worth maybe $1500 rn. My camera body is like 10 years old I think 🤣

Body: Canon 6D
Lens: 50mm f1.2

It’s a little heavy, but it takes great photos.

You don’t need to go that crazy at first

Some of my work

noob question, but how good are the new iphones/samsung ultra phone cameras compared to modern day entry levelcameras?

is this achievable with a DSLR (not trying to get a film camera cause film is expensive)?

Was thinking of finding some mirrorless camera to take some weight off and then do some editing in Lightroom.

Mainly trying to do outdoor photography and maybe some architecture

They look edited IMO

I wouldn’t say those just got developed and uploaded raw.

Doesn’t take away from the photos, they’re stunning ofc,
& just an observation.

But, Can you achieve that digitally with a DSLR?

Hm

What about those photos do you like?

If it’s the colors, you can get close to replicating them on with a digital photo on Lightroom/PhotoShop

if it’s the grain, you can get close to replicating that as well..

But is that your goal? To replicate film?

I would just buy a film camera then.

There any many things to learn from having a limited amount of shots. It really makes you think about composition, and helps put extra emphasis on taking a singular photo.

And then you don’t have to do any sort of editing & don’t have to try an replicate film.

(I replicate all my digital photos as film-ic, as above ^, just not to a heavy extent. Because I already shoot film)

yeah, I like the colors and the grain.

you think i should just get a film camera then? but isn't film expensive and takes time to develop?

rather pay a high upfront cost and then not worry too much about doing too many extra steps

My favorite film camera on the market (Canon A-1) runs about $200 give or take

My favorite film (Cinestill 800t) runs about $15 for 36 exposures

And it’s about $15-20 to develop that roll

So about $1 a photo

Takes maybe a week to get the photos uploaded to the cloud. I mail them in to The Darkroom in CA.

The process is pretty streamlined and anyone can do it imo.

If you wanna see some of my film work, almost all of my recent posts are shot on film with that camera

Instagram.com/ericxplackis

hmm, maybe i'll just go the film route then.

so you can just mail film in to that company and they'll upload it for you?

my only experience with digital is with fuji (had an x100f a few years ago and now i use an xt30 ii) but I can’t recommend them enough. I really love the colors I get and how the cameras feel to use, coming from only shooting film before

was looking at the xt-30 ii actually.
do you feel like it's too small for you at all? heard that was one complaint

Yes.

You go on their website,

Make an order,

They give you a shipping label,

You ship it to them, mail back your negatives from the film canister, upload it to the cloud,

They send you a link,

And you can download a zip of all the files.

Super easy!

will look into this. might just get a film camera and see how it goes

@Fantasy appreciate your help! might just get a film camera

if not, i'll just get some fuji lol

Any time!

If you ever need help, feel free to @ me, I can answer any of your questions.

Always happy to get more people into film (or photography in general), it’s a very fulfilling hobby

That goes for anyone ^

nah no complaints about the xt30 size for me, its nice. I was probably shooting the most when I had an x100f because of its size, I could take it anywhere slip it in a jacket pocket etc

You got any recs for entry level pocket/compact cameras?