Can you advise me on the best beginner-friendly camera to choose from the options available? I’m looking for a camera for travel, not professional use, and have three options: A used Sony A5000 (€220) with about 200 shutter actuations, plus a tripod. A used Sony A6000 (€350). A new Canon Powershot SX740 HS (€400). As you can see, I prefer a camera with a flip screen. Which one would be the best choice for a beginner? Or if there’s a b…

Recommendations on a beginner-friendly midrange (compact) camera? Hi all, I want to get more into photography, and am looking for a good quality, beginner-friendly camera that’s versatile and easy to carry around on trips. I don’t have a specific use-case in mind, would like it to be a decent allrounder that’s more fun to use than my Iphone 16Pro. Budget would be around the €500-800 range, both new and second-…

What photo editing software is beginner-friendly? (no Photoshop/Lightroom) Hi everyone, I recently got myself a camera (model: Olympus OM-D E-M5) and started trying to edit RAW photos. I downloaded Darktable, but as a complete beginner in photo editing, I find the software pretty overwhelming. Even after making small edits, I couldn’t reopen the saved images in Darktable – no idea why that happened. Do you know of any …

iPad App for Beginner-Friendly RAW Photo Editing? Hey everyone! I recently bought a Nikon Z50 with the kit lens (DX 16-50mm), and I’m absolutely loving it! Still learning the ropes—like shooting in manual and getting the exposure just right. I’m looking for an iPad app to edit RAW photos—something beginner-friendly. Mostly, I’ll need to adjust exposure, and it’d be awesome if I could tweak just…

Beginner-friendly macro flash? Hello – I do photography as a hobby, and I’ve taken a liking to snapping insects and spiders, among other things. The attached photo of an Asian Lady Beetle was taken with my Pentax K3 and a Sigma 70mm f2.8 Macro lens. For lighting, I took out my cell phone and used its flashlight function, placing the phone on the surface the bug was crawling …