Best Budget Setup for Superzoom Camera (Under $1000)? Hey everyone! I’m looking to invest in a budget-friendly camera setup with a great super zoom feature. My main use cases are: Capturing distant mountains and landscapes while hiking. Some beginner-level astrophotography. I’d like to keep my total budget under $1000. Portability is a factor since I’ll be using it on hikes. I don’t need a tripod…

Good camera for college student doing photography in college with a £300 budget? i’ve been doing photography for a while now a couple of years and i’m familiar with how to use cameras so don’t want anything too simplistic, i just need something that is nothing too crazy expensive but will be substantial quality for completing college course with it as im going into my second year and also do it on the side as a hobby. My bu…

Anyone did Austria/Switzerland/northern Italy (Dolomites)? Solo? Maybe even on budget and without renting out a car? Hi, so I’ve been thinking to go solo on a trip through Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy. I prefer trains over renting out cars. I’d like to visit most of Austria, Switzerland and Dolomites in Italy. Is it possible to backpack it? Without a car and only by trains? What would be the best route to tackle this? Since I can find cheapest flig…

budget friendly external mic recommendations for canon eos r50? i am looking to use the video function on my ol’ trusty R50 more this year but i have always struggled a lot with the built-in audio recording quality. i would only need a mic for simple vlogging use, eg. im at a restaurant and talking about the food experience, but i dont want to capture the whole restaurant commotion, just the voices being spo…

South America 6 month travel budget Hey everyone, me and my partner are leaving this September to do a 6 month trip through South America and had some questions about the budget. We’ll be starting in Bogota and ending in Buenos Aires and hitting pretty much everything major in between there(big cities, some of the national parks, historic sites etc etc). So it’s Colombia, Ecuador,…

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First Camera and Lens to achieve this look? (On budget) Hello!So I have no experience and little to no knowledge about photography(currently learning with videos), still I wanted to let myself a chance since a very long time and I kind of want to learn photography and start off! I have always had in my mind some ideas ,some distorted with stretched perspective kind of like the pictures below! Got any…

Trip Report – 254 Days Backpacking EU/UK (Itinerary & Budget Breakdown) Late posting this, but I just finished organizing the data. Thought some (or many) may be interested in seeing the itinerary and big picture spending for a longer backpacking trip. My partner and I (Canadian) spent 254 days backpacking Western Europe and the UK from mid 2023 to Early 2024. We visited approximately 66 individual cities/towns/vill…

Best setup for taking pictures of cannabis plants and doing macro? Budget is 1400$ or less. I want to get into cannabis photography more seriously so any advice would be appreciated. This would be my first camera to use . submitted by /u/Modkins

Good low budget cameras for a holiday? I’ve been looking for a good low budget (~$200) camera to buy to bring on a trip to Japan this April but can’t seem to settle on one and hoped to find some advice here. I’m also unsure if getting a film camera that I would have to develop or a normal digital camera would be better – considering the fact that I would like to be able to transfer t…

Daycare is going to make us mighty tight, help me optimize our budget Our gross income combined is $143k. Net pay is $92k ($7,700 per month). Each of us makes around $70K so it doesn’t make sense for one parent to stay at home. Family size of 4, 2 adults, 2 children. Monthly Bills: Daycare: $2700 Mortgage: $2400 Cars, insurance, gas: $629 Electric and Utilities: $390 Phones $120 Medical payments/debt: $200 Inter…

Budget check for downpayment progress I’m looking for a sanity check on my budget. I’ve decided that I need to get more serious about downpayment savings and would like some general feedback on my budget. 28m, 1br apt, allergic to the concept of a roommate. The numbers below are the median values of my actual monthly budgets between March – December 2024. There was a move & a new j…

Would love insight on budget and any recs. 37yo F with one kiddo. Context: I never grew up knowing much about money, how to manage it, or save it. Following a severe reduction of income following a divorce in 2021-2022, I had to use credit cards to make ends meet and recently filed for bankruptcy. Currently awaiting discharge. (I won’t respond to bankruptcy comments, for what that’s wort…

What camera and lense should I buy with a budget of $1800 for hockey photography? $1800 budget to start from scratch. Need lense and a camera. Will need a 70-200mm f2.8 probably which constrains my budget for the body. Use case: hockey photography mainly and other sports. Will need good autofocus on fast moving subjects. What should I buy? submitted by /u/Recent-Bread-4277

Best Camera and Lens for product/jewelry photography for a 1500$ budget? Hi all. I own a Ecommerce store and we are expanding with our own jewelries, and for that we need a camera + macro Lens for the job. I currently tried using my OnePlus 11 smartphone, but i feel that the images doesnt get sharp enough and therefore i aint satisfied with the outcome and the quality we want for our product images. Currently we have…

Sony zv-e10 is best option in this budget? I’ve used some handycams and a Canon 2000D to create videos for concerts and other projects. Now, I want to create a portfolio to showcase my shooting and editing skills, but I need to upgrade my equipment. I’m considering buying the ZV-E10 because it’s budget-friendly and has good video quality. However, I’m not sure how good it is for photogra…

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What’s a better budget camera for Automobile Photography/Videography? Hello! I apologize in advanced if this isn’t the place for this question, given that I am asking about both videography and photography. Please let know if there is a better /r feed for this question! I am looking to get into car photography and potentially videography (in the Texas, if that helps any) and I am trying to find the best budget cam…

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Realistic budget for a beginner? Skip to the last paragraph if you find my question to verbose. Hello, I have recently started looking into photography because: 1) my partner complains that all of our vacation photos I take are awful and 2) I have been going through some old photos my dad took of me as a kid with an analog SLR, and they look better than anything I have ever se…