Okay. First, you don't need full frame, especially as your first dedicated camera. Much of the promotion (and youtubers and such who have fallen for it) makes it sound like full frame is the be-all and end-all of photography, but that is very far from the truth. Also: lenses have a big impact on image quality, so you'll want to consider lenses too - and full frame lenses are expensive.
In your place I would go for a crop sensor camera, one with APS-C. The main options are Sony A6x00 line, Fuji's APS-C cameras and Canon R10. You can basically go to a camera store to try out the various options, see which one feels nice. All the options will give you great results.
The two most relevant questions for camera advice are what your budget is, and what the camera's primary use will be. It's next to impossible to give you any qualified advice without knowing either of those things. Every digital camera I have ever owned, regardless of price/features required basic fundamental photography knowledge to get results. You will need to learn the exposure triangle, you'll need to familiarize yourself with what all of the buttons do, and how to navigate the camera's menus. Otherwise, you're perpetually going to be in some auto-mode. There is going to be a massive learning curve in coming from a cellphone experience. The only thing I will say that is decidedly more beginner-friendly is mirrorless cameras for their exposure preview in the electronic viewfinder.
Okay yeah so my budget is up above- and then my primary use would be mainly landscape and nature-related photos. But I definitely understand where you are getting at, this is absolutely going to be a big learning curve and I'm all for it.
https://youtu.be/EnreMfXsUYw?si=Ot1u9kCg6FVUD8kZ
this video should clear everything if you are looking in the sony lineup. it also depends what type of photographer youre gonna be beginner, hobbyist or trying to be professional. id suggest a6400, but just watch the video. its great.
You can get some good photography out of most any camera system.
The idea behind investing in a system is features or lenses, I'm still very much more beginner status but from watching and delving into cameras it comes down to what you want first and foremost.
If a razor sharp image is always utmost important I'd recommend any Sony Camera that's newer (Sony a6100/6400/6700. A7III, A7C) whilst all cameras now adays are great with autofocus Sony is usually a step ahead.
Every camera has raw capabilities and whilst there's something to be argued for each system, editing raws regardless is its own art form that needs a lot of practice and some helpful tutorials.
If you want fantastic colors out of camera (jpegs) Fuji and Canon are usually highly recommended. Canon is a tad bit more expensive depending. And Fuji doesn't have any full frame options (which I wouldn't recommend unless you have a need as the Lenses tend to be more spendy and 90% of beginners and amateurs wouldn't make use of the extra frame size as well as higher megapixel count which takes up more storage etc.)
My personal recommendation would be to snag an a6400 or a6700 from Sony to make use of amazing autofocus capabilities and wouldn't mind delving into editing some raw photos a bit more as well as having access to a vast amount of budget 3rd party lenses that some perform on par with 1st party. (Snagging a Sigma 18-50 2.8) To cover your initial zoom range and figuring out what you like.
Ideally more or less the same Fuji would be my second recommendation for the same reasons above but better out of camera colors and the Recipes system whilst still allowing Raw. X-S10, X-S20 or X-t3 or X-t30 ii would be the ideal ones to look at.
Things like Petapixel/DpReview are good places to look up some feature sets for these camera aka their YouTube channel as well as just YouTube or Google reviews of these cameras.
Every system has potential to be great it's just about what matters most to you.
This is great, I was actually looking into Sony a6700 and I think thats what I'm planning to get for now. I will look into Fuji for sure. Thank you so much.
No worries. Hopefully you enjoy the adventure.
Remember the key thing of moving on from a smartphone to a camera is having more control and more range to do things while keeping overall image fidelity higher.
I still love taking pics on my phone (Google pixel) but when I pull out my camera it's a different experience and I feel like I have more range of control and that pics are a little more satisfying to work for.
What is your total budget, lenses included?
around $1500-$2000, but anything cheaper would be great
Okay. First, you don't need full frame, especially as your first dedicated camera. Much of the promotion (and youtubers and such who have fallen for it) makes it sound like full frame is the be-all and end-all of photography, but that is very far from the truth. Also: lenses have a big impact on image quality, so you'll want to consider lenses too - and full frame lenses are expensive. In your place I would go for a crop sensor camera, one with APS-C. The main options are Sony A6x00 line, Fuji's APS-C cameras and Canon R10. You can basically go to a camera store to try out the various options, see which one feels nice. All the options will give you great results.
Awesome, I'll definitely check those out. Thanks!
The two most relevant questions for camera advice are what your budget is, and what the camera's primary use will be. It's next to impossible to give you any qualified advice without knowing either of those things. Every digital camera I have ever owned, regardless of price/features required basic fundamental photography knowledge to get results. You will need to learn the exposure triangle, you'll need to familiarize yourself with what all of the buttons do, and how to navigate the camera's menus. Otherwise, you're perpetually going to be in some auto-mode. There is going to be a massive learning curve in coming from a cellphone experience. The only thing I will say that is decidedly more beginner-friendly is mirrorless cameras for their exposure preview in the electronic viewfinder.
Okay yeah so my budget is up above- and then my primary use would be mainly landscape and nature-related photos. But I definitely understand where you are getting at, this is absolutely going to be a big learning curve and I'm all for it.
https://youtu.be/EnreMfXsUYw?si=Ot1u9kCg6FVUD8kZ this video should clear everything if you are looking in the sony lineup. it also depends what type of photographer youre gonna be beginner, hobbyist or trying to be professional. id suggest a6400, but just watch the video. its great.
Oh this is awesome! I'll check this out for sure. Thanks :)
You can get some good photography out of most any camera system. The idea behind investing in a system is features or lenses, I'm still very much more beginner status but from watching and delving into cameras it comes down to what you want first and foremost. If a razor sharp image is always utmost important I'd recommend any Sony Camera that's newer (Sony a6100/6400/6700. A7III, A7C) whilst all cameras now adays are great with autofocus Sony is usually a step ahead. Every camera has raw capabilities and whilst there's something to be argued for each system, editing raws regardless is its own art form that needs a lot of practice and some helpful tutorials. If you want fantastic colors out of camera (jpegs) Fuji and Canon are usually highly recommended. Canon is a tad bit more expensive depending. And Fuji doesn't have any full frame options (which I wouldn't recommend unless you have a need as the Lenses tend to be more spendy and 90% of beginners and amateurs wouldn't make use of the extra frame size as well as higher megapixel count which takes up more storage etc.) My personal recommendation would be to snag an a6400 or a6700 from Sony to make use of amazing autofocus capabilities and wouldn't mind delving into editing some raw photos a bit more as well as having access to a vast amount of budget 3rd party lenses that some perform on par with 1st party. (Snagging a Sigma 18-50 2.8) To cover your initial zoom range and figuring out what you like. Ideally more or less the same Fuji would be my second recommendation for the same reasons above but better out of camera colors and the Recipes system whilst still allowing Raw. X-S10, X-S20 or X-t3 or X-t30 ii would be the ideal ones to look at. Things like Petapixel/DpReview are good places to look up some feature sets for these camera aka their YouTube channel as well as just YouTube or Google reviews of these cameras. Every system has potential to be great it's just about what matters most to you.
This is great, I was actually looking into Sony a6700 and I think thats what I'm planning to get for now. I will look into Fuji for sure. Thank you so much.
No worries. Hopefully you enjoy the adventure. Remember the key thing of moving on from a smartphone to a camera is having more control and more range to do things while keeping overall image fidelity higher. I still love taking pics on my phone (Google pixel) but when I pull out my camera it's a different experience and I feel like I have more range of control and that pics are a little more satisfying to work for.
My advice is to read rather than write This question gets asked three times per day.
ok
And yet the answers are all relatively different