Cameras

[badluck]

Ok, I’m back looking for a newer used camera for my son. Last summer the wife dropped his in the lake. So here we are and now he wants to upgrade. He’s looking for a canon m50 mark ll. Where the best place to look? He also wants a 55-200 or 75-300 lens for shooting wakeboarding. Thoughts opinions? Looking for a quick education too as I know 0 about this stuff. Hopefully getting this before Xmas

 

[rivrrts429]

@Tommy Gun Images

 

[Gramps]

B & H Photo?????

 

[Lumpy]

I think any middle of the road camera will work. These are from a 10 year old Nikon D7200 with a 55-300mm lens. You could probably get something better for less than half the price I spent on my Nikon now. As for as brand goes there really isn't much of a difference. Now if you're going into the business Tommy is the one ya wanna talk to.

 

[mjc]

I have seen some good stuff on Fb market place if it doesn't have to be new.

 

[badluck]

I have seen some good stuff on Fb market place if it doesn't have to be new.

That’s where I started looking

 

[Tommy Gun Images]

What’s your budget?

 

[oldman]

I've got a Canon 7d Mark ii with a 28-270 Tamron in a rolling Pelican case we used for high school football. I haven't looked to see what else is with it.

no idea on how that compares to what your shopping

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I buy almost all of my camera gear from https://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Lots of good deals here too.. i have the Payboo credit card where they pay tax.. Check it out.

 

[AzMandella]

I have a Canon 5D MkIII that has less than 3000 actuations . I also have Numberous L series lenses . 70-200 F2.8 , 24-70 F2.8 ,

 

[5150]

It's important to research full frame vs crop sensor, the type of photography to be taken will dictate which sensor to go with (and budget). A quality lens like Sigma Art can go a LONG way. Great glass will help keep editing to a minimum. A flip screen can be a nice feature.

Ford GT image, Canon T8i (crop sensor), Sigma Art 24-70, right out of the camera, zero editing.
Nebula Image from same equipment but several hours of imaging then stacked to create 1 image.

 

[Lumpy]

It's important to research full frame vs crop sensor, the type of photography to be taken will dictate which sensor to go with (and budget). A quality lens like Sigma Art can go a LONG way. Great glass will help keep editing to a minimum. A flip screen can be a nice feature.

Ford GT image, Canon T8i (crop sensor), Sigma Art 24-70, right out of the camera, zero editing.
Nebula Image from same equipment but several hours of imaging then stacked to create 1 image. View attachment 1459856 View attachment 1459858

Wow! How many images did it take for the Nebula and what software did you use?

 

[5150]

I've got a Canon 7d Mark ii with a 28-270 Tamron in a rolling Pelican case we used for high school football. I haven't looked to see what else is with it.

no idea on how that compares to what your shopping

Tamron's are sweet!

Wow! How many images did it take for the Nebula and what software did you use?

2,000 images at 60 seconds each, stacked in free software app Siril. The app rejects bad subframes so I'm guessing probably 1,500 images made the cut.

Edit: I should have mentioned the name of the nebula, it's called the Helix and/or The Eye of God. It's beautiful.

 

[77charger]

7d would be good for what he wants to do.since it’s mostly daylight a canon 70-200f4l would be a great lens for a lot less.

The 70-200f 2.8 are really good but will set you back but unless your doing pics in overcast or bad lighting not needed.

But for portrait type stuff the full frame like the 5d is the ticket. It’s been a while since I’ve taken race photos so not current on the new stuff out now. But I’m sure it still takes skills to operate the camera to its potential.

 

[DLC]

We bought at George’s Camera in San Diego

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B&H is HUGE ! They have anything & everything !
But it’s like buying on line

 

[AzMandella]

I have a Canon 5D MkIII that has less than 3000 actuations . I also have Numberous L series lenses . 70-200 F2.8 , 24-70 F2.8 ,

I guess I should have said I am selling these . I have switched to mirrorless .

 

[pkrrvr619]

adorama, bh photo, mpb are going to be your best bets.

 

[eand28]

It's important to research full frame vs crop sensor, the type of photography to be taken will dictate which sensor to go with (and budget). A quality lens like Sigma Art can go a LONG way. Great glass will help keep editing to a minimum. A flip screen can be a nice feature.

Ford GT image, Canon T8i (crop sensor), Sigma Art 24-70, right out of the camera, zero editing.
Nebula Image from same equipment but several hours of imaging then stacked to create 1 image. View attachment 1459856 View attachment 1459858

+1 for the sigma art lenses. I have their 18-35 for my Nikon and it’s a fantastic lens.

 

[badluck]

It's important to research full frame vs crop sensor, the type of photography to be taken will dictate which sensor to go with (and budget). A quality lens like Sigma Art can go a LONG way. Great glass will help keep editing to a minimum. A flip screen can be a nice feature.

Ford GT image, Canon T8i (crop sensor), Sigma Art 24-70, right out of the camera, zero editing.
Nebula Image from same equipment but several hours of imaging then stacked to create 1 image. View attachment 1459856 View attachment 1459858

It needs to be all around but mostly a lot of wakeboarding images.

 

[badluck]

What’s your budget?

I’d like to be around 600

 

[pkrrvr619]

Personally if it’s just for photos I wouldn’t get too hung up on the body itself as most cameras these days will take good photos.

Hell I’ve taken good photos with a cheap zve10 from Sony and it shoots ok video as well. Super cheap too.

I’d look into getting him a nice telephoto lens as they can be just as much or more than the body and a bad lens can’t be compensated for.

Is he experienced? Even more important than the hardware is learning how to use the thing. Exposure triangle, compensation, etc are what make an amazing photo.

Hell an iPhone can take good photos these days.

I suppose what I’m getting at is an online class he can take might make a good addition to getting off on the right foot. Shortens the learning curve.

For editing photos with ai which shortens the curve even more, look into luminar ai for desktop photo editing.

I’d like to be around 600