Camera for Landscape Photography

[PhoenixGamer]

Hello! Does anyone have recommendations for a landscape photography camera at about $1000? That would include body, lens, case, extra battery (if necessary for a partial day of shooting) sd card and maybe a small tripod. A body only for maybe $800 would work too.

[Electronics Wizardy]

I'm a sucker for canon, so Id probably get a t8i with those limits and the kit lens, and get anouther lens if needed later on. A d3500 or simillar priced cameras will get you basically the same pictures though.

 

Depending on how exactly you want your landscapes to look, look into other lens options, but IDK how wide you want to go.

[LIGISTX]

31 minutes ago, PhoenixGamer said:

Hello! Does anyone have recommendations for a landscape photography camera at about $1000? That would include body, lens, case, extra battery (if necessary for a partial day of shooting) sd card and maybe a small tripod. A body only for maybe $800 would work too.

I sold my used D810 ~2 years ago for about a grand. If you can find a D810, or maybe a bit cheaper a D800, I would say its one hell of an option. I shoot D850 as my upgrade from those, (had a 800 and 810), and man they are amazing bodies. Obviously there are cheaper options, and nikon FX glass is not cheap (and its heavy gear.....), but lots of megapixles and very solid ISO handling is quite nice. Also, they do very well for astro photography if you ever get into that........

 

Some examples of stuff I have done with the 850 (I have two bodies, last image is my second body shooting time lapse of us setting up our Astro Photog gear, F1.4 and good ISO handling really is nice ;)):

 

Also, sorry.... ltt forum slightly kills sharpness a bit. You can expect a D800 or better to be plenty sharp, don't worry, lol.

 

But, that said, Sony A7ii or A7iii is an amazing body as well, and a lot cheaper.

[Action_Johnson]

54 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I sold my used D810 ~2 years ago for about a grand. If you can find a D810, or maybe a bit cheaper a D800, I would say its one hell of an option. 

 

I agree. You can find D800's any day of the week for $600. That leaves $400 for a lens, which can get you a fair bit. 

 

I use a D800 as my daily driver at the studio to make a living. Been a commercial shooter for 15 years. 

 

Spending $3500 on a D850 wouldn't net me anything aside from loss of income, as the IQ between the 800 and 850 are nearly identical at ISO 100, and nobody will ever see 9MP of difference between the two. Locked down 85mm PC-E, and get the job done. The 36MP chip in that and the D810 is one of the best chips ever made. 

 

If you want something kinda weird, kinda interesting, I really enjoy shooting Olympus OMD cameras.

I have an E-M1X and an E-M1 mk2 and the image quality and capability of the bodies are truly incredible for their size, especially when you consider their multishot feature that really helps improve color fidelity and detail. I actually use the E-M1X for all of my architectural work because of the boost in depth of field and the Multishot mode creates a virtually perfect file with loads of malleability 

 

This is off the OMD, actually:

 

[LIGISTX]

33 minutes ago, Cvet76 said:

I'm assuming you weren't shining that laser into an airplane...That would've been highly illegal.

Very nice photos!

 

Using it to help a buddy align his scope lol. You can follow the laser to the star your trying to see. 
 

Thanks!!

[Inversion]

Speaking from experience as a Canon user, if you're willing to go used then you can get some really good deals on things like the 70D. I don't know about USD pricing but in the UK, I got a body for about £300 last year.

Not so sure about lenses because I don't typically shoot landscapes but if you're looking at a zoom lens that's really versatile, then the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM is amazing. I've heard some photography and videography youtubers describe it as basically like L series glass on APS-C and I've certainly found it to be good (although currently limited by my rather meagre abilities in terms of photos sadly). It cost me about £300 as well but is an APS-C only lens

[PhoenixGamer]

Thanks everyone for such detailed answers! I will be sure to look into these options.