I really need help

[TheLandOfPoro]

So I really want to buy a camera at the end of the year but there's too many choices that I can't even choose one.
 

I want a camera that have great imagae quality but between Nikon, Canon and sony I can't choose, I think the 80D is a good choice but the D7500 is also  really good

And i'll mostly be shouting landscapes and portrait but I really like wildlife photography. I think the sigma 17-50 2.8 is a good choice and maybe a macro lens but there's too many like i said  that i cant even choose. And a tripod also.

 

My budget is around 1500-1600

 

So in conclusion i need some help to chose : a camera, a lens and a tripod

 

Thanks for the help it really means a lot for me.

[Thinkfreely]

I think that Canon is the best budget option because of the sheer amount of lenses and assesories avialble for them you have a ton of options. But having a mirror less camera myself (Panasonic G7 fully modular) I think sony is 100% the way to go because I believe they are providing better quality products and are advancing camera technology in a way that nikon and canon simply are not.

[Thinkfreely]

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[xQubeZx]

Go and try some cameras at a store. See how they feel in the hand and so on. 

 

I’d don’t get a macro at first unless you really want to shoot closeup stuff. I think a longer prime or a tele zoom is more useful. Especially for wildlife and landscape. However your budget will probably just fit one camera body and one lens. As you will need some good SD cards and probably at least one extra battery and some other small things that will eat up between 100-200US at least. 

 

Check for used bodies aswell and used lenses. Say the Nikon D7500 is great but its predecessor the D7200 is still an amazkng camera. And used 80D’s sometimes shows up for some pretty decent prices. And popular lenses will always exist used for good prices. 

 

If you will buy a tripod, invest in a good. At least 150US I think but more is probably wiser. They hold for a long time and will support your very expensive gear. Personally I don’t like manfrotto tripods as much but some love them. I’d rather look at Benro or 3LT if I was to buy one now. Gitzo if you have a very large budget. Get one with an arca swiss compatible plate too. Propriotary systems like some manfrotto has sucks imo as they lock you to one system. 

[historicalpoultry]

There's a lot of good advice been given here already, I'd say definitely look a Sony stuff as well. With your budget you should be able to get a used A7ii if you were to go full frame or a used a6500/a6300. As for lenses I might go with a bit of an unconvential route in your case. I think in terms of bang for your buck for Sony, getting the LA-EA4 adapter, a Tamron 24-70 2.8 and a Minolta 70-210 f4 beercan, all used, would cover pretty much all you've asked for as the 70-210 offers some slight macro functionality as well as good image quality for a very low price. I've seen all of these items go for reasonable prices on the used market (at least here in Switzerland, even though a lot of used stuff is overpriced here), so it depends on what you can find. 

As for tripods I also think you should get something with a bit more quality. I've personally had good experiences with the Mefoto Backpacker, again, depends on your local prices.

[TheLandOfPoro]

On 27/01/2018 at 11:26 PM, historicalpoultry said:

There's a lot of good advice been given here already, I'd say definitely look a Sony stuff as well. With your budget you should be able to get a used A7ii if you were to go full frame or a used a6500/a6300. As for lenses I might go with a bit of an unconvential route in your case. I think in terms of bang for your buck for Sony, getting the LA-EA4 adapter, a Tamron 24-70 2.8 and a Minolta 70-210 f4 beercan, all used, would cover pretty much all you've asked for as the 70-210 offers some slight macro functionality as well as good image quality for a very low price. I've seen all of these items go for reasonable prices on the used market (at least here in Switzerland, even though a lot of used stuff is overpriced here), so it depends on what you can find. 

As for tripods I also think you should get something with a bit more quality. I've personally had good experiences with the Mefoto Backpacker, again, depends on your local prices.

 

On 27/01/2018 at 11:08 PM, xQubeZx said:

Go and try some cameras at a store. See how they feel in the hand and so on. 

 

I’d don’t get a macro at first unless you really want to shoot closeup stuff. I think a longer prime or a tele zoom is more useful. Especially for wildlife and landscape. However your budget will probably just fit one camera body and one lens. As you will need some good SD cards and probably at least one extra battery and some other small things that will eat up between 100-200US at least. 

 

Check for used bodies aswell and used lenses. Say the Nikon D7500 is great but its predecessor the D7200 is still an amazkng camera. And used 80D’s sometimes shows up for some pretty decent prices. And popular lenses will always exist used for good prices. 

 

If you will buy a tripod, invest in a good. At least 150US I think but more is probably wiser. They hold for a long time and will support your very expensive gear. Personally I don’t like manfrotto tripods as much but some love them. I’d rather look at Benro or 3LT if I was to buy one now. Gitzo if you have a very large budget. Get one with an arca swiss compatible plate too. Propriotary systems like some manfrotto has sucks imo as they lock you to one system. 

Is the surui NT-1005X good ?

[xQubeZx]

1 hour ago, TheLandOfPoro said:

 

Is the surui NT-1005X good ?

For a mirrorless or a smaller dslr it should work well. I’ve got those legs myself and they have worked very well with my a6000 however I sometimes whished I had a larger ball head for more precision. But I don’t use a tripod often enough to justify a more expensive and I also like the very small size as I often travel with it. And to get a small kit you sometimes have to do some trade offs. 

 

But all in all, I think its a pretty solid tripod.