Which camera should I buy?

6 years 6 months ago #539779 by [email protected]
Ok I know this topic has been posted many, many times but most of them are not the cameras I'm looking for, at least I don't think they are. I don't know. So yeah I'm looking for a camera and I'm not new to the world of photography, but I have never owned anything more than a cheap and simple point-and-shoot camera with very limit customizations (and a smartphone). 

I mainly take pictures as a hobby, but would still like to increase my skills on them. The types of photos I'm into would be macros, portraits, and landscapes (though not as much). I wouldn't say that I'm a beginner per se, but I don't think I'm an intermediate either. I've been reading articles about photography and learning from them. I understand and know how ISO, shutter speed, and aperture works too. Oh and any suggestions for a lens would also be nice.

I was thinking about either canon M5 or sony a6000. 

I have a budget of under $800. anything over would be too much. Thank you guys in advance.


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6 years 6 months ago #539792 by KCook
The price for the a6000 should be much lower than the Canon M5. For landscape I would prefer the Canon, but a M3, M6, 200D, 700D, or 750D would also work.

I used to shoot landscapes with a Canon, but have now switched to Micro Four Thirds (Olympus and Panasonic). Which will fit your budget, especially if you can consider cameras that are used instead of new.

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