Starting Photography on a Budget in 2024, This is What I'd Buy. 

That's awesome advice! I'm actually gonna do, that myself. Thanks for sharing 🫶

@@CurtisPadley the eye sensor is in settings (2nd tab) then page 3 and listed as FINDER/MONITOR. Set to monitor 👍 and for WiFi put in airplane mode

Also, turn off pre-focus and auto review 👍

if i turn off wifi itll still work ?iik nothing bout cams so curious

@@leebarry6463 just turn it back on when you need it, personally I use a card reader to transfer pics onto laptop or tablet 👍

the only bad thing is that the sony a5100 doesnt have a evf

@@trav0u844 true, but it already has focus peaking and touch focussing.

Glad it was helpful!

Right. I agree. Best Buy told me to get the Nikon D7500 but that was almost $300 over my budget. Then another worker told me to get that Nikon D3400 but that was also not in my budget. My budget was $1,000 or less. So I ended up getting the same camera my mom has which is the Canon EOS Rebel T7 premium kit. One of my sister in laws has the Canon EOS Rebel SL3. How I know which camera my sister in law has is because one time we were at my parents house and she left her camera on the kitchen table and when she wasn’t in the room I took a photo of the camera so I look it up later and completely forgot about the photo until recently.

Is the kit (new) with selp 16-50 at 800eur a decent deal? Or better steer clear from that lens?

​@@steinerx6019 good enough but that sigma really does make a huge difference

agree w u !! but depending on wat u want to focus too right?

A6400 is a good bit more expensive though.

If you're going to spend more money than what you'd get in the used I would skip from the a6000 to the a6500 and skip everything else. Why? In-body image stabilization (IBIS) or what Sony calls Steady Shot. If you're into video, then there is some reason to look toward something in-between. Early models had issues with battery life and over-heating. But back to IBIS, not only is ISO performance bettered with each model, you get 5 stops of improvement. So low light photography is drastically improved. And it will allow you to shoot at much faster shutter speeds if light is less of an issue. This will allow a new user to actually save money because you don't specifically have to look into lenses with image stabilization which tend to be Sony or some of the more expensive zoom 3 party lenses. You can look at Sigma prime lenses as well as using adapters for older manual SLR lenses. Sigma has their trio of 16mm, 30mm, 56mm lenses that sell new for about $1000. These are tack sharp lenses with 1.4 aperatures. This is pretty much all you'll need unless you're looking for something with a lot of reach. You could also look at Zeiss' Touit models that are affordable in the used market. These are lenses that were first offered when APC mirrorless became a thing but were viewed as expensive. People loved the Zeiss lenses but were twice as expensive as the comparible Sony model that included Steady Shot. So they didn't offer much value at full retail. But in the used market place you can get the 12 and 32mm models cheaply. I just bought the 12mm model for under $200 from MPB. You can get these both for under $500 used. With IBIS, it matters less if the lens doesn't include optical stabilization. So the used Zeiss offerings don't have the issues that initially set them behind what others were offering.

Thanks mate! That's another good method to get a better camera body, thanks for sharing! 🤙

Ayyy thanks mate!

Thanks dude! If you are looking at doing just photography A6000 would save you money. But ZV-E10 is good for video when starting out. So if that's a requirement for you. ZV-E10 would be better choice. No matter which setup you get. I would highly recommend the sigma 18-50 that thing is OP! ⚡ 30mm I haven't tested out but have heard fantastic things. It's a tough one between those two if I'm honest. I'd say sigma 30mm. Sorry wasn't so helpful at the end, but hope the rest of that inform was useful! ✌️

I like shooting motorsports so was weighing up the 70-350 not cheap 😅

Ayyyy Awesome setup dude! 🤙

You're welcome glad it was helpful! 🤙

If you want prime lenses, start with Sigma. Then look at some of the newer Chinese brands like TTArtisan and Viltrox as options. If you need Optical Steady Shot, the Sony 50mm is cheap. If you aren't into video consider the Zeiss Touit lenses used.

yes :D

Absolutely! 🤙

sigma is a bit bulky. I bought Sony Zeiss 35mm 2.8 FE, same price. Very small, looks great, on aps-c its 52mm focal length. Also later u can buy a7c or any other Sony fullframe and use this 35mm there

Yes It that lense APS-C or full frame?

That's what I've got recently and can vouch for it. It's great

90d is amazing

I went on a cruise around Australia last year, a trip of a lifetime. Unfortunately, my wife and I had just moved and all but one camera was in a storage unit, at the very back and not reachable. The one I had was my A6000 and the two kit lenses. I ended up getting the 18-105mm to have a better quality lens to take. I was so very impressed with the photos that I took. The G lens was so much sharper than the kit lenses that I left it on the camera most of the time.

You can do that on post easily. Almost every RAW editing software has a slider or other control which allows you automatically remove the fringing. Just move the slider until it disappears 🎉

Congrats on new camera and getting a great deal! You can fix it in Lightroom Classic with editing. Alternatively if you have the budget I would recommend the sigma 56mm F1.4 instead. I've left a link in description if you wanna check it out! I've also made dedicated videos on that 56mm it's the best out there. The Viltrox is good budget option but sigma is the best overall 56mm prime! Hope that helps 😁

similar deal but for a6000 😂

Thanks!

ive used a sony a6000 & a sony a6400 ( the ones he showed here ) & both r good for product photography. When it comes to the lenses def a 18-55mm imo

Sigma 56mm would be better in my opinion as it is more versatile :)

I totally agree! Glad you like the idea. Great the 18-50 is also really good on the X-Mount!

Ohhh that's totally another viable and doable way. However, lenses are in my eyes at least more important then the camera body. So I think it's better option to get one of the best zoom lenses for APS-C first, rather then a slightly newer camera body. Just my opinion of course! 🤙

@@CurtisPadley that was what I was saying, get the zoom and not the prime to start if they didn't want quites as old of body, though 6000 vs say a 6300 isn't a huge difference

​​@@darksideemtOhhh sorry mate completely misread that my bad! Yeah can totally see that working as a great option! Sigma 18-50 it just a soild lens! 🤙

Hey whats the name of it? Or do you have a working lnik for it? I'd love to check it out if it has standed the test of tiem and use

That's awesome dude! Great setup. Ermm thinking about it you'd probs be best off with a great zoom lens. Just so you have a really versatile set of focal length at your disposal 👌

Thanks a lot!

A6300 doesn't have IBIS, it's the a6500 😉

@ Correct! There’s a “Steady Shot” setting in the A6300 Fn menu, but it applies to lenses that use optical stab.

Haha thanks Paul glad you enjoyed the accountants ideas 😆👌 Somthing to be wary of for sure, however no such problem with the one I picked up. A6300 is a great option. However just out of budget range for this video. Correct primes do have mechanical moving parts for focus. I just meant not a zoom. Have a good weekend Paul! 😀