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Looking for advice on a camera for nature photography under $600. (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/photography

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I’m totally new to photography and want to get my first camera. I’ll mainly be using it for nature photography while hiking and traveling.

My only focus is on photos of the highest possible quality.

My budget is around $600, and I’ll also need essential accessories, but don't know what I'd need, like a lens?

Not open to refurbished, as I'm buying in Vietnam.

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[–] 4z01235 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What kind of nature? The answers will be very different between "flowers" and "mountainous landscapes" and "birds".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Definitely not birds, there's barely any wildlife here (unless you count semi-wild cattle...).

Mostly just macro to be honest, and some portraits to boot (I know it's a different kind but I still need it).

Canon EOS R50 is on my radar as the strongest contender but I'm not sure as I'm a newbie here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Get a good enough portrait lens and also an adapter to flip it around for cheap extreme macro pictures https://petapixel.com/2015/05/01/shooting-insect-macros-on-the-cheap-with-a-reversed-lens/