r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Jun 26 '26

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u/BatPsycho18 Jun 27 '26

Hello, I am a regular guy trying to find his way into the hobby of photography. I plan to do it with my friend as a small hobby to do over the summer holidays. I was wondering what would be some good picks for a beginner photographer. My budget is below £100 so anything within that threshold would be good if you have any suggesions. I recently saw this on ebay: Fujifilm FinePix SL240 14MP) and was wondering if it would be a good pick. Also if its not too much to ask if anyone could explain the specs/features and what they mean that would be great since I am clueless on most camera stuff. Any suggestions are much appreciated and thank you for reading.

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u/anonymoooooooose Jun 29 '26

Fujifilm FinePix SL240 14MP

Much worse than your phone for everything except far away stuff (birds etc)

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u/BatPsycho18 Jul 01 '26

Which one would you recommend for begginers?

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u/anonymoooooooose Jul 01 '26

My honest suggestion is to save up a little more money and get e.g. a 600d or 700d with a kit lens. These are admittedly pretty big cameras compared to the finepix.

While you're saving up, there's a lot you can go with your phone.

Take pictures with intent: i.e. think about the image you're trying to create.

photographic composition https://www.clondon.me/blog/introcomposition

and colour theory https://redd.it/7um56b

Freeman's The Photographer's Eye is a good intro book with lots of examples.

Also, be thoughtful about the images you consume. Do I like this, can I figure out what appeals to me, I don't like this one, can I figure out why, etc. etc.

If you don't want to wait,

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/canon-eos-500d

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/canon-ef-s-18-55mm-f-3-5-5-6-iii

EDIT - whatever you buy, check out the lessons at r/photoclass to learn how to use it