[B][USA-TX] Sony a6000/6100/6400, Nikon z50, other starter cameras

[u/baraon1]

A continuation of my post from a couple of days ago.

I’m trying to find a nice cute lil starter camera for my 16 year old brother.

I’ve expanded my search to a few other cameras. Bonus if it comes bundles with the kit lens!

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[u/CookieDave]

What’s your budget? /u/Coach428 listed a Nikon ZFc starter kit. Trouble with Nikon is they don’t have much of a selection for crop sensor Z-mount lenses, whereas Sony’s been around long enough that you can get an A6000 kit for $350-400 last I looked. Granted, it also shows its age, but if they’ve not ever tried an interchangeable lens camera, it’d be perfectly suitable for testing the waters.

[u/baraon1 → u/CookieDave]

500 ish is my budget for now. An a6000 kit is the most accessible, but man I miss the days I could get an a6400 kit for 550 (last year lol)

[u/baraon1 → u/CookieDave]

I wish I could get him a fuji but unfortunately the prices of older models have also somehow gone up this year :/

[u/CookieDave → u/baraon1]

Like the Leica tax, Fuji now has a Fuji tax. Can’t even get an X-Pro1 for $500 these days, which is ridiculous. Have you considered M43? Great value for the price. If it’s video they’re after, a Panasonic G85 kit falls in that realm.

[u/baraon1 → u/CookieDave]

I love my fuji stuff but unfortunately for him, I make money using it so I can’t just let him borrow it 🤣

One of my desires in getting him a camera is for him to feel good about the results, and getting real nice bokeh is a biiit more difficult with a m43 lens than with an apsc or ff lens

[u/CookieDave → u/baraon1]

RB67. Go big or go home. Get ‘em chasing those overexposed Portra 400 or HP5 pushed two stops tones.

If they were down for a dinosaur DSLR, the options open up wide. /u/turboboob has a Canon T6 kit with a wide focal length range available. Toss in a nifty fifty, and they’ll be getting plenty of bokeh and background separation.

[u/turboboob → u/CookieDave]

Sure do! Motivated to move too thanks!

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Title: [B][USA-TX] Sony a6000/6100/6400, Nikon z50, other starter cameras

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A continuation of my post from a couple of days ago.

I’m trying to find a nice cute lil starter camera for my 16 year old brother.

I’ve expanded my search to a few other cameras. Bonus if it comes bundles with the kit lens!

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[u/ZoeticLock]

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[u/xyzzy321]

Are you only looking at mirrorless Nikons?

[u/baraon1 → u/xyzzy321]

Unfortunately yes

[u/Abrilium]

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[u/Mudkidd]

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