Advise on camera for wildlife and landscape photography

[smilyanp]

I'm looking for some suggestions on a reasonably good camera at a reasonable price as well. I was suggested to get a Nikon D90.

I would appreciate your comments/suggestions on lenses as well.

Thank you for the help.

 

[Jackwow]

Have you tried any internet research yourself? Of course wildlife and landscape photography are the same and cameras for such are reasonably priced?!

 

[pete.rush]

Have you tried any internet research yourself? Of course wildlife and landscape photography are the same and cameras for such are reasonably priced?!

Well personally I would want a crop sensor for wildlife and a full frame for landscapes, but the main difference between wildlife and landscapes is the lenses. You looking at both ends of the spectrum.

As for a camera, best advice is handle to cameras at your local camera shop and see which one you feel comfortable using and operating, but a budget would help because the lenses would be the largest outlay not the camera body.

 

[smilyanp]

I have been suggested to get a D90. Before i was using D60 at university and i got really comfortable with it.

Full frame cameras i know are quite expensive, even the cheaper versions.

What would you say about D90 as an option? I would really like to have a relatively good kit for max £600. And i think with buying second-hand some of the parts would make that possible.

Does that make sense? Any suggestions?

 

[pete.rush]

I have been suggested to get a D90. Before i was using D60 at university and i got really comfortable with it.

Full frame cameras i know are quite expensive, even the cheaper versions.

What would you say about D90 as an option? I would really like to have a relatively good kit for max £600. And i think with buying second-hand some of the parts would make that possible.

Does that make sense? Any suggestions?

Depends what you mean by wildlife photography, birds in your back garden or outside in the countryside. The major problem is the cost of a decent zoom lens or prime, but in this case we'll stick with a zoom. Most wildlife photographer would suggest 300mm minimum, 500mm more realistic, so hence your problem, a decent 150-500mm lens from sigma will set you back £600 not including the camera. So you have 2 option, buy 2nd hand (maximises you buying potential) and buy camera and a landscape lens with your current budget and later save up for the wildlife lens, hence you get a decent body and landscape/walkabout lens for your £600 or buy camera body and 2 budget lenses (Nikon 55-300mm and Nikon 18-105mm for about £350 for example) for your £600.

 

[smilyanp]

Thanks for the suggestion. I think you made a good point. It's very reasonable and probably what i would do.

 

[dinners]

I have a thread (almost exactly the same thread neame) albeit for Canon.

For wildlife I'd be wanting better high ISO as it needs pushing to retain faster shutter speeds in low light. For landscapes ISO tends to be left low and camera mounted on a tripod with a longer shutter speed. A basic Autofocus system on the camera is fine for landscapes whilst some wildlife needs something a little smarter. I'd tend to lean towards a body that can cope with whatever wildlife subjects you're wanting to photograph.

 

[smilyanp]

Thanks for all your advice and support. I got myself a Nikon D90 with the kit lens 18-105mm and i have a 70-200mm lens from an old film camera. I would first get used to the camera and create my habits and then would look for a more advanced equipment. So i'm thinking to start with landscapes and later on with wildlife.