Hi Everyone, I've got a holiday coming up which has been booked for ages and I'm really looking forward to so I'm thinking about upgrading my camera to make the most of it. I haven't bought anything camera wise since 2011 and I don't really keep on top of whats happening. I enjoy taking photos but I don't spend ages editing etc.
I currently have a Sony NEX-5 with an 18-55 lens, a 16mm fixed lens but I have an adapter that gives a wide angle and another for fish eye. It all works fine but it's always been lacking in zoom. I know there are zoom lenses available but I think it might be worth starting a fresh seeing as I've had it all for a while now. Everything works just fine I'm just wondering if I can get something that's a fair bit better now. The manual modes aren't the easiest to use on the NEX as there aren't many physical dials, it's mostly through the screen.
I also have a canon s100 which I carry around if I'm going to anything where I don't want to be carrying anything too big. I'm not planning on changing this at the moment.
Previously I had a Nikon D70 with the kit 18-70 lens, a longer 70-300 (I think) lens and a 50mm which took great portraits, something the NEX has never been able to match. I swapped the D70 for the NEX as I wanted something smaller to carry around, I have since bought a lowepro rucksack bag which has space for the camera gear at the bottom and general stuff at the top. The D70 was in a dedicated camera bag which was awkward to carry around, I thought I wasn't taking the D70 because of the size of the camera but I think it was the bag now.
I haven't really looked at anything since I bought my current gear so I'm a bit out of touch with what's out there so I'm reaching out for advice. I've noticed the Nikon 7500 and Canon D80 that look good but I don't really know.
If you were looking to buy a new setup what would you go for? I'm looking for body, general, long and prime lens, flash. No brand loyalty, budget of max £2kish. I fly in 2 weeks so I should probably have thought about this earlier....
Or should I just stick with what I've got?
I currently have a Sony NEX-5 with an 18-55 lens, a 16mm fixed lens but I have an adapter that gives a wide angle and another for fish eye. It all works fine but it's always been lacking in zoom. I know there are zoom lenses available but I think it might be worth starting a fresh seeing as I've had it all for a while now. Everything works just fine I'm just wondering if I can get something that's a fair bit better now. The manual modes aren't the easiest to use on the NEX as there aren't many physical dials, it's mostly through the screen.
I also have a canon s100 which I carry around if I'm going to anything where I don't want to be carrying anything too big. I'm not planning on changing this at the moment.
Previously I had a Nikon D70 with the kit 18-70 lens, a longer 70-300 (I think) lens and a 50mm which took great portraits, something the NEX has never been able to match. I swapped the D70 for the NEX as I wanted something smaller to carry around, I have since bought a lowepro rucksack bag which has space for the camera gear at the bottom and general stuff at the top. The D70 was in a dedicated camera bag which was awkward to carry around, I thought I wasn't taking the D70 because of the size of the camera but I think it was the bag now.
I haven't really looked at anything since I bought my current gear so I'm a bit out of touch with what's out there so I'm reaching out for advice. I've noticed the Nikon 7500 and Canon D80 that look good but I don't really know.
If you were looking to buy a new setup what would you go for? I'm looking for body, general, long and prime lens, flash. No brand loyalty, budget of max £2kish. I fly in 2 weeks so I should probably have thought about this earlier....
Or should I just stick with what I've got?