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I'm pretty much poor at the moment and will have to save in order to buy anything (I was signed off work due to mental health issues, but that's another story). I've been doing a lot of lurking around the internet and watching YouTube vlogs concerning cameras and equipment - Such as Tony/Chelsea Northrup and Phlearn etc.
For about 12 years I've been using Photoshop and Lightroom to edit images for friends but I've never been the one behind the camera and I would really love to learn how to take beautiful digital photography (and/or aim towards a career in photo-journalism).
The cameras I've been looking at, compared to the users of this forum, aren't the greatest but I don't really have the cash to just impulse buy something amazing (or else I would) but they are as follow:
Canon 760D / Rebel T6s - It seems like a great entry level camera with a fairly decent price tag, has enough bells and whistles packed in to give it some sort of longevity. Pop-out Touchscreen, Video recording and Wi-Fi are all nice features.
Canon 750D / Rebel T6i - Not as fancy pants as the newer model but still a solid piece of kit, not to mention for the same price as the upgrade you can find this bad boy in a decent amount of bundles which loads of extra goodies thrown in such as tripods, extra lenses and memory cards.
I know they are, in all honesty, amateur pieces of kit compared to the gear that some users have, but I have to make do with what means I have.
The lenses I've been interested in getting are:
Canon EF 50mm F 1.4 USM - I really like the boke capabilities of this lens and think it would work wonderfully for street photography as it pretty much replicates standard human vision. Has a tasty price point on it too.
Canon EF 85mm F/1.8 USM - Seems like a nice lens (from what I've read around the internet and seen in videos) for portrait photography.
I'm not much of a landscape, scenery or wildlife kind of person. I much prefer up close photography and seeing people go about their day to day life, just capturing moment that happen naturally.
Sorry if this post is in the wrong thread/sub-thread - I did have a look around but I couldn't see any sort of equipment area that wasn't a discussion for specific items.
Thanks for any replies in advance, I know I'm a new member here but I do have a genuine passion for photography and a keen intention to learn!
For about 12 years I've been using Photoshop and Lightroom to edit images for friends but I've never been the one behind the camera and I would really love to learn how to take beautiful digital photography (and/or aim towards a career in photo-journalism).
The cameras I've been looking at, compared to the users of this forum, aren't the greatest but I don't really have the cash to just impulse buy something amazing (or else I would) but they are as follow:
Canon 760D / Rebel T6s - It seems like a great entry level camera with a fairly decent price tag, has enough bells and whistles packed in to give it some sort of longevity. Pop-out Touchscreen, Video recording and Wi-Fi are all nice features.
Canon 750D / Rebel T6i - Not as fancy pants as the newer model but still a solid piece of kit, not to mention for the same price as the upgrade you can find this bad boy in a decent amount of bundles which loads of extra goodies thrown in such as tripods, extra lenses and memory cards.
I know they are, in all honesty, amateur pieces of kit compared to the gear that some users have, but I have to make do with what means I have.
The lenses I've been interested in getting are:
Canon EF 50mm F 1.4 USM - I really like the boke capabilities of this lens and think it would work wonderfully for street photography as it pretty much replicates standard human vision. Has a tasty price point on it too.
Canon EF 85mm F/1.8 USM - Seems like a nice lens (from what I've read around the internet and seen in videos) for portrait photography.
I'm not much of a landscape, scenery or wildlife kind of person. I much prefer up close photography and seeing people go about their day to day life, just capturing moment that happen naturally.
Sorry if this post is in the wrong thread/sub-thread - I did have a look around but I couldn't see any sort of equipment area that wasn't a discussion for specific items.
Thanks for any replies in advance, I know I'm a new member here but I do have a genuine passion for photography and a keen intention to learn!