Want to get a camera to start taking pics again, previously had a canon 20d with a 50mm f1.4 which I loved but never used as it was too much of a pain to lug around and ultimately sold when I was skint.
Looking for something a bit more compact that can take interchangeable lenses now.
I vaguely recall everyone seemed to like the panasonic lumix and 'pancake' lens a few years back but it seems this area of the market is saturated with competing systems now and I haven't got a clue.
budget up to about £600 for body/body&kit lens and ideally with some well-respected low f-stop prime lenses available in that mount system for £150-250 a pop.
subjects would include tabletop games (whole table shots so pretty wide) and macro shots of game pieces amongst other more typical uses.
what makes and model ranges should I be looking at in my searches? what should I avoid like the plague?
Also worth looking at some of the Sony ones, something like an Alpha 6000 (not sure what the current model is). Good cameras with a big APS-C sensor and a good amount of decent lenses.
You can still buy the A6000 new, nothing wrong with this camera at all and quite compact with a pancake, smaller 35mm or manual lens if you swing that way.
Want to get a camera to start taking pics again, previously had a canon 20d with a 50mm f1.4 which I loved but never used as it was too much of a pain to lug around and ultimately sold when I was skint.
Looking for something a bit more compact that can take interchangeable lenses now.
I vaguely recall everyone seemed to like the panasonic lumix and 'pancake' lens a few years back but it seems this area of the market is saturated with competing systems now and I haven't got a clue.
budget up to about £600 for body/body&kit lens and ideally with some well-respected low f-stop prime lenses available in that mount system for £150-250 a pop.
subjects would include tabletop games (whole table shots so pretty wide) and macro shots of game pieces amongst other more typical uses.
what makes and model ranges should I be looking at in my searches? what should I avoid like the plague?