Looking for a camera

[Angel301p]

Hi, I'm looking for a landscape camera. And can same camera also be used for both landscape and astrophotography?

Budget is 400-500 euros?

I'm not new for photography but I am new for real cameras since I never had good one so far. Hope you could help me

 

[goodguy]

Any DSLR can do Landscape or Astrophotography but obvious some cameras are better then others and all depends of how deep your pocket is.
In your price range I would recommend Nikon D3300 which is a very good basic camera, good low light performance, good dynamic range.
Get it with the basic kit lens Nikon 18-55mm and then when you have more cash add lenses that you find you need for your type of photography.
With this basic setup you can easily do landscape and maybe a little bit of Astrophotography but I think for serious work in this type of photography you might need faster lens which will cost a lot more.

 

[Dave Colangelo]

Ill add another +1 for the D3300 (I have it, its excellent). I do a lot of landscape and have tinkered with astrophotography with it. Works nicely for both.

You will get many suggestions here but the truth is most entry level cameras from any serious maker take great photos. The DSLR stuff out there today is eons better than it was even 5 years ago. The Cannon equivalent will be just as good as the Nikon. The mirrorless is quite good as well. You should look into the differences between the cameras (mirrorless vs slr) as well as why people chose the platform they did. To some extent when you pick a platform (cannon or nikon etc) you will presumably be buying more lenses for the camera at some point. Thus in the future when you go to upgrade, if you ever do, you will stick with them so that all your lenses continue to work.

One thing I like about nikon is that you can use their older manual style lenses on just about any body. You can get some really great glass from their vintage era for cheap.

Regards
Dave

 

[Angel301p]

Thanks very much good guy, it was helpful
Also thanks dave for detailed answer!

 

[Emanuel M]

I would suggest a used D3200 and a 17-50mm 2.8 (much more light, needed to astrophotography).

Cheers.

 

[Angel301p]

Thanks emanuel
Is it fine camera for landscape too?

 

[Solarflare]

Landscape needs:

- High resolution camera
- A lens that performs well stopped down to f5.6, f8, f11 or even more
- A tripod (for HDR, long exposure, low light, keeping level for panorama series)
- Filters: polarization, 10 stop ND fpr long exposures, gradient ND for compensation bright sky vs dark land
- Post processing software for techniques like HDR and panorama

So yes, a D3x00 should be fine for landscape, too.

 

[Angel301p]

Alright, I will check that camera too, thanks everyone

 

[Angel301p]

One more question, can I shot timelapse with d3300 or I have to combine bunch of photos into a video?

 

[dennybeall]

How to do time lapse photography on Nikon d3300 - Quora

 

[Angel301p]

Thanks so much dennybeall and everyone

I've got one last question. Is there is big noticable difference between iso 25 600 and 51 200? Can I get nice pictures of milky way, stars and in general night photos with 25 600 iso ?

 

[Gary A.]

PS- I need to qualify my response. I know little of Nikon and I don't shoot Astro.

But, If you are on a budget, look into third party lenses, like Rokinon (et al), which do not autofocus. Autofocus is expensive and not required for astrophotography and most landscapes. Many non A/F, third party lenses are very very sharp and you'll save a ton of Euros. Those with more expertise might want to respond to my suggestion. I'm suggesting this alternative as a second lens in addition to the A/F lenses mentioned above.

Good Luck and Good Shooting.

 

[goodguy]

Thanks so much dennybeall and everyone

I've got one last question. Is there is big noticable difference between iso 25 600 and 51 200? Can I get nice pictures of milky way, stars and in general night photos with 25 600 iso ?

You don't want to shoot any crop sensor camera above 1600ISO if you want to get nice and very clean shots, full frame will give you about a stop cleaner shots but that's it, I wouldn't use any camera except maybe the 5D and A7SII for super high ISO

 

[Emanuel M]

I would say more like 3200 to 4000 on APS-c, and about 6400 to 8000 on FF.

This one was taken with ISO 2800

This one at ISO 3200

Modern cameras can go up to high ISO values without losing that much.

On skyscapes it doesn't even matter if you get some grain, as it will blend with the stars

Here's one at ISO 6400

These were all with my D7200.

Cheers

 

[Angel301p]

Thanks good guy
And thank you emanuel! images were really helpful