New here and need some directing!

[KrisSaenen]

Hey guys, my name is Kris and I'm wanting to revamp an old flame, photography!
It's been more than a decade since I stopped and now I'm looking at beginning again, at the bottom.
I was never anything more than an amateur at best and this time around I'm looking at taking it to another level.
I've always been a musician, now stopped due to reasons, and want to take up photography again to fill the creative gap left.
What do you recommend as a good starter camera? I'm pretty keen on getting the basics right and taking it from there.


Anyways,

Greetz from the waffles and beer country!

 

[BenT]

Hey Kris,

Welcome to TPF, Belgium waffles are the best! And god I love our beer!

I'm not a huge expert on what you should take to start your adventure.

What do you want to spend on it, prices go from 300 to 2700€ (for just body).
Keep in mind that you also need to buy a lens, and depending on what you want to do there is a large choice.

Maybe a Nikon 3200D (body - 339&#8364 or a canon EOS 600D (Body - 379&#8364 would be a good one to start.
Depending on what brand (Nikon or Canon) you pick, your lens must be compatible with it!

I'm using a Nikon D7000 at the moment which I find awesome! but I think there is a new version now D7100 but it's a bit more expensive then the two above.

 

[Msteelio91]

Welcome! You'll get loads of great advice from others but I also want to chip in and suggest the Nikon 3200D. Groupon is actually doing a fantastic deal on that right now as well.

Like Ben, I also have a D7000 and the move from 3200D to D7k is buttery.

Happy shooting!

 

[Designer]

Welcome, Kris. What is your budget?

 

[IceCanAm]

Welcome to the site.

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Welcome aboard Kris!

 

[robbins.photo]

Howdy kris and welcome aboard. If your looking for a direction try west, it's always beem a personal favorite of mine. Lol

Seriously though as far as a camera is concerned what sort of budget were you thinking and what sort of pictures were you hoping to take, ie landscape, portrait, wildlife, etc

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[KrisSaenen]

Hey guys,

My budget will be 700 euro's.

Thx, Kris

 

[glun]

Hi Kris welcome to TPF! What about a Canon T5i? It's great to jumpstart your photography.