Hi guys so I currently use my Samsung s21 ultra for all my carpy pictures which is a decent quality but I'm looking to take it to the next level with a proper camera.
I have never used a proper camera before so need something that's fairly user friendly with a flip screen to help with those selfies and ideally within £600 for the camera.
I've heard a 35mm fixed lens is the best way to go if I'm literally just shooting trophy shots of my carp??
Can anyone please advise me...from my research I think the nikon d5600 camera body with the nikon 35mm fx lens seems to be a good match???
I have never used a proper camera before so need something that's fairly user friendly with a flip screen to help with those selfies and ideally within £600 for the camera.
I've heard a 35mm fixed lens is the best way to go if I'm literally just shooting trophy shots of my carp??
Can anyone please advise me...from my research I think the nikon d5600 camera body with the nikon 35mm fx lens seems to be a good match???
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Iv got the Nikon d5300 and 35mm. Coupled with a rhino beam or Chinese equivalent, tripod and intervelometer which you can get for sub £20 is a decent set up for price
Iv got the Nikon d5300 and 35mm. Coupled with a rhino beam or Chinese equivalent, tripod and intervelometer which you can get for sub £20 is a decent set up for price
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Does that camera have a flip screen for easy line up in the shots??
Does that camera have a flip screen for easy line up in the shots??
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Yes mate. The 3300 is same spec minus WiFi, which I personally don't think it's worth the extra money for
Yes mate. The 3300 is same spec minus WiFi, which I personally don't think it's worth the extra money for
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Is there alot of difference between d5300 and d5600??surely the WiFi is only handy for moving pictures onto your phone which you could do with Bluetooth anyway can't you mate??
Is there alot of difference between d5300 and d5600??surely the WiFi is only handy for moving pictures onto your phone which you could do with Bluetooth anyway can't you mate??
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Not sure on the specs, but yeah you can transfer pics via WiFi and take pics from using your phone, but more gimmicky for me personally
Not sure on the specs, but yeah you can transfer pics via WiFi and take pics from using your phone, but more gimmicky for me personally
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Remember to take into account the crop factor of your camera if it has an APS-C sensor (1.6x etc etc). Basically 35mm being more like 56mm. Still a nice focal length just pointing this out if you specifically wanted 35mm. The canon or nikon kit lens provide good focal range coverage to get started.
Check out the wex photo/video used section. They often have good camera models and lenses at a reasonable price. They check the condition of bodies and lenses. So you can be a bit more confident over a used purchase. More money towards a decent sharp lense as well.
Have a look at third party lenses as well. I'm a fan of sigma lenses. They are a step up from budget nikon and canon lenses (in fact some of there lenses outperform lenses much more expensive) and the image quality is really good.
Remember to take into account the crop factor of your camera if it has an APS-C sensor (1.6x etc etc). Basically 35mm being more like 56mm. Still a nice focal length just pointing this out if you specifically wanted 35mm. The canon or nikon kit lens provide good focal range coverage to get started.
Check out the wex photo/video used section. They often have good camera models and lenses at a reasonable price. They check the condition of bodies and lenses. So you can be a bit more confident over a used purchase. More money towards a decent sharp lense as well.
Have a look at third party lenses as well. I'm a fan of sigma lenses. They are a step up from budget nikon and canon lenses (in fact some of there lenses outperform lenses much more expensive) and the image quality is really good.
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I've read before that a 35mm lens is really a 52mm lens...please explain I'm confused 😅😅
I've read before that a 35mm lens is really a 52mm lens...please explain I'm confused 😅😅
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I just want to take a really nice carp picture with a slight focus in background but me and fish in great focus and has abilities like flip screen for selfies and a flash for night time
I just want to take a really nice carp picture with a slight focus in background but me and fish in great focus and has abilities like flip screen for selfies and a flash for night time
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Lenses are optimised for different sizes of sensor. If you use a full frame lens on a non-full frame sensor (for example APS-C) body, then the effect is to provide a further magnification/crop of the resulting image. The precise magnification difference varies but is generally around 1.4-1.6x.
I find it easiest to think of as a crop. The full size lens is projecting a large image onto the sensor, but the sensor is smaller than this image so can only actually see the centre of it. Essentially it takes a cropped image just of the middle of what the lens is actually showing. In the final image you get a narrower field of view/crop/higher magnification of what you'd get if the lens/body were paired correctly.
It's like if you had a picture on a piece of a4 paper, and then covered it with a frame that was a5 sized - within the frame you'd end up with an a5 crop of the full a4 image. You'd lose all the detail around the edges and you'd just get an image of the centre that appeared more zoomed.
Hope that makes sense?
Lenses are optimised for different sizes of sensor. If you use a full frame lens on a non-full frame sensor (for example APS-C) body, then the effect is to provide a further magnification/crop of the resulting image. The precise magnification difference varies but is generally around 1.4-1.6x.
I find it easiest to think of as a crop. The full size lens is projecting a large image onto the sensor, but the sensor is smaller than this image so can only actually see the centre of it. Essentially it takes a cropped image just of the middle of what the lens is actually showing. In the final image you get a narrower field of view/crop/higher magnification of what you'd get if the lens/body were paired correctly.
It's like if you had a picture on a piece of a4 paper, and then covered it with a frame that was a5 sized - within the frame you'd end up with an a5 crop of the full a4 image. You'd lose all the detail around the edges and you'd just get an image of the centre that appeared more zoomed.
Hope that makes sense?
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In my opinion the d5600 and the Nikon 35mm 1.8 fx lens would be a great combination.
I would also suggest an intervalometer (if the camera accepts one), a speed light (godox etc.) flash, and a half decent tripod.
In my opinion the d5600 and the Nikon 35mm 1.8 fx lens would be a great combination.
I would also suggest an intervalometer (if the camera accepts one), a speed light (godox etc.) flash, and a half decent tripod.
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Thank you 😊
Thank you 😊
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Excellent I shall look at a decent flash and tripod
Excellent I shall look at a decent flash and tripod
I sold my nikon d5200 and swapped to a sony alpha6100 - I much prefer it, although am not really sure why, just lighter and a little more user friendly. Lenses are a decent price too and it has a flip screen.
You could get one of the older alpha 6000 range or the a5000 series new or one of the newer 6000 models second hand with a lense for your budget. Definately worth considering.
You could get one of the older alpha 6000 range or the a5000 series new or one of the newer 6000 models second hand with a lense for your budget. Definately worth considering.
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Agreed. I use a d5500 with the 35mm f1.8 and for anything fishing related it offers as much as you'd ever need.
You won't notice much, if any difference in image quality between the d5600 and the older models such as the d5200 etc. You'd need to read up on the specs and decide if the newer models are worth the extra money to you. The upgrades from model to model are usually pretty minimal.
I'd recommend buying a decent second hand job from Mpb or Wex. Both great companies that offer warranty and rate the product with honest shutter counts etc.
The 35mm's are perfect with crop sensor bodies.
Also all of the d5000 series that you have mentioned have built in intervalometers so no need to go and buy one of those separately.
Agreed. I use a d5500 with the 35mm f1.8 and for anything fishing related it offers as much as you'd ever need.
You won't notice much, if any difference in image quality between the d5600 and the older models such as the d5200 etc. You'd need to read up on the specs and decide if the newer models are worth the extra money to you. The upgrades from model to model are usually pretty minimal.
I'd recommend buying a decent second hand job from Mpb or Wex. Both great companies that offer warranty and rate the product with honest shutter counts etc.
The 35mm's are perfect with crop sensor bodies.
Also all of the d5000 series that you have mentioned have built in intervalometers so no need to go and buy one of those separately.