Started looking at getting a better camera as want to get better pictures than i get doing self-takes on my phone but there's so much out there i have no idea what to get.
Any recommendations? Looking to spend max £300 and was hoping to get a DSLR if thats achievable in that price range.
Any recommendations? Looking to spend max £300 and was hoping to get a DSLR if thats achievable in that price range.
I would never class myself as a photographer but have dabbled with dslr's a few times and always rated Nikon cameras. I tried a canon 4000d out and it is far superior to the same price point of a Nikon camera. You can pick one up for around £250 aswell with a lens so I would highly recommend looking into one of them.
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Have looked at that one and looks good but it doesn't have a flip screen which i image would make it tricky to do self takes? Fish on my own 90% of the time so am always doing self takes
Have looked at that one and looks good but it doesn't have a flip screen which i image would make it tricky to do self takes? Fish on my own 90% of the time so am always doing self takes
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You can connect your phone to it with the app and it gives you a live picture and you can also set a timer. What I do with mine on self takes is place the screen of my phone towards me leaning on the tripod then when I'm ready set a timer and make sure I'm in place while the timer counts down. Hope this helps
You can connect your phone to it with the app and it gives you a live picture and you can also set a timer. What I do with mine on self takes is place the screen of my phone towards me leaning on the tripod then when I'm ready set a timer and make sure I'm in place while the timer counts down. Hope this helps
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Ah blimey I didn't realise you could do that - thanks a lot mate.
And thats with the Canon 4000D?
Ah blimey I didn't realise you could do that - thanks a lot mate.
And thats with the Canon 4000D?
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You could get a pretty low shot count canon 700d for that sort of price mate with lense etc. I got one a while back with the kit lense and a fixed 50 plus extras for £320 couple that with an intervalometer and the flip round screen makes it a lovely easy system to use
You could get a pretty low shot count canon 700d for that sort of price mate with lense etc. I got one a while back with the kit lense and a fixed 50 plus extras for £320 couple that with an intervalometer and the flip round screen makes it a lovely easy system to use
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If you are worried about not being able to frame your self takes, heres how I do mine. I used to do it with a universal excavator and drop a bankstick into it, but now I'd use the jag camera stick, granted it's is expensive for a bankstick but it makes life very easy and saves the need for carrying a tripod, plus unlike a tripod that can be blown over or knocked over with an expensive camera on, once its in the ground it's very stable.
The two things that you need to constantly be the same each time you set up for a self take are the distance from the fish and the height of the camera.
For distance, lay your landing net handle from the edge of the mat and screw the camera stick in at the other end. So that's distance set the same every time.
For height screw the camera stick into the ground up to the line marked ‘ground' then extend the inner stick to one of the numbered marks 1-9. This will change depending on how tall you are, but once you've found the number you need for your own height, it won't change.
Using this method will get you very close to having the fish framed every time. What i then do is bang off a quick test shot before you get the fish on the bank and make any minor adjustment. Obviously if you have a flip screen or phone app you don't need to do this step.
Then use an intervalometer to fire off the self takes.
If you are worried about not being able to frame your self takes, heres how I do mine. I used to do it with a universal excavator and drop a bankstick into it, but now I'd use the jag camera stick, granted it's is expensive for a bankstick but it makes life very easy and saves the need for carrying a tripod, plus unlike a tripod that can be blown over or knocked over with an expensive camera on, once its in the ground it's very stable.
The two things that you need to constantly be the same each time you set up for a self take are the distance from the fish and the height of the camera.
For distance, lay your landing net handle from the edge of the mat and screw the camera stick in at the other end. So that's distance set the same every time.
For height screw the camera stick into the ground up to the line marked ‘ground' then extend the inner stick to one of the numbered marks 1-9. This will change depending on how tall you are, but once you've found the number you need for your own height, it won't change.
Using this method will get you very close to having the fish framed every time. What i then do is bang off a quick test shot before you get the fish on the bank and make any minor adjustment. Obviously if you have a flip screen or phone app you don't need to do this step.
Then use an intervalometer to fire off the self takes.
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I brought a canon m6 last year and would recommend it.
It's a new style mirror-less camera, essential an slr with interchangeable lenses but without the view finder so it's a lot smaller than an slr. The rear screen flips round for self takes, and it has near field connectivity so you can connect it to your phone, which allows you to send pictures to your phone instantly and also you can use it too control the camera and see what the camera sees.
The standard lens isn't great but no different to any of the standard lenses on digi slr' s and most people couldn't tell the difference anyway.
I brought a canon m6 last year and would recommend it.
It's a new style mirror-less camera, essential an slr with interchangeable lenses but without the view finder so it's a lot smaller than an slr. The rear screen flips round for self takes, and it has near field connectivity so you can connect it to your phone, which allows you to send pictures to your phone instantly and also you can use it too control the camera and see what the camera sees.
The standard lens isn't great but no different to any of the standard lenses on digi slr' s and most people couldn't tell the difference anyway.
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There are some fantastic deals on the mk1 M6 now the mk2 is out. You can pick one up brand new with kit lens for 300 notes on the bay. That's a lot of camera for the money.
You can pick up the 22 f2 prime for just over 100 quid as well.
There are some fantastic deals on the mk1 M6 now the mk2 is out. You can pick one up brand new with kit lens for 300 notes on the bay. That's a lot of camera for the money.
You can pick up the 22 f2 prime for just over 100 quid as well.
Never understood why people spend a lot of money on a camera for fish pics, most of the time they just sit on your computer untouched, maybe go on social media but any decent smartphone has a decent enough camera for that job, unless you're working for a mag it's an unnecessary expense.
Daz
Daz
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If your gunna do it then do it properly 😉 I use mine for fishing and kids, holidays etc, nice to look back at a fish and see a good quality pic
If your gunna do it then do it properly 😉 I use mine for fishing and kids, holidays etc, nice to look back at a fish and see a good quality pic
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Fully agree, you only need to look at some of the photos posted in the catch reports lately and immediately see the difference a decent camera and knowledge makes. Some that come to mind are the photos from Prutser and Interloop, a joy to look at with some awesome fish too!
Fully agree, you only need to look at some of the photos posted in the catch reports lately and immediately see the difference a decent camera and knowledge makes. Some that come to mind are the photos from Prutser and Interloop, a joy to look at with some awesome fish too!
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Just confirming what i suspected all along.
They'll never tell you to your face, but we know they love it!
Just confirming what i suspected all along.
They'll never tell you to your face, but we know they love it!
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I use a Nikon 5100 with a 35mm 1.8 lens.
Not the most expensive set..but with a bit of practice a great set-up.
Not a very compicated camera and it has a flipscreen, so you can actually see what your doing..
I take all my shots by myselve, using a bulb release thats beeing sold by Johnson Ross to set the timmer.
I place the bulb behind the mat, so I can trigger it with my foot with the camera on timer mode.
A camera, the bulbrelease and a good tripod is what you need...
And lthe most important thing, even more important then the camera and lens..
Lots of time trying to learn to know your camera and practice when your out fishing.
I use a Nikon 5100 with a 35mm 1.8 lens.
Not the most expensive set..but with a bit of practice a great set-up.
Not a very compicated camera and it has a flipscreen, so you can actually see what your doing..
I take all my shots by myselve, using a bulb release thats beeing sold by Johnson Ross to set the timmer.
I place the bulb behind the mat, so I can trigger it with my foot with the camera on timer mode.
A camera, the bulbrelease and a good tripod is what you need...
And lthe most important thing, even more important then the camera and lens..
Lots of time trying to learn to know your camera and practice when your out fishing.