Good day yall,
I’m looking to get into spotting, but All I have is a 2008 cannon with no space on its card, and the card is extremely outdated and I can’t free up the storage, or get the photos off it and onto my computer. Any tips on what the best cameras are for spotting that a person with a dollar to his name(not really, just not a lot) could save up for? Also I would prob spot KTTN/KPHL. And also, my phone camera is Scheiße, so that rules that out.
@AndrewWu summon
Should probably move this topic to the spotting category before it gets closed…
Ty I didn’t catch that
What’s your budget
50-200, when I get a job in March it might go up
$200 is honestly a bit tight, I say save up to $500-800 minimum
Ah, ok. I just need to save up for like the next 8 months, because I get $10 a week for work around the house
Ahh ok, when you get 500 minimum, I’d get a used T7 and a 55-250, mpb.com is great for deals on cameras and lenses.
There is a [
](https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz1000) for 199 for sale in the website
In condition “spares and repairs”. That is a shell.
Also don’t buy big expensive point and shoots, you get so little flexibility and more often than not they have tiny sensors that don’t create high quality images.
I agree with @ThatOneFloridaAvGeek save 500 bucks and then look into stuff. You can do what he suggested or upgrade to a T6i for like a hundred more.
Thanks man, hey off topic, but if you want a good sporting event, LGA has a Kids day where they have a punch if birds in display, but I went and caught a 727 taking off.
I recommend a older Nikon D90 a solid performer. Its what i use professionally.
flashbacks to the time I missed the 727 on final approach into LGA in Brooklyn (out of pure shock)
Is the Canon PowerShot Pro 1 Camera a good one? There is one for $90 in my neighborhood
200 is very tight, i’d say save a little more (around 500) and then go for something like a Canon T7 or a Nikon D3400 for the body. If you go for the Canon, the 55-250 IS STM lens is really great for its price (just below 200). Idk anything about Nikon lenses tho lol. But a general rule for spotting is that you want a telephoto lens, something more than 200mm preferrably. Luckily memory cards are super cheap now and you can get a very basic one for less than 20 dollars!
Better yet, spend a couple grand and get the Sony Alpha 1 with the Sony FE 600mm—make everyone jealous.
Do you think I have a grand?
All you have to do is save up for 36 years