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Is Sony a6400 + sigma 18-50 f2.8 good for casual photography (as a beginner) (lemm.ee)
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Priorities in order:

  1. 80-90% SOOC (can't give much time to editing). I am ready to give time to learning and practicing manual controls though.
  2. ergonomic, light.
  3. travel photos, capturing scenes like I see them with my eyes.
  4. low light photos.
  5. long-lasting gear. Okay with getting prime and telephoto lens later if needed.
  6. videography is not a priority as of now, may explore later.

Thanks!

Update: Decided to go with Fujifilm X-S10 + XF 18-55mm F2.8-4.0 as I liked the fuji SOOC jpegs more. Sigma lens would have been sweet but I'm okay with the tradeoff.
Thank you everyone for being so helpful.

Update 2: Finally went with Fujifilm X-T30 II + XF 18-55mm F2.8-4.0 instead for looks, this was a close one as I had to give up Ibis and that grip.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks a lot for such a detailed answer, I feel really grateful.

I'll consider all the points before deciding.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

No worries. Don't overthink and try not to overbuy! It's very hard to go wrong, but it's very easy to get caught up in pixel peeping and specifications wars. If you're not going to be making big prints or doing heavy crops, most any body from the past 10 years paired with a fast lens will serve you well.

My D5300 is certainly nothing fancy these days, but it holds up just fine on 20"x30" canvas prints.