In this video I want to share with you 9
camera setups that you can
buy for less than $408 today
on the used market. This list is intended
for casual photographers
although some of the cameras
actually have professional potential. I
haven't used every single
camera on this list but for
those that I haven't I have at least used
the newer or older versions
of the same product lineup.
Starting from smallest to largest we're
going to start with two
premium compact cameras that are
not the Fuji X100 or the Leica Q2. And
quick note all prices in
this video are from mpb.com.
I'll provide links in the description.
Our first camera is one that
I'm often asked to review and
it is the original Sony RX100 so the
RX100 Mark 1. And the interesting thing
about this camera is
that it was the predecessor to a very
successful lineup of Sony
cameras but the original still for
some reason goes for $359 US dollars. The
camera has a respectable
20 megapixel resolution on a
one-inch sensor and also it recalls video
at 1080p at 60 fps which is
very good for something of this
size and this price. And while a one-inch
sensor isn't quite as big
as a four-third sensor or an
APS-C size sensor it is still much better
than most compacts you're
gonna find and a lot bigger than a
phone. In terms of the focal length of
this camera it is obviously a
fixed zoom lens that goes from
28 to 100 millimeter in full frame
equivalent. Our second
installment for the premium compact
category is actually from Lumix or
Panasonic and this is the
Lumix TZ80. Now if you look at the
overall design of the camera it might
feel somewhat reminiscent of
the LX100 or the LX100 Mark 2
but obviously with a fixed lens that
completely goes back into the
body rather than being slapped
on the front. Comparing it to the RX100
briefly this does have a
slightly smaller sensor than the
one-inch sensor this actually has a 1
over 2.3 inch sensor but
regardless it still has a
respectable resolution of 18 megapixels.
One of the reasons that I
chose to show you this camera
compared to some other cameras from other
manufacturers is the
built-in EDF that you
don't always get on compact cameras and
that can often be a big trade-off with
compacts you have to
rely on the visibility of the LCD screen
even on sunny days when
you're out and about shooting.
There are other compacts from Canon like
Canon Powershot line that have EVFs
but not all of them and this was a much
more competitively priced option.
Moving up just a bit in sensor size we're
going to look at the 4-3
sensor and two micro 4-3 mount
cameras which I've talked about quite a
lot on YouTube. The first
interchangeable body and lens
setup we're looking at with the 4-3
sensor is the Lumix GX7. More recently I
actually have the Lumix
GX1 which is still a fantastic camera but
much more dated with
fewer features and ergonomic
benefits. The GX7 itself is a very
compelling hybrid body and
it actually has a few features
that a lot of cameras are missing out on
one of which is a fully
articulating LCD screen and also
an articulating EVF so you can actually
use the EVF while pointing
downwards onto the camera.
The 4-3 sensor in this camera is 16
megapixels which is typical of this age
of micro 4-3 cameras
and it also features in-body image
stabilization. I've paired this
particular camera with the Sigma
19 millimeter f2.8 as it's a very
affordable third-party lens that was
built for a few different
lens mounts. The GX7 body comes in at
$249 but the entire kit together is $382.
I don't want to waste
too much of your time talking about this
micro 4-3 camera because
I've already made a couple of
videos on it which I'll link in the
description. This is of course the
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark I
and so far personally my favorite micro
4-3 camera that I've
had the pleasure of using.
Quick TLDR if you haven't seen those
videos, 16 megapixel sensor
similar to the GX7, fantastic
just flip up LCD, great EVF, fast
autofocus and beautiful colors straight
out of camera. The M
Zuko lenses available for Olympus do
definitely complement the
vintage styling of this camera
although for this kit just to keep prices
down I've opted for that
same Sigma 19 millimeter f2.8
that I put on the GX7 but yes there are
definitely a lot more
aesthetically pleasing
Olympus lenses if you pay a tiny bit
more. But in total the
camera today still costs $230
and with this 4 kit being $363 in total
for everything. Our
sensor size continues to grow
and we're going to look at two different
cameras from two different manufacturers
that use two different lens mounts but
both share APS-C size sensors.
The first in our APS-C lineup
is actually from an abandoned product
line from Canon, surprise
surprise, and this is from the
Canon EOS M lineup. It's not the original
EOS M, this is the EOS M3.
Considering the awkwardness
of this product line the M3 is definitely
the mid-range APS-C
camera from Canon's EOS M line.
That actually has a 24 megapixel APS-C
size sensor which in a compact body is
really quite nice and
of course it uses the Canon EOS M mount
which has a whole world of
little lenses but then they also
created a Canon EOS M to EF adapter so if
you were to pick this up and
wanted to get into a world of
cheap lenses from Canon you can also pick
up the adapter and get lots
of EF glass. The price for
the body of the M3 today is $242 which
does seem surprisingly high
but when you actually consider
a 24 megapixel Canon color sign sensor on
a body of this size for
those who do not care about video
this is definitely a very good shout and
the lens I have paired with
this is a classic option, I'm
sorry for not surprising you, it's the
EOS M 22 millimeter f2 which
gives us a 33 millimeter full
frame equivalent focal length. This total
combination is somehow
the most expensive on
this list which is going to surprise you
even more when we get into
some of the crazy cameras
later but this combination comes in at
$408 in total for an
outdated cancelled product line it's
just what why the next camera is going to
surprise you with just how
overpriced this one is. Moving
back into a more affordable and sane
territory away from Canon EOS M line
we're going to be looking
at a Sony camera. The camera has a 20
megapixel APS-C size
sensor and the A5000 also has an
articulating screen but it is just a flip
up not fully articulating
and this A5000 body goes today
for $178 and in terms of a kit I've
actually paired it with the Sigma 90
millimeter f2.8 you remember
the same lens that Sigma made for micro 4
thirds mount they also made
for the E mount and this kit
in total the camera and lens is only $305
literally $100 less than that previous
EOS M3 we just talked
about. We're now entering the twilight
zone of this video and this
is where we're going to be
looking at full frame size sensors that
are professional bodies
that now go for cheaper
than most of the cameras we've already
talked about in this video.
If you're interested in full
frame professional bodies on a budget
this is the section you've been waiting
for. In the world of
full frame DSLRs we're going to talk
about two different options
but sadly I have to start with
the usual suspect and that is the 5D
classic as in the Canon 5D
mark one it has a full frame 12
megapixel sensor oh actually when I was
fact checking this part of the video I
actually found it as a
30 megapixel sensor for many years I have
believed it had a 12
megapixel sensor but here we go I'm
wrong while this resolution might seem
quite low this Sony a7s3 also has 12
megapixels and to be
honest is totally fine for photography.
For the price of $152 just
for the Canon 5D body you are
going to get some of the best colors that
have been feigned and had a cult
following ever since
the camera came out and when you pair it
with a Canon nifty 50 f1.8
the total of the camera will
only be $224 for a full frame
professional DSLR. For all casual use
this is totally enough and even
if you were going to get into some sort
of product photography or food
photography this is also
totally enough. The low light performance
will still be great with
the 12 megapixel larger sensor
and with using fast lenses at f1.8 or
below considering the
affordability of Canon EF glass.
Now I want to introduce to you the Green
Goblin to Canon Spider-Man
this is from Nikon released
only three years later and a direct
competitor to the Canon 5D
lineup this is the Nikon D700.
Equally it is a full frame pro-bodied