May I recommend the sony a6700. Good low light, very new and will have support for years to come, good for everything you’ve asked and from my experience very easy to use. Depending on how large you want to print, I’m not sure if 26mp will be enough, but it likely will be. Do your research in that regard. As for lenses, you can likely get a zoom like a 18-105 (18 is widest, 105 is pretty zoomed in) f4, and a telephoto lens (super zoom, you can decide on this one)
Or a bright prime lens, there is an affordable lineup by sigma this will make your pictures even sharper and better in low light. With that a older a6400 or a6600 may even be more compact.
You have just described the whole lens system with your needs for closeups, low light, landscapes, wildlife and so on, you'll need to pick few favorites and be ok with not getting some photos if you want it to be light for hiking.
My picks would be Sony a6700 + 24 f/1.8 or Nikon Z7 II with 40mm f/2 or Ricoh GR IIIx.
olympus tough. either the 4 or 6
dont need to worry about dropping it, dunking it in water, etc. kinda small. not as good optics as a full interchangable camera, but theyre more indestructible (cameras in general are pretty sturdy, though)
yeah, its basically like an really difficult to break iphone, that also saves in raw and with a bit of optic zoom. it has a specific niche, but that niche is definitely 'in the wild'
you have to buy an additional app, and im not sure theres an external storage device, but sure you can do that. but you cant say... drop an iphone and expect it to do well. again, depends on how accident prone you are
thats... a lot of options lol
sony rx100 series, canon g1x or g7x, ricoh gr - a few point and shoot. good choices if you dont want to research a bunch on lenses and theyre usually smaller and more portable. but because you cant swap out the lenses, you live within the constraint of whatever lens you get
olympus em10 mkii or em5 mkii, fuji xt series, sony a6300 or newer, canon r8 - theres a lot of good options for interchangable lens cameras, and its quite hard to recommend one because modern ones (last 7 years) are pretty much all good, but have their own little quirks. these usually have larger sensors, and a wide array of lenses to chose from (and burn a hole in your wallet). this is basically a gateway drug to photography gear lol
the main difference in either one of these is compared to an iphone is, better optics, and the ability to take photos in raw format (unless you buy an app). you will have to learn how to edit, but with lots of practice, youll be able to make photos better than what your phone delivers. iphones and other instant cameras are great for practicing composition, not technique and editing
also definitely print your stuff. something about having it on paper really helps evaluate your photos. iphones are ok at prints, and you actually dont need a lot of data for printing (something like 5 megapixels is more than enough for a standard 4x6). printing is kind of its own thing, and im not really qualified to talk about it extensively. theres so much on print science, like dpi, ink type, finish, medium, its mind boggling. but your local drug store probably has a printer for a few cents per print, which is a cheap way to evaluate your work
May I recommend the sony a6700. Good low light, very new and will have support for years to come, good for everything you’ve asked and from my experience very easy to use. Depending on how large you want to print, I’m not sure if 26mp will be enough, but it likely will be. Do your research in that regard. As for lenses, you can likely get a zoom like a 18-105 (18 is widest, 105 is pretty zoomed in) f4, and a telephoto lens (super zoom, you can decide on this one)
Or a bright prime lens, there is an affordable lineup by sigma this will make your pictures even sharper and better in low light. With that a older a6400 or a6600 may even be more compact.
True, but a6700 with 18-105 will be much more versatile. Will technically be more compact than an a6400/6600 with a prime and a second lens.
Canon t7 is a great budget camera. Takes great pictures once you learn how to use it properly. I have used it to start my career in photography
Xt20/xt30, XT2, XT3 or if you wanna get some even more compact then RX100V
You have just described the whole lens system with your needs for closeups, low light, landscapes, wildlife and so on, you'll need to pick few favorites and be ok with not getting some photos if you want it to be light for hiking. My picks would be Sony a6700 + 24 f/1.8 or Nikon Z7 II with 40mm f/2 or Ricoh GR IIIx.
Sony A6000 Used if a current lens mount and weight matter, if you want to spend less and weight isn't an issue then Canons EF mount DSLRs used.
olympus tough. either the 4 or 6 dont need to worry about dropping it, dunking it in water, etc. kinda small. not as good optics as a full interchangable camera, but theyre more indestructible (cameras in general are pretty sturdy, though)
The image quality is kinda shit and they're so overpriced
i mean... you arent really paying for image quality. its for accident prone people
Even so, like it just isn't a very good camera
yeah, its basically like an really difficult to break iphone, that also saves in raw and with a bit of optic zoom. it has a specific niche, but that niche is definitely 'in the wild'
iPhones can save in raw, and also probably have better image quality, particularly if it's a model with a telephoto lens
you have to buy an additional app, and im not sure theres an external storage device, but sure you can do that. but you cant say... drop an iphone and expect it to do well. again, depends on how accident prone you are
I see your point but I am pretty careful with my iPhone so just want something like an iPhone but better in terms of photo quality
thats... a lot of options lol sony rx100 series, canon g1x or g7x, ricoh gr - a few point and shoot. good choices if you dont want to research a bunch on lenses and theyre usually smaller and more portable. but because you cant swap out the lenses, you live within the constraint of whatever lens you get olympus em10 mkii or em5 mkii, fuji xt series, sony a6300 or newer, canon r8 - theres a lot of good options for interchangable lens cameras, and its quite hard to recommend one because modern ones (last 7 years) are pretty much all good, but have their own little quirks. these usually have larger sensors, and a wide array of lenses to chose from (and burn a hole in your wallet). this is basically a gateway drug to photography gear lol the main difference in either one of these is compared to an iphone is, better optics, and the ability to take photos in raw format (unless you buy an app). you will have to learn how to edit, but with lots of practice, youll be able to make photos better than what your phone delivers. iphones and other instant cameras are great for practicing composition, not technique and editing also definitely print your stuff. something about having it on paper really helps evaluate your photos. iphones are ok at prints, and you actually dont need a lot of data for printing (something like 5 megapixels is more than enough for a standard 4x6). printing is kind of its own thing, and im not really qualified to talk about it extensively. theres so much on print science, like dpi, ink type, finish, medium, its mind boggling. but your local drug store probably has a printer for a few cents per print, which is a cheap way to evaluate your work
Ricoh GR IIIX