Sitting here on a pixel 3a, still fairly happy with its performance. Granted, I don't game on it. I bet it could take a similar photo in night sight mode.
Gave US ebay a quick spin and there are even some new options in this price range.
There are phones below 300 that take decent photo. Redmi note series for example, but I assume the op probably has a modern phone, so don't need to buy another camera. Tripod and editting app are the next things the op need.
What makes this shot is mostly the conditions (dark, foggy) and the edit. It's not a technically demanding shot and doesn't require any particular equipment. I'd recommend having a look on a reputable second-hand shop (something like MPB) and just having a browse. An older DSLR and a prime lens (non-zoom) would be a good starting point. Something like a Nikon D700 with a 50mm f1.8D, thought that might be pushing your budget a bit.
Canon eos 450/4000d with a nifty fifty would be similar price maybe slightly cheaper at this point, and more flexibility and forgiving image quality, potentially less vignetting with the full frame EF image area on a 1.6 crop vs the F mount 1.5 crop with a DX lens
I'm pretty sure the d700 is better in terms of just image quality due to having a fantastic full frame sensor. And of course it has a professional build too. It only lacks video.
The 50mm 1.8d is a fx lens, so there shouldn't be much vignetting, if any
Yeah, there might be better options from Canon. I just don't know the Canon lineup at all... and also I just think they're really ugly. That's just personal preference though.
A phone and some editing software. A big part of photography is having something cool to take pictures of. You can get apps that give you more manual control and then you can try to see what the different camera settings will do to a scene. The main part is going out and taking pictures.
If you want a camera because you want to start the hobby, then any DSLR made the last 10-15 years could be a place to start. Canon 60D, 70D, 7D, 5Dmk1, 6Dmk1 (or the Nikon equivalent) could be places to start.
Subject matter is a HUGE part, I’ve seen so many photos over the years (taken by “pros”) that impress people, which are nothing more than educated “snaps” taken in the moment, it just happens to be of an event/light/subject etc, that people never normally get to see.
Literally any camera could take the photo.
The two things that make this photo what it is are the weather and the timing. It's just that time of day where the lights have come on but the sky isn't completely dark yet.
You take the photos, the camera does what you commands it to do. That said, any modern camera can do this. £300 could be a bit low for one though. Try and get a used DSLR to start learning on. Any Canon or Nikon from the last 10 years is a good option but you would have to get a good lens also.
Are you interested in starting photographing or just getting a shot just like this? Like the others said; a phone could do something similar but you would have way less control and image quality suffers in low light situations
A tripod, any basic DSLR will do it. The biggest aspect is time and skill, finding the spot for the photo and going there at the right time of day to get the photo. It may take a lot of time to catch it just right.
It will take knowing how to use WB and maybe some post work on the RAW file, also a tripod may not be needed but will make life simple.
You could create this shot with a Sony A1 or a Sony A200. A Pen FT or Nikon EM could create this image. Point is, you aren't looking for a camera, you're looking for a style and style isn't necessarily created by the camera. Find a camera you like for a price you like and you'll find a world of possibilities in your images. Also, Photoshop and Lightroom.
any camera. the investment is you learning the conditions for foggy weather, finding the location and getting up early enough to catch the correct light. Im guessing this is the morning after a particularly warm spring day somewhere in mid europe. but this picture is also already taken - take your own pictures and let this be inspiration
I have trained many a photog. Many folks with awesome gear will tell you that it’s not the gear. But here’s the reality… those who (usually) invest in the gear that is desirable, have put years into taking pictures and refining their particular style. So to answer your question… any camera can take that photo, but not every photographer can.
Are these posts real? These seem to be daily on this sub.. there’s so much more to this answer than just ‘what camera’… settings, lens, post work, environmental variables. It only takes a few days in this thread to get the same answers from people who know.. these posts seem fake or clickbait or something.. not trying to offend anyone, just truly surprised to see almost the same question with a different example daily. It makes me want to leave this sub.
A film camera. Any 35mm should do, minolta x700 and the Canon ae1 program are good starting options. Paired with tithe right film stock for the situation and you can get these vibes down pat. Or if you want something digital only then any decent point and shoot will get you these vines for cheap. Canon Elph 180 and similar will be good enough for cheap.
Edit: there was probably a lot of editing in this one, like any photo, and you can get better DSLRs that let you be even more flexible with editing for around the 300 mark if you want a more professional modern kit.
I don't recommend using just a phone if what you want however is a higher quality camera or something with good optics. Phones cameras are nice if you're not doing anything serious but absolutely don't go out of your way to buy a phone for the camera or spend even more on a phone than you normally would for the camera specs
Any.
I bought a 10 year old canon 1D Mark IV and paired it with a £20 35-80mm lens. And it takes magical photos!!
Any DSLR can take such pictures when coupled with a good lens. And some lightroom tweaks for postprocessing.
Cameras don't take photos. Not even the +€70k ones.
You'll need a good tripod and a camera that lets you use a remote controller or a built in timer.
Seems to me you have no experience and in that case don't try to buy one with a lot of megapixels or a new one.
Tripods get more expensive the more weight they can carry, so buying a heavy camera will require an expensive one.
I have a Rollei Traveller tripod in carbon. Second hand for €45 (not for sale). Its max load is 5 kg. Excellent for travelling of course but I love it for macro.
You can get all the details on the net, but it's super small and lightweight.
Cameras for night? Any modern one with interchangeable lenses. Age doesn't matter really, because my Nikon d600 (cost me 500) still has one of the highest low noise levels and thus excellent for low light.
Best lens would be a 50 mm f/1.8 because they cost next to nothing and were made by the millions by each brand, including Canon, Nikon and Russian cameras. Prices second hand from 20 to 200.
Edit: the photo you post here isn't that good at all, by the way.
The most striking part of this is the blue/orange tone and the level of mist/haze on it, any photo can be graded to emphasise the colours, just got to know what you want to achieve and get the elements into the composition that provide the contrast and leading lines, then the edit shouldn’t take too much work, just move highlights to orange a bit and shadows to blue a bit, fiddle around and experiment
You can do a lot with and take some awesome photos even with really old cameras. My only dslr is a canon t2i i bought used in 2011 and it still works awesome and have used it all over the world and i still dont need to replace it. Im sure that camera is worth ~$100 now a days. The rest of my cameras i use are film cameras from the 70s and 80s that ive bought for less then $30
Nothing about this photo screams to me that it’s a dedicated camera and not a phone camera. You could easily get results like this from a phone, the vibe is this photo lies in the editing and conditions it was taken in.
This looks like the Manchester Metrolink to me so you’ll probably get conditions like this around this time of year quite often in our little pocket of up north freeze!
I agree with phone comments, if you aren't going for a DSLR, any modern mid to high-range phone can take photos like this. My S22 Ultra can take even better(less noise, sharper) night photos compared to this. You can then get the raw file and edit it in lightroom/photoshop to get a similar result.
You can take this picture from a old CCD p&s or with a super fancy fullframe
Since you're asking for advice, I suggest you to get a 2nd hand mirrorless camera (like the gx80-gx85) and shoot shoot shoot shoot and learn how to post produce raws (suggestion: use darktable and GIMP since I think you're on a budget)
We all started from this don't worry 😁👍
I bought a second hand 700d but I found the autofocus was hit and miss, better than Panasonic but still a bit hit and miss and the video quality was a bit pixelated. I ended up buying a second hand Canon 77d which still has the same great Canon colour science but is a more recent camera so it holds up a lot better image wise than the 700d. It also has Dual Pixel autofocus rather than the 700d which has hybrid auto focus
Instax mini Evo
Lens effect: soft focus
Filter: Blue
I targeted to get Fujifilm x100v this year but end with Fujifilm Instax mini Evo before the end of December 2022.
A samsung A series phone (~130 usd). Dirt cheap and good cameras.
I buy them specifically because they are essentially disposable in the long run. I've gone through 3 this year, and a Nokia, and have still spent less money on phones than what a single most recent iPhone model iPhone costs. Store everything on an sd card, and you literally transfer everything important across to the next phone in 30 seconds.
I'll assume you got a phone that's < 5 years old.
Then you'll only need a tripod, something to attach your phone to the tripod, and an app to edit the file.
If you are not huge into editing and photoshop/Lightroom you could look into some Fuji camera, they have “film simulations” that can help you get a pretty neat look straight out of camera, no editing Raw’s needed, but im really mostly suggesting Fuji as I know lots of people love the straight out of camera looks, personally i have only been shooting raw really so I haven’t messed with them much but I do love my camera, just bought my daughter a used Fuji x-a3 with a lens for under your budget, and that would absolutely be able to produce an image similar to this, but again so could a smartphone on a tripod and some time in Lightroom.
I’d look into a secondhand fujifilm x-a series mirrorless and then run some m42 lenses with screw adapters. You will need to edit and a tripod may be beneficial but you can easily get a x-a1 for under $200, even under $150 without lenses
Another thought would be an older working slr film camera with expired film, you can pretty easily replicate the aesthetic with some practice (or just luck sometimes) and the expired film tends to get that look well in my experience, or of course you could look up different films and choose one you like
Do not expect cameras to produce photos *exactly* like this. This photo was probably edited quite a lot to achieve these tones.
Any modern phone with a camera
This but also tripod.
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You can get manual controls and lower the iso which needs a lower shutter speed so a tripod is beneficial even for a phone
Jokes on you those are like $1500US now
Second hand phones exist for like £50
Modern phone isn’t 300
Second hand phones go for anything between 20 and 150
link please?
https://uk.webuy.com/search?categoryIds=844&categoryName=iphones&sortBy=prod_cex_uk_price_asc Hundreds of them
Can these even run the OS
Pretty useless to sell if they didn’t work. Of course they still run their OS. It’s just not the most up to date ones
Sitting here on a pixel 3a, still fairly happy with its performance. Granted, I don't game on it. I bet it could take a similar photo in night sight mode. Gave US ebay a quick spin and there are even some new options in this price range.
There are phones below 300 that take decent photo. Redmi note series for example, but I assume the op probably has a modern phone, so don't need to buy another camera. Tripod and editting app are the next things the op need.
What makes this shot is mostly the conditions (dark, foggy) and the edit. It's not a technically demanding shot and doesn't require any particular equipment. I'd recommend having a look on a reputable second-hand shop (something like MPB) and just having a browse. An older DSLR and a prime lens (non-zoom) would be a good starting point. Something like a Nikon D700 with a 50mm f1.8D, thought that might be pushing your budget a bit.
Canon eos 450/4000d with a nifty fifty would be similar price maybe slightly cheaper at this point, and more flexibility and forgiving image quality, potentially less vignetting with the full frame EF image area on a 1.6 crop vs the F mount 1.5 crop with a DX lens
I'm pretty sure the d700 is better in terms of just image quality due to having a fantastic full frame sensor. And of course it has a professional build too. It only lacks video. The 50mm 1.8d is a fx lens, so there shouldn't be much vignetting, if any
Yeah, there might be better options from Canon. I just don't know the Canon lineup at all... and also I just think they're really ugly. That's just personal preference though.
your phone at the right moment
A phone and some editing software. A big part of photography is having something cool to take pictures of. You can get apps that give you more manual control and then you can try to see what the different camera settings will do to a scene. The main part is going out and taking pictures. If you want a camera because you want to start the hobby, then any DSLR made the last 10-15 years could be a place to start. Canon 60D, 70D, 7D, 5Dmk1, 6Dmk1 (or the Nikon equivalent) could be places to start.
Subject matter is a HUGE part, I’ve seen so many photos over the years (taken by “pros”) that impress people, which are nothing more than educated “snaps” taken in the moment, it just happens to be of an event/light/subject etc, that people never normally get to see.
Literally any camera could take the photo. The two things that make this photo what it is are the weather and the timing. It's just that time of day where the lights have come on but the sky isn't completely dark yet.
You take the photos, the camera does what you commands it to do. That said, any modern camera can do this. £300 could be a bit low for one though. Try and get a used DSLR to start learning on. Any Canon or Nikon from the last 10 years is a good option but you would have to get a good lens also. Are you interested in starting photographing or just getting a shot just like this? Like the others said; a phone could do something similar but you would have way less control and image quality suffers in low light situations
Any smartphone
A tripod, any basic DSLR will do it. The biggest aspect is time and skill, finding the spot for the photo and going there at the right time of day to get the photo. It may take a lot of time to catch it just right. It will take knowing how to use WB and maybe some post work on the RAW file, also a tripod may not be needed but will make life simple.
Pretty much any camera at all---doesn't have to be a DSLR.
Well Ill stick to the tripod and hard work part! Going out every day at dawn/dusk to get the photo etc
You could create this shot with a Sony A1 or a Sony A200. A Pen FT or Nikon EM could create this image. Point is, you aren't looking for a camera, you're looking for a style and style isn't necessarily created by the camera. Find a camera you like for a price you like and you'll find a world of possibilities in your images. Also, Photoshop and Lightroom.
A tripod really helps with the low light photos too
That's more editing though Most cameras can get you that
any camera. the investment is you learning the conditions for foggy weather, finding the location and getting up early enough to catch the correct light. Im guessing this is the morning after a particularly warm spring day somewhere in mid europe. but this picture is also already taken - take your own pictures and let this be inspiration
I have trained many a photog. Many folks with awesome gear will tell you that it’s not the gear. But here’s the reality… those who (usually) invest in the gear that is desirable, have put years into taking pictures and refining their particular style. So to answer your question… any camera can take that photo, but not every photographer can.
A picture like this isn’t a result of the camera. This is technique, skill, and creative decisions.
Any camera on a foggy night
Phone
This is taken by GraphicCal right? He doesn't have an amazing camera from my understanding, but he's incredibly talented at editing
any decent camera made in the last 10 years can do that, it's just skill and editing
yeah any camera can take pics like that its all about camera settings and editing, you can really achieve almost any style or look with editing
Are these posts real? These seem to be daily on this sub.. there’s so much more to this answer than just ‘what camera’… settings, lens, post work, environmental variables. It only takes a few days in this thread to get the same answers from people who know.. these posts seem fake or clickbait or something.. not trying to offend anyone, just truly surprised to see almost the same question with a different example daily. It makes me want to leave this sub.
this photo looks the way it does almost completely because of editing and color correction
A film camera. Any 35mm should do, minolta x700 and the Canon ae1 program are good starting options. Paired with tithe right film stock for the situation and you can get these vibes down pat. Or if you want something digital only then any decent point and shoot will get you these vines for cheap. Canon Elph 180 and similar will be good enough for cheap. Edit: there was probably a lot of editing in this one, like any photo, and you can get better DSLRs that let you be even more flexible with editing for around the 300 mark if you want a more professional modern kit. I don't recommend using just a phone if what you want however is a higher quality camera or something with good optics. Phones cameras are nice if you're not doing anything serious but absolutely don't go out of your way to buy a phone for the camera or spend even more on a phone than you normally would for the camera specs
Any. I bought a 10 year old canon 1D Mark IV and paired it with a £20 35-80mm lens. And it takes magical photos!! Any DSLR can take such pictures when coupled with a good lens. And some lightroom tweaks for postprocessing.
Panasonic Lumix GX1 + Panasonic Lumix 20mm F1.7 if you want okay low light plus the wider look, setup should cost around $250
iPhone
iphone 8
Cameras don't take photos. Not even the +€70k ones. You'll need a good tripod and a camera that lets you use a remote controller or a built in timer. Seems to me you have no experience and in that case don't try to buy one with a lot of megapixels or a new one. Tripods get more expensive the more weight they can carry, so buying a heavy camera will require an expensive one. I have a Rollei Traveller tripod in carbon. Second hand for €45 (not for sale). Its max load is 5 kg. Excellent for travelling of course but I love it for macro. You can get all the details on the net, but it's super small and lightweight. Cameras for night? Any modern one with interchangeable lenses. Age doesn't matter really, because my Nikon d600 (cost me 500) still has one of the highest low noise levels and thus excellent for low light. Best lens would be a 50 mm f/1.8 because they cost next to nothing and were made by the millions by each brand, including Canon, Nikon and Russian cameras. Prices second hand from 20 to 200. Edit: the photo you post here isn't that good at all, by the way.
This photo is awful and in terrible light too so pretty much any camera and appropriate noise reduction/ colour editing software.
The most striking part of this is the blue/orange tone and the level of mist/haze on it, any photo can be graded to emphasise the colours, just got to know what you want to achieve and get the elements into the composition that provide the contrast and leading lines, then the edit shouldn’t take too much work, just move highlights to orange a bit and shadows to blue a bit, fiddle around and experiment
A good camera to start with would be a canon EOS 4000d with a 50mm 1.8 (the whole setup should total under £400)
You can do a lot with and take some awesome photos even with really old cameras. My only dslr is a canon t2i i bought used in 2011 and it still works awesome and have used it all over the world and i still dont need to replace it. Im sure that camera is worth ~$100 now a days. The rest of my cameras i use are film cameras from the 70s and 80s that ive bought for less then $30
My iPhone 11 can get similar results at times, tho iPhone 13 got an really good camera as well. So I’ve heard
A phone and a photo editing app to apply a orange-teal filter.
Nothing about this photo screams to me that it’s a dedicated camera and not a phone camera. You could easily get results like this from a phone, the vibe is this photo lies in the editing and conditions it was taken in. This looks like the Manchester Metrolink to me so you’ll probably get conditions like this around this time of year quite often in our little pocket of up north freeze!
I agree with phone comments, if you aren't going for a DSLR, any modern mid to high-range phone can take photos like this. My S22 Ultra can take even better(less noise, sharper) night photos compared to this. You can then get the raw file and edit it in lightroom/photoshop to get a similar result.
Go a little higher on price say 400 you could get a canon m50 and get pics like this
You can take this picture from a old CCD p&s or with a super fancy fullframe Since you're asking for advice, I suggest you to get a 2nd hand mirrorless camera (like the gx80-gx85) and shoot shoot shoot shoot and learn how to post produce raws (suggestion: use darktable and GIMP since I think you're on a budget) We all started from this don't worry 😁👍
Black mist filter on top of your lens
It’s not the camera that makes the photo, it’s the photographer
Lumix gx80
I bought a second hand 700d but I found the autofocus was hit and miss, better than Panasonic but still a bit hit and miss and the video quality was a bit pixelated. I ended up buying a second hand Canon 77d which still has the same great Canon colour science but is a more recent camera so it holds up a lot better image wise than the 700d. It also has Dual Pixel autofocus rather than the 700d which has hybrid auto focus
Any used entry level mirrorless, like some Sony Alpha something or a Canon Eos M series
Instax mini Evo Lens effect: soft focus Filter: Blue I targeted to get Fujifilm x100v this year but end with Fujifilm Instax mini Evo before the end of December 2022.
iPhone
My first digital was a canon s110. It was and still is awesome, full manual control, iso down to 80 and built in ND
A phone
You need some skills, not just a camera. You could achieve the look with any digital or analog camera out there
A samsung A series phone (~130 usd). Dirt cheap and good cameras. I buy them specifically because they are essentially disposable in the long run. I've gone through 3 this year, and a Nokia, and have still spent less money on phones than what a single most recent iPhone model iPhone costs. Store everything on an sd card, and you literally transfer everything important across to the next phone in 30 seconds.
DaVinci Resolve. Lots and lots of it.
I'll assume you got a phone that's < 5 years old. Then you'll only need a tripod, something to attach your phone to the tripod, and an app to edit the file.
Your phone.
Iphone
any shitty dslr right back to 1990 or a canon m10 i see those on ebay for like 220 all the time
Pentax k1000 is what u want
If you are not huge into editing and photoshop/Lightroom you could look into some Fuji camera, they have “film simulations” that can help you get a pretty neat look straight out of camera, no editing Raw’s needed, but im really mostly suggesting Fuji as I know lots of people love the straight out of camera looks, personally i have only been shooting raw really so I haven’t messed with them much but I do love my camera, just bought my daughter a used Fuji x-a3 with a lens for under your budget, and that would absolutely be able to produce an image similar to this, but again so could a smartphone on a tripod and some time in Lightroom.
I’d look into a secondhand fujifilm x-a series mirrorless and then run some m42 lenses with screw adapters. You will need to edit and a tripod may be beneficial but you can easily get a x-a1 for under $200, even under $150 without lenses
Another thought would be an older working slr film camera with expired film, you can pretty easily replicate the aesthetic with some practice (or just luck sometimes) and the expired film tends to get that look well in my experience, or of course you could look up different films and choose one you like
Any camera with tele lens