Best Beginner Photography Cameras to Buy in 2022

A beginner photography camera buying guide for gear I recommend in 2022.

Camera Gear Mentioned in this video:
Under £500
- Canon 70d
- Canon 700d
- Canon 750d

Between £500 - 1000
- Sony A6500
- Canon M50
- Canon EOS RP

Over £1,000
Canon EOS R
Canon R6
Sony A7iii

You’re thinking about starting photography, maybe you’ve always been interested but never pulled the plug and bought a camera yourself? Where do we even start?

There are so many great cameras at various different price points it’s hard to know what you should buy. As a photographer for the last 10 years of my life I thought I could maybe help you out and point you in the right direction with some cameras I would recommend.

Everything I mention in this video will be from personal experience with the cameras or I know close friends who have used them. There so many great options in the camera world I won’t able to touch on every make, model and brand so I’ll just suggest some cameras like I would when talking to a family member or friend.

The cameras I talk about here are not simple point and shoot cameras. They will include manual and advanced features for people who are little more serious about talking photos more than just on a family holiday.

I personally think that if you want to just point and shoot, you don’t care about learning the details and camera settings your mobile phone is probably good enough. But for those who want more of a photography experience I will be sharing my recommendations that are little more than just a one button point and shoot option.

Something to keep in mind is that cameras should generally last you a long time. Upgrading and changing gear can cost a lot of money so I like to suggest when you buy a camera, think about it as a 3-5 year investment at least. When you buy a good camera body you can then look at adding different lenses that fit that camera body. If you keep changing camera bodies you will need to change the lenses to fit that body. So keep in mind, when buying a brand you’re also buying into the lenses that will fit the camera too. However, there are so many options and third party companies and lens adapters nowadays this isn’t something you should worry about, just something to keep in mind. I mainly shoot with Canon, so if I change to sony... it’ll be a faff to swap and change out all my lenses too. I’m invested in the canon eco system because I’m happy with their products. I hope this makes sense.

I’m going to recommend cameras in 3 different prices ranges. £500 and less, Between £500-1000 and £1k plus. Like with most tech, you get what you pay for so the cheaper cameras will be older and provide much fewer fancy features compared to the pricers cameras but everything I recommend will still product good quality images you shouldn’t be disappointed with.

Gear I use:
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My recommendation for beginners:

- Sony A6500 (which has got image stabilization)

- one of the Sigma APS-C prime lenses (16/1.4, 30/1.4 or 56/1.4) for landscape, street-, food, or portrait photography

- the Sony 70-350/4.5-6.3 G OSS for wildlife

- the Sony 18-105/4 is a good allrounder for stills and videos in a lot of situations

Buy them second hand and you‘re well equiped for years.

And pay attention to the GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). If you think that a new lens provides better results, don‘t buy it straight away but try it out beforehand (renting, borrowing, etc.). Otherwise you‘ll end up with a bunch of lenses that you‘ll probably never use.

[leoconing]

Awesome video Mike, great tips for beginner photographers looking for a first camera

[dennisopilli]

The best and honest advice ever
never biased

[TheRealJHan]

I bought a Canon T7i and very quickly upgraded to the RP. As much as I’d love to upgrade to an R6 or the like, the RP really is an amazing camera and everything a beginner needs and more to be set for years. Great video and love the honest review

[telkirton]

I had Nikon film and digital up to D3s for 50 years, sold it all after 2 heart attacks but now brought a 70D and 300mm f/4 lens highly recommenced, great video Mike..

[isaaacsauce]

i lit up when i saw the m50 in this video. definitely gonna go for that one, thanks!

[Maxschorrfoto]

I bought a 700D August 2021. 2022 I upgraded to the RP. I am really happy with both choices. As you said the 700D in LowLight is not really great. In my experience everything above iso 400 maybe 800 is really noisy. The 50 1.8 is great. I am using it on the Rp with the adapter right now. Also loved it on the 700D. For Aspc canon cameras i would also recommend the 24mm f/2.8. Also das you said I got the feeling the 700d holt me back a bit really fast.

[CO_]

You know which camera I really miss after spending over $16, 000 on gear? My first DSLR, the Nikon d40. The only one that took pictures I always loved

[benigal]

Thank you for the review. Great video bro.

[natetheartist]

Thanks for the work and advice you've shared in this setting.

[macobean]

get a used fujifilm xt2 for around $500 with 18-55m kit lens for $300, , best camera setup as beginner imo. quality both jpeg and raw are amazing and you got to learn manual shooting thru its manual dials.

[MacGamingg]

Can you help me pick a camera between canon m50 mark 2, canon 250d, canon 2000d, this will be my first ever camera I want to get into photography I travel a lot so it’s for travel photos I’ve been looking for days now and can’t decide what’s good my budget is 500-750 I have been looking at compare websites and some have better specs than others which one will you recommend as you are a professional

[stuartfranks]

I use a lot of cameras but fuji and a 77d are my favourite i use the 77d for icm photography but i have about 30 different cameras but it's more the glass you put on it

[jacuswoczega]

For DSL-viewfinder photographers: two digit Canon DSLR have true prism (better), three-four digits prism-replacement with mirrors. Not important for LV style (but look for dual-pixel LV AF)

[SergiVisualz]

Bought the M50 few days ago. Best decision for the money.

[maurosegurah]

Great video, tons of info. Thank you!

[thomaslee]

Nice tips. Thanks! (BTW, you mean "pull the trigger on..." Pull the plug means you stop something from going on.)

[Grace-wqfz]

I am a beginner in photography and I am interested in wildlife, street and other things until I find my niche. Would you recommend the USED Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS Lens with the Fujifilm X-T2 Digital Camera Body?

[ashwinkumar]

Guys please help me out deciding which camera to buy.
I'm a beginner and needs are landscape photography and some indoor, low light photography and some 4k video and slow mo (in that order)

The cameras that are in my budget are Sony ZV-E10, Nikon Z30, Z50, Sony A6100, Canon M50 MII, and others in their range.

But most of these are touted as good for videos mainly.

Then what to buy for photography but within my budget of 1200 USD/90kInr

[kevindelgado]

My first camera is the 750D/T6i, even these days I see no need to upgrade it, it just takes amazing photos (in manual). but frankly one day I would like to try a full-frame camera, maybe when the 5DMrk IV gets more accessible in terms of price.