Micah Mahaffey Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Trying to find a camera for my friend, I have some ideas, but I thought I should see what the EOSHD community thinks! So here's my question... What's the best all purpose camera for under $300? Something that shoots at least 1080p video, and takes decent pictures! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Used LUMIX PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurijTurnsek Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Had the same request from a friend a month ago, but he was looking for a birthday present so used was not an option - he was stuck choosing mobile camera sized sensors. Go for used and you can get something decent for that money, unlike buying new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Sony a6000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Eos-m, D3300, A5100, G6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Maze Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 A6000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 secondhand GX80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 +1 (Used Gx80) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Good luck finding a GX80 for under $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Lumix G7 with nice HD and 4K(UHD), if you can find one for under 300, then G6, which you can even find for much cheaper. Great video qualiy and usuability. Usuability is best by far for the price. A6000 has a sensor close to S35 Film, so using lenses give the same view as on S35. On Lumix one has to use focal reducers to get the same fiel of view (FOV) with the same lenses as on S35. Myself, I am using Lumix cams with focal reducers, because the video quality is so nice. They are nice for photos as well. Like I said, very nice to use with swivel screen, mic in, nice grip, EVF, good battery life and so on. You should be able to find a G7 with all that and UHD video for around 300, but for 350 for sure. Oh, and G7 has much better HD than GX85 btw. webrunner5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Get the GX80/85, really good bang for buck! 1 hour ago, jonpais said: Good luck finding a GX80 for under $300. Bought my 2nd used GX80 for $274,61 (Converted from SEK). There's one for sale right now, in Sweden, for $417 which includes 12-32 + 35-100 + a wooden grip. Cinegain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Ideally a secondhand Panasonic G7 But more likely a secondhand Panasonic G6 or Nikon D5200 is what you should be checking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 G7 or GX7. Both have a better picture than the A6000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted November 13, 2017 Super Members Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 hours ago, Brother said: Get the GX80/85, really good bang for buck! Bought my 2nd used GX80 for $274,61 (Converted from SEK). There's one for sale right now, in Sweden, for $417 which includes 12-32 + 35-100 + a wooden grip. Yup, it even touched bellow $400 new. Problem is that our used prices seems way lower than alot of places. Im having the same issues trying to recommend when people ask with a price in mind. Lucky for us Then, again, the prices are high in those places because people keep paying.. Justin Bacle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bacle Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Not the same kind of camera as listed above (all are very good recommendations BTW), but you can get an old 50D / 100D for that kind of price, if you want to shoot raw (thanks Magic Lantern) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noone Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Picking a camera for someone else is never a good idea I think though giving them the options available is. Will they be able to use anyone else's lenses and accessories? If so, what do the others use? I love my GX7 and it is still a fair choice but so would be the A6000 and various baby Nikons and Canons and much more. A6000 is available new still lots of places and would have about the best image quality at this level to me though if they only shoot in good light a smaller sensor can be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonis Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Can't go wrong with a (used) Lumix G7. I bought a new one in the Netherlands for 400e last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I always had a lot of fun with my GM1 and GX7. Shot a ton of video with both. Also took a crazy amount of RAW photos with the GM1. Had tiny Pentax a110 prime lenses on it. Mostly used the 25mm lens. Just a great travel cam. Not saying that sort of thing is for everybody, but I sure enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 21 hours ago, Justin Bacle said: Not the same kind of camera as listed above (all are very good recommendations BTW), but you can get an old 50D / 100D for that kind of price, if you want to shoot raw (thanks Magic Lantern) They'd suck big time as an "all purpose" camera however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bacle Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, IronFilm said: They'd suck big time as an "all purpose" camera however. That's very true But it takes very nice pictures as a compensation, and you can still shoot 1080p with it (very close in quality to a 5dmk2, so there is aliasing and moire, but colors are great) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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