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Digital Recommendations for an Old Newbie


leica_virgin

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Although I'm not a typical "beginner" (I've been into photography longer than many on this forum have been alive), I figured that I'd post my question here:

 

I have an old Digital Rebel (circa 2003) that I have not used in at least five years. I never cared for it that much and, nowadays, my phones take better pictures with far less hassle. My latest phone is a Galaxy S10. With its modest wide-angle capability, I have even less incentive to break out the Canon. I hope to retire in a few years and would like to purchase a new digital outfit. I hope this to be the last camera that I will ever have to buy. But what to get?

 

My background: As I said in my opening sentence, I know photography reasonably well - at least the basics. I am far behind the curve when it comes to digital. I do not even have basic image-editing software on my laptop. I plan to shoot almost exclusively outdoors, mostly landscapes. I have always kept a 24mm f2 Vivitar lens on my Minolta X-700 and a 45mm Takumar on my P67. Let's call my budget $2000. What do I get? I've been looking at the Fuji X-T4. Their lenses seem to rate very well and they're not ungodly expensive. I'm leaning toward the 16mm f2.8 R WR, at least to start. I do not believe that I need the 1.4 and would rather spend the money elsewhere. I figured that I could pick up the 18-55 zoom somewhere down the road. Then again, the X-T30 seems to rate very highly at about half the price of the X-T4. I don't want to buy something and then, a year down the road, wish that I had bought something with more capabilities. OTOH, the money that I'd save buying the X-T30 would allow me to buy the 18-55 now.

 

I have a modest collection of early Nikon F (non-AI) lenses from 24mm to 200mm, including the 35mm f3.5 PC Nikkor, which I'd love to be able to play around with.

 

What the heck should I get? I'd like to buy ASAP while the Mrs is still in a good mood. LOL. THANKS in advance!

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