Beginner Camera Selection

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Jahid Turja

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Hi everyone,
I'm from Bangladesh. I'm an indie film-maker and an enthusiast photographer. I want to buy a DSLR for my works. Within my budget I've found Canon 60D, Canon 700D and Nikon D5300. It seems like I'll go for the Nikon D5300 for better IQ, no aliasing and moire, no banding and better color. But I'm still confused. Could you suggest me a camera for a beginner like me among these three?? Thanks. :)
 
Your choice of the D5300 is good.
The Canon 60D and 700D are both missing video features that the D5300 has. You probably already found that out.

Here is a great video made with the older D5200. (The first shot of the little girl is from a Sony a7s - much more expensive.)
Looks pretty darn good to me for a camera of that low price.

 
Used D5200 and put in it 64Mbps hack, U get superb IQ, but only 720 60p for slowmo. If u can live whit it its cheap, under 300$ used.. Then get good lenses like nikon 35mm f1.8 (about 100$) used. Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 VC also used zoom lense (about 300$). Some RIG. But at start get monopod/tripod cos 35mm f1.8 not have "steady shot". Thats cheap starter "kit". And IQ is totaly awesom : https://vimeo.com/113397445
 
I'll be using 18-55 VR II and 50mm or 35mm f/1.8G lenses for my camera as they are good lenses within my budget. What are you saying about my lens choice?? Should I use UV filter or lens hood for the protection of my lenses??
 
What type of work do you want to do with the camera? Are you planning this as a hobby or business or to begin a career? Your question will solicit responses from those who believe that a DSLR is the only way to go. But that depends on many thing and not just what is fashionable or trendy.
 
BrianMurphy said:
What type of work do you want to do with the camera? Are you planning this as a hobby or business or to begin a career? Your question will solicit responses from those who believe that a DSLR is the only way to go. But that depends on many thing and not just what is fashionable or trendy.
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Actually, I'm more of an indie film-maker with so much interest in photography. And it's very unfortunate that in our country there are not many options for us. And I've found that for both stills and videos DSLR's are a very good option with the choice of using different lenses for different purposes.
 
The Nikon 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm 1.8 G-series are great lenses for the price. You can get all 3 of those for the price of 1 really good zoom lens - and you'll get better image quality.

You have made good choices with your research. It should work very well for your purpose.
 
I would also suggest that you consider Sony Movie studio 13 suite. You can probably get it for $130 US dollars as a download and it will give you a very good set of tools (the suite comes with a lot of free plug-ins that will help you post process and add effects) for editing and sound (which is so important). The big plus is once you need a more powerful NLE you can move very easily to Vegas Pro. I have no interest in Sony (don't own any of their cameras), but have used move studio for a long time and did a significant number of industrial videos with it.
 
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