Is a good camera to start with?

Any?

I assume nobody replied so far, because people are making silly topics, asking silly questions, without putting the slightest effort in it. What would you say if I´d ask you which alcohol is good to start off with? You´d propably ask me what I am trying to achieve. Questions would propably go like this: "Are you just trying to loosen up abit, have some fun every now and then, nothing serious......." or "Are you planning to get totally wasted everyday for the rest of your life". Your answers would differ depending on what I´d reply.

Bottom line...... turn on your brain and specify your needs and wants, your plans, your budget, your experience, etc. etc. etc.....

We had thousands of such topics already, and it´s exhausting if we have to dig deeper every single time before we can give you any helpful advice.

I´m not trying to offend you here, just saying. Afterall it´s you who wants help.

regards.

For a tight budget I would say D3200.
I read a lot and many people have the same opinion, so I bought one. Its pretty great

Budget 800-1200$
Plans, don't know really. Really starting.



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I'm still in the process of making a decision. I think I've made my final decision, but I am waiting a little bit to pull the trigger so that I at least can feel as though I'm not going full-impulse.

For me, the process was basically like this (sort-of in order, sort-of out of order):

1) Look at all the cameras out there. Figure out whether or not you are willing to lug around a DSLR. Or, decide if you want something you can toss in your pocket.
2) If you decide on great image quality (a DSLR), start looking at what kind of performance differences you get out of various DSLR's at different price-points.
3) Identify the difference between cropped-sensor DSLR's, and full-frame DSLR's. The Canon 6D and Nikon 600D are the newer entry-level full-frame DSLR's, both at around the $1500-$1800 price-point without a lens, and $2400 paired with a good all-around lens. Just a bit of a suggestion: Due to build quality issues, the 600D would not make a good starter camera.
4) If full-frame is for you, look at the cost and your budget. Full-frame is essentially double your $1200 budget. However, re-assess your budget and decide (if you're already dumping cash into the hobby) whether or not it's worth just getting full-frame immediately. It may or may not be worth the step up.
5) Look at the kind of photography you'd like to do. Make sure the camera you want is able to do what you're looking at.

If you've got a budget of $1200 and under, and you're set on that, then you at least have narrowed it down. You'd want a DSLR that has a cropped sensor. Then, you'd look at low-light performance, lens options, and a bunch of other things to determine if the DSLR performs well in the scenarios that you want to be taking pictures.

The above information seems to be good.

For myself, I am pretty certain I'll be picking up a Canon 6D with a 24-105mm lens. That will be $2400+ taxes as a 'starter' camera. That's about double what I'd have liked to spend, but anything less than the 6D seems to offer compromise that would make me feel uncomfortable about spending $1000+++ and investing in further lenses.