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Picking out a NEW Camera

Feb 22, 2016 12:44PM PST

For over 30 years, I had a Fujica- Manual-35mm-film-SLR- (also has a selection of filters) so I could learn to use the settings, before I bought an automatic camera. I liked my manual so much, I never did buy an automatic. I got a lot of compliments on pics, so Now that I'm 65, I'm looking at a "Good" Camera", not sure of price range, NOT CHEAP ! but NOT Ultra-Pro-GOOGOAPHONIC! QUESTION So, for Family, Landscape, Micro, & Macro, Sports, should I get another Manual, (if there is such a thing?) or look @ an automatic $1,000 - $2,000 ??? or Get 2 cameras for different purposes? (kinda know I can't hav everything in 1 camera, or Could I?) A lady I know has 2 so she doesn't have to change lenses all of the time. Thank You.

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This sounds like you should take a look at this Sony
Feb 22, 2016 1:21PM PST
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New Camera
Feb 22, 2016 3:54PM PST

You are right, there is no manual digital camera.
But all the DSLR cameras will let you shoot in manual mode if you want to.
They can also be semi automatic and let you run in Shutter priority mode, Aperture priority mode or Program mode.
Those modes lets the camera choose the correct exposure every time.

If you are looking for the latest thing, Canon just introduced the 80D.
About $1,200 without a lens. There are several outstanding kit zoom lenses available.
You only have to change lenses occasionally.

There are many less expensive DSLR cameras, that cost around $500 - $600

Macro photography can get expensive with a DSLR, you might think about a Canon G series camera for macro.

Go to a camera store (not a department store) and have them show you what is available.

Happy hunting.

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If you already have lenses to cover your rather broad needs
Feb 22, 2016 5:15PM PST

...(Family, Landscape, Micro, & Macro, Sports), it may be worthwhile to see if anyone makes an adapter that will allow you to use those lenses on a current "Mirrorless" body (from Fuji, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, etc.) because buying new lenses to cover all of those types of photography won't be cheap. Typically, the one caveat is that the lenses will be full manual (no autofocus, no electronic aperture control from the camera body, no (lens based, electronic) image stabilization, etc.), but it seems like this shouldn't be a problem for you.

Mark

P.S. In case you aren't familiar with these new "mirrorless" cameras: as the term implies, they don't have mirrors like (D)SLRs. So this means that they are usually designed with a shorter flange-focal distance (the lens is mounted closer to the film/sensor). This shorter distance means that it's often possible to use lenses that are designed to be mounted farther away from the film/sensor with the incorporation of an adapter--essentially a spacer tube, similar to a teleconvertor.