LG63 YTK

LilEuro
May I ask what kind of camera you use?

GTRJacko
LilEuro
May I ask what kind of camera you use?

Of course, I use a Canon EOS 70D, about 5 years old now, and already gone through one sensor shutter repair due to heavy usage, but I love it!

GTRJacko
LilEuro
May I ask what kind of camera you use?

Of course, I use a Canon EOS 70D, about 5 years old now, and already gone through one sensor shutter repair due to heavy usage, but I love it!

Grenadier_Thomas
I me too 70D with canon lens 50 mm 1.4)

LilEuro
Takes some very good looking pictures!

GTRJacko
LilEuro
Takes some very good looking pictures!

Indeed, if you have it at the right settings of course.

LilEuro
That would help yeah! Do you recommend any budget cameras, or do you think I should keep using my mobile phone? (Samsung Galaxy S10+)

GTRJacko
LilEuro
That would help yeah! Do you recommend any budget cameras, or do you think I should keep using my mobile phone? (Samsung Galaxy S10+)
Honestly, for everyday spotting/photography, unless you are wanting to capture moving vehicles at speed, you'd probably be OK with the Galaxy S10+ for shooting parked vehicles. A DSLR/Mirrorless camera will give better results all round, with the relevant lenses, and I think that no phone can really beat the versatility and quality of a DSLR/Mirrorless camera, even if they do come very close a lot of the time. If you were interested in shooting with DSLR cameras, then any of the budget DSLR's from Canon and Nikon would be a great investment, should you be interested in upgrading. It's interesting you mention the phone though, since I've recently changed from my old Sony Xperia Z5 to a Galaxy S10 too. I drive a lot for a living, so having the S10 is perfect for when I do see interesting vehicles/plates whilst on the job!

LilEuro
Noted! Will be going to Oslo Motorshow 2019 in two months so maybe I've gotten something by then. Do you approximately know how much those cameras go for? I have no problems going for used ones, but it needs to be worth the money though. Do you transfer the pictures to a PC? How about the size? I reckon they are under 4MB since you are uploading them..

GTRJacko
LilEuro
Noted! Will be going to Oslo Motorshow 2019 in two months so maybe I've gotten something by then. Do you approximately know how much those cameras go for? I have no problems going for used ones, but it needs to be worth the money though. Do you transfer the pictures to a PC? How about the size? I reckon they are under 4MB since you are uploading them..
Brand new DSLR's with a lens included, can be bought for around 300 euros. I found this Canon 4000D + 18-55mm bundle for 3,600kr which would probably be the best choice for yourself (coming from someone who has only ever used Canon cameras), though used ones would certainly be cheaper. It's always worth looking around camera stores in your town, or on eBay/equivalent sites. I'd say that with an 18 megapixel sensor, you'd be looking at 4-5MB per photo unedited (this changes dependent on shooting conditions/background objects like trees etc.), though I personally edit every photo (using Photoshop) which gets uploaded onto this website, usually downgrading the images to 2,000 pixels wide where possible. These edited images rarely exceed more than 1MB though.

Tasty
I just upgraded to a new Nikon D7200 (from a 9½ years old Nikon D5000) - next step will be getting at least 1 or 2 new lenses. A 300 mm zoom is a must since I started taking photos of regular cars - the reason? I only dare shooting regular car from across the motorway, since many drivers tend to get annoyed. Shooting from across the motorway means, that I'm at a safe distance... but it also means that I have problems zooming in sufficiently with a 200 mm.

File sizes (raw) with the D7200 are between 28 and 32 mb!!!

Major_Katz
Until this week I used a Canon 1300D with 17-250 Sigma lens. I must say that it's perfect for beginners, it's very simple to operate and great for learning. Plus the photo it gets are fairly nice (95% of my photos here were taken using this combo).
This week I upgraded to Canon 77D with the same lens, for my trip to Hong Kong later this month. it's a bit harder to operate since there are more options that can confuse new users.

Anyway I highly recommend to buy a lens that gives you a medium range, 250 is great for daily use. It covers the distance photographing and still not to hard to carry around. I have 17-55 as well, I don't get along with it very well.

And most importantly - use the camera ONLY in Manual mode, even on moving cars! Learn how to use it properly and even with cheaper cameras you will get nice results.

GTRJacko
LilEuro
May I ask what kind of camera you use?

Of course, I use a Canon EOS 70D, about 5 years old now, and already gone through one sensor shutter repair due to heavy usage, but I love it!