# Budget camera recommendations for stingless bee photography/filming

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/budget-camera-recommendations-for-stingless-bee-photography-filming/78536>\
**Category:** Nature Talk\
**Tags:** gear, photography, macro\
**Created:** [May 5, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/budget-camera-recommendations-for-stingless-bee-photography-filming/78536 "2026-05-05T14:45:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![giovani24553](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@giovani24553](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/giovani24553)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/budget-camera-recommendations-for-stingless-bee-photography-filming/78536/1 "2026-05-05T14:45:29Z")

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Hello, my name is Giovani and I’m from Brazil. I’d like some camera recommendations for filming and taking photos of stingless bee colonies. Most of this will be done during hive management, such as transferring temporary nests, colony splitting, inspections, and feeding. However, I’d also like to film the bees working, mostly entering and leaving the hive. **It is worth noting that these activities do not require much movement most of the time.** Since this is just a hobby, I’d prefer something more affordable. I’ll include some photos of the moments I want to capture.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/budget-camera-recommendations-for-stingless-bee-photography-filming/78536/2 "2026-07-04T14:46:23Z")

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