Hello everyone! I am looking into getting my first camera with the intention to take crisp, detailed, macros of insects. Since I don’t have much knowledge, I wanted to get some outside opinions. I am looking to get an intermediate camera that can last me a long time without wanting to upgrade to a …

Welcome to the forum! A few similar topics that might answer your question, first of which is pretty new and still active: Looking to upgrade my nature photography camera Macro Lenses for Smartphone Cameras Olympus TG-6 for botanising and occasional insects

Macro mostly depend on the lens, any better than average body would work, but if you could post what exactly you see by detailed macro, how close should it be?

Strongly recommend a mirrorless or DSLR camera for this purpose. Mirrorless is probably better overall, but being newer technology they are somewhat more expensive. Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, all the big brands make great mirrorless gear. If you are on a budget, you may look into a used Olympu…

I’d recommend a used Sony APS-C e-mount body to begin with. Something like the a6500 or the a6600 (the a6500 is the older model with the smaller battery, but it’s great and with some unting you can get a used body for a decent price). Both of these have in-body stabilization, and excellent low-lig…

All that I’ll add is 100% get a used camera/lens (as long as its in good condition). Will save you so much more money compared to buying new. Also just about the most important thing will be the lens your using rather then the camera itself, so don’t worry too much about getting a new top of the lin…

[image] aranamor: focus more on getting a good lens I see what you did there… (and agree)

I use the Sony A6000 with the Sony 30mm macro lens. It’s not the best setup but it has some advantages: The digital viewfinder is amazing and zooms in on the subject when you focus so you can get the focus exactly right. It’s also an easy lens to shoot and manually focus with one handed so my other …

Firstly I freely admit that although I’ve done some macro photography I’m no expert in this topic and am happy to be corrected by wiser heads if I’ve got anything wrong. While I agree with the vast majority of the helpful advice given here I have to disagree with the people saying the lens is far mo…

APS-C mirrorless body with hot shoe for flash. and a diffuser, can be DIY or commercial. Image stabilization isn’t as helpful at extreme close distances in my experience. Flash will do much more to get you sharp image. Sony A6xxx cameras fit the bill very well. Nikon, Canon, Fuji, etc all have compe…

Something to think about if you decide to go down the second hand camera route… My impression is that most camera manufacturers are dramatically scaling down their production of new lenses for DSLR cameras in favour of lenses for mirrorless cameras. While you can certainly save a good deal of money …

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vreinkymov October 11, 2022, 1:53am 2

Welcome to the forum! A few similar topics that might answer your question, first of which is pretty new and still active:

Looking to upgrade my nature photography camera
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Olympus TG-6 for botanising and occasional insects

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