Camera for hiking

Scotty123 · 27 Jan 2021 at 13:03

Hey all.

I do a lot of hiking in the UK, into the Peak District etc. Stunning scenery and I like taking photos, which I currently do on my phone. I am looking at getting a proper camera to take with me as really a phone camera doesn't do justice and I'd like something for better photos and learning photography properly when out hiking.

I don't have any photography experience really other than thinking "that looks like a nice photo opportunity, take it on my phone".

I'd say my budget is up to around £1k roughly, maybe up to 1.2k if it's really worth it although the cheaper the better really! Cameras I see that keeps cropping up in reviews and from Googling, and one I've seen other hikers use from my reading online are the Olympus mirrorless ones (there's a few, like mark 3, 4 etc). What are the thoughts on these?

I do travelling as well (well usually, except the last year) so it would double up for that as well for my holidays.

Thanks

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Scotty123 · 28 Jan 2021 at 20:58

What do you use? I see Fuji does an XT range.

Is it a waste of money for a newbie to get a mid range camera say like an xt 4?

Scotty123 · 31 Jan 2021 at 02:35

I think I would want one that is weather sealed. Although they all seem to be in the 1k price range and above.

All useful advice thank you. I'm still googling lots and doing my research. Haven't really come up with any potential candidates yet to purchase.

Scotty123 · 31 Jan 2021 at 12:53

Second hand is a good idea. Where are the places to look? Obviously not ebay . Did do a quick Google and there's several although not sure how reputable some places are unless it's also a high street shop.

Scotty123 · 1 Feb 2021 at 13:02

What about lenses too? To take an example, say I can get an 18-55mm lense, or an 18-100mm lense (made up numbers). Better to get the latter due to the extra range? Obviously the higher focal lengths are larger and can be impractical. I am just wondering about lenses and what I would need.

I think my use cases would be landscapes (sometimes with people in them) from hiking, architecture (mostly from travel and holidays when the word is back to normal) and general holiday photos.