Lens cap you can find replacement on shopee/lazada.

Also your dad ask one or you just think he needs one? He just wants to take photo or tinker with new gadget? Cause there is a difference between owning camera like RX100 and Fuji with bunch of dials on top. So far I only hear "I suggest" not "what he wants".

Cannot help if don't know what is the criteria.

If unwilling to learn usually sign of not that interested in taking photos. Just use smartphone enough.

I see pipu complaining photo out of camera is so dull compare to phone camera but don't even bother to use lightroom and/or get prime lens at least. I see most uncle aunty not into photo crafting already satisfy with their smartphone shot of the sunset, lol.

Hi, I'm planning to get into photography as a hobby and looking for some recommendations on starting up with the camera and suitable lenses.. I'm a complete beginner, so the easier the better. Ideally a camera that can take great photos out of the box with some preset in the photo editing software.

Usage would be to take professional looking ah moi pictures with good bokeh effects and some occasional landscape photography which would need something durable for my travels. Hoping to get something that's quite future proof, so I wouldn't need to upgrade again soon.

Type of camera/lens/accesories : mirrorless
Budget : RM15000 include kitlens
Your Location : Currently Ipoh
Preferable brand : Any?
Type of photography u want to do : Portrait with occasional landscape
Any specific models in mind? : Canon EOS R6?
Any specific features u want? : Can shoot very nice  professional looking photos. Don't really need large print.

Thanks for your suggestions. What would be a reasonable budget to get something that fits my outdoor needs? I can probably stretch my budget to RM 6k.

My idea is to hike ard and then point and shoot. And at night take star photography from mountain top. I can also foresee myself riding a bike in the mountainous areas and then shoot landscape photos, even if it rains a little. So I guess I'll need it to be kinda sturdy too cos it's gonna be an outdoor adventure camera 😆😆

I currently uses light room to edit my camera photos. So editing shouldn't br problem. The goal is to up my photography game and take more clear detailed photos.

Don't have. This will be my first camera.

Thanks. But I don't expect to go for astrophotography when it rains as usually can't see stars on cloudy/rainy days. So I think no seal for astrophotography is good.

It's when I'm on the move such as hiking, exploring river etc might get exposed to rain or dust

Type of camera/lens/accesories :  DSLR
Budget: None in mind for now
Your Location:   KL
Preferable brand :  Any
Type of photography u want to do :  Mainly taking pictures in indoor room lighting
Any specific models in mind? :  A7 MK4
Any specific features u want? :  None, just basic photography

Hi all, I am looking for a camera to take close up pictures indoor mainly. My house doesnt have very good lighting (it is using those compact fluorescent light) so phones on camera struggle to take good pictures even if its the latest S23 ultra i.e. the picture tends to get very grainy when you zoom in. And the camera lens on phones nowadays is too big and taking close up shot causes alot of undesirable fringing and changing to ultrawide lens reduces the quality alot. So i was wondering if buying a DSLR can solve this problem and if yes what is the model that is just enough to suit my needs no need anything too fancy. Thanks in advanced

Hi, thanks for the reply. So for my circumstance do you know what options do I have to fix my lighting issue?

Hi all sifu, the last I've had a DSLR is probably 15 years ago or something. I last had a Nikon D40 or D80 I don't even remember. had some financial issue back then and sold everything. Haven't kept up with latest tech so hoping to get some advise here. I'm planning to buy a camera for event use. Normally indoors in a hall, sometimes outdoors. Will be shooting people/events and subject is roughly about 10-20 meters away. If point and shoot tech these days are already very good I can consider it as well as DSLR is heavy right?

Type of camera/lens/accesories :  Point n shoot / DSLR + lens / what is mirrorless???
Budget: Less than 10k
Your Location:   Selangor / Melaka
Preferable brand :  Don't matter
Type of photography u want to do :  Events / people / mostly indoors / sometimes outdoors.
Any specific models in mind? :  Don't matter
Any specific features u want? :  Would be great if can take videos too.

If you want to take photo mostly for travel then u already has the best camera with you. Phone camera has very deep depth of field, so everything you take in your photo will be sharp in focus. The bigger camera can provide you with much shallower depth of field, so if you like those photos like outdoor portrait will blur background, then u can consider getting a dedicated camera. Another thing with a proper camera is that, the raw files has more latitude when it comes to editing. It is much easier to cover highlight and shadow from the raw files produced by camera with bigger sensor because they have more dynamic range.

One things that drive me crazy to no ends is that, beginners always think just getting a camera with kit lens can immediately see improvement of their photos from phone camera. But what makes the image is the lens, the camera is just the recorder of the image. Yet, they always set budget for camera body only. So, my question to you, if you want to buy a camera, are you ready to spend more for lenses. If not, you will be very disappointed if you get a camera with kit lens, because you won't see much improvement of photos taken with the kits lens against your phone camera.

On the other hand, many phone has build in software with AI that can help you take very nice photos with little to no editing at all. So, the thing you will spend to get a dedicated camera will not always be just money only. You need to spend time to learn and a lot of passion to continue despite failure to get the kind of photo that is better than your phone.

A lot of people not willing to learn or doesn't has such a strong passion for it. Therefore, most people buy camera, use it for few times, then let it sit on the shelf after the initially excitement subsided because phone always with you and lazy to make the efforts to bring an extra piece of gear out everytime. In the end, just sell the camera and go back to phone. I'm trying to save you and the others the hassle of going thru that cycle.

The problem is I haven't had a dedicated camera before so I'm not sure what are the upside potentials. I do enjoy taking and editing photos. Camera phones also hv raw file setting. Is that the same as the raw file taken by a dedicated camera?

Yea, im an idiot and naive. i thought the RF 35MM lens will suffice, i didnt know what genre  i like.Definitely is a costly mistake, the depreciation is  insane, almost 15% value. oh well, we learnt from mistakes.

Anyways, i thought of getting the A6600 or straight into A7iii instead?. both also almost 3 years camera.

Aiyoo, don't be so harsh on yourself, I won't call you an idiot, but lazy to do research la.    As regards your question, I think there is nothing wrong to go either A6600 or A7III, again you need to know what you are dealing here. 3 years in camera term is still very new. Even older camera can take fantastic photos. Video wise is a different story la.

1. A6600 = apsc camera, it has 1.5X crop factor (canon apsc is 1.6x crop factor). So, 35mm lens will give you field of view of a 53mm in full frame terms. But the advantages of apsc are that,they are smaller, the lenses are smaller and also cheaper than the full frame lenses. They are very wallet friendly that's why usually beginners start with apsc.

2. A7III = full frame, so there is no crop factor, a 35mm lens will give you 35mm field of view. So, you won't be confused as to the focal length of the lenses you want to use. A7III might be similar pricing to the A6600, but be warned that full frame lenses are usually more expensive for the similar field of view. The full frame advantages over apsc is that, it is slight better noise at high iso setting and it has about 1 stop more shallower depth of field, which mean it gives more background blur. But that is only beneficial for you if you like to take portraits of people outdoor.
If you want to start with a6600, you may also later get the A7iii when u think you are ready to jump into full frame. You can sell the a6600 to fund the jump or keep your a6600 for better reach. On the other hand, you may want to start with A7III right away, so that you won't need to lose money again when u transition from apsc to full frame. It all comes down to your wants and your budget. All the best with your selection. 

yea true.. even the camera shop guy told me the depreciation is actually insane. No difference if you use 3 weeks or 3 months.

Thanks for the advice, its like an endless rabbit hole.

I checked A6400 then top up a bit get A6600, then top up a bit  from A6600 get A6700.. endless rabbit hole lol.

so now, I'm thorn whether to straight jump to A6700 for future proofing.

tq tq, you are too kind. people on Reddit say otherwise lol.

I was recently considering to get a6400 to start learning..then i realized I have an old canon eos60d + 24-105mm lens lying around, gift from passed away relatives..
Been trying to learn the basic and so far its quite interesting.. I feel it produced nicer pic than my ip14 pro (but what do I know lol).

Is the lens I have good enough for travel photography? Mainly landscape/still humans portrait.
Or should I also consider EF 50mm 1.8 for easier portability?

Actually, i noticed my shooting skill is not up to the level to use ND/CPL filters. i went to shoot a few during high noon and noticed my creativity and composition still need a lot of work. I doubt any filters can help me with that.

So, i might put it into the wishlist first.

Anyways, after getting 18-50mm F2.8 sigma, what do you recommend for the next lens? I'm beginning to focus on one genre such as street photography and sports (mountain bike)

When you say 24mm and 35mm meaning FF equiv yea?.I’m using crop so that will be 18mm and 24mm, correct ?
Hmm.. I’m guilty of 50mm ( 75mm crop) and 35mm (50mm crop).I used these two the most.

When you say photographic vision, you mean composition vision  ?

Yea, sometimes I get confused