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R 50 / 7 / 10 for a beginning photographer

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RogerZoul
RogerZoul Veteran Member • Posts: 3,243
Re: R 50 / 7 / 10 for a beginning photographer
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sheepless wrote:

Good morning - I am wanting to buy a new camera and at present with been reading alot of reviews and doing camera comparisons. I currently own a bridge camera.

I come from a "film camera" many years ago and had the classic Canon AE1. From there I had several Canon Powershots.

I have tried to dip my toe back into interchangeable lens cameras (owning Olympus 520E and Fuji XT-20) however my biggest problem was I found the menus to be cumbersome.

I have decided to go "back to school" (I'm well into 60 years) and take a beginner photo class so I need an easy to use camera I can grow into.

I'm currently considering both Olympus and Canon brands.

I have read a number of reviews recommending the R50 as a good beginner camera, but that it has limitations for user growth and there were recommendstions to look at the R10.

I'm also looking at the R7 as it is environmentally sealed (which appeals to me as I am going whale watching this year and I enjoy bird photography).

Having said that if the R7 is not as user / beginner friendly I will look at the R10.

Any thoughts / recommendations would be appreciated.

Any camera can be made to work for a beginner.  Depending on how much of a beginner one is, one can start with A+ mode or use a semi-automatic mode.  The R7 is plenty user friendly in A+ mode and with it you can grow as you desire to.

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