Hello photography-Era,
I'm looking to make my first foray into photography and have been looking at which DSLRs would be best for a beginner, but advanced enough that I can see myself using it professionally down the line until I can afford a better one.
Everything I've read has pointed me toward the Nikon D5600, so I'll most likely go with that one; however I am confused as to whether I should buy the camera with the lenses for
$649 and
$699, or just go for the body only for
$599 that doesn't include the lenses.
The little research I've done shows that the lenses that come with the $649 and $699 packages can cost about $300, so intuitively I feel inclined to buy the camera with lenses included, but are the lenses actually cheap and have I not been researching properly?
Also since I'll be asked, I am looking to get into photography with my girlfriend. We've always loved it but never had the means to actually start doing it. We stare at photos all day and share them with each other and now we want to be the ones creating them. We'd like to have our own blog/website going as well where we can host them and maybe down the line turn it into a business, depending on what we shoot. I do not have any delusions as I am not expecting to make money off of photography work as a beginner, but I do like to plan ahead with
what-ifs.
Any advice is appreciated!