>>661193>>661164When I was moving, the truck broke down somewhere by the red box. Growing up in Chicago, I never thought the Milky Way was a real thing until that night I broke down on the Turnpike at 3am.
The area on that map where I currently live is supposedly really polluted, but I can see way more stars here than I could in Chicago. Especially when I look East over the ocean.
As far as OP's question, look for a sale on last year's Nikon or Canon DSLR. Or maybe a used one. The older models go on clearance for some good prices. Lenses and shit get expensive tho I think. Real film is cool, but it's 2016.