>>3366763Fuck it. I'm just going to copy and paste what I told the last guy who wanted to buy a super zoom bridge camera.
Whoever told you to buy a bridge camera is an idiot. They're clueless boomer tier, a phone camera stuffed in a pointlessly bulky body. If you want noticeably better images than your phone you need a 1" sensor and above. The bigger the sensor the more depth of field you can create (blurred backgrounds) and your low light performance will also improve with each step up the sensor ladder.
I started out with a used Sony Nex 5n and kit lens + adapted vintage lenses. The Nex line is the same as the current day Sony A6000. They renamed to Sony Alpha from Nex at some point.
Get a cheap mirrorless like that. Canon M, Sony Nex, Nikon 1, Fuji X-E2/X-Pro 1, anything released past 2011 will be fine for a beginner. Pick up some vintage prime lenses from thrift shops and adapters from China. A vintage 50mm f1.8 prime is cheap and plentiful. An M42 mount adapter will serve you well as it opens you up to a huge world of cheap Russian & Japanese glass.
Lenses > camera bodies in terms of importance to the quality of your images. Invest in glass as much as you can as it really matters to your images. Camera bodies come and go but good lenses will stay with you.
If you want an all-in-one solution grab a Sony RX100 III, Fujifilm X100s or Lumix LX100 first gen. Anything with a 1" sensor and up will be worth it long term.
