>>4200069unlike some (all the) people in this thread i take and post photos, and don't neurotically hide which cameras i use like the FBI is trying to link me to a criminal investigation, and i'm thirding micro four thirds, but also some older DSLRs. just not the canon rebel shit. you have better things to learn than your way around ML on a geriatric canon rebel.
micro four thirds is extremely convenient and it's easy to find lenses in any focal length for pretty cheap, and the bodies range from really cheap and sufficient to around $750 on ebay for some of the better ones (ie: OMD EM5 III). the experience isn't a world away from a "real camera" like a point and shoot, you can still get bokeh pretty easily, have a lot of room to edit your raw files, and mess around with different optics since they're all ILCs.
you could get better image quality+moar bokeh with fewer camera features and a bulkier device for the same amount of money as the higher end of m43 buying a used full frame canikon DSLR, and then save your lenses and use them when you upgrade to the joy of full frame mirrorless. it just wouldn't be as convenient to use. for both options, hipsters are on the cusp of making them trendy so you might get your money back and some profit when you get a new camera a few years later, especially the famous and vintage looking models. if you go with a FF nikon DSLR (D800/D800e/D810) remember older lenses that use in body AF motors don't work on mirrorless and these older cameras don't have in body stabilization. the few DSLRs that do have limited and overpriced lens selections and are already hipster icons.
don't discount waiting for a deal on a much newer camera either - i bought a sony A7RIII for $600 instead of the usual $1200 because of a tiny scratch. if you make a list of stuff you think would be cool and just wait something might turn up eventually. it's not like you can't do photography right now using your phone right?
i call this one "l'accent critique"
