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xtianyves
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Dec 27, 2016
I'm going to go out on a limb and recommend you try and find a used or refurbished Ricoh GR camera. It's a point and shoot camera with a huge (APS-C) sized sensor. It's basically an entry-level DSLR in a point & shoot body. You can do long exposures with it if you go on hikes and take along a Joby Gorillapod tripod if you want to travel light. A used GR is probably around the $400-450 USD mark. The brand new one, the GR II costs significantly more used but its specs are almost exactly the same.
The GR is tiny but it performs fantastically. If you're traveling, hiking, exploring the city, etc. you'll appreciate how much freedom it gives you compared to a huge SLR and a lens. It's smaller than even the smallest ILC cameras. It has a fixed wide-angle 28mm lens though which may be a dealbreaker for you if you want to shoot portraits with it.
The only other camera I would recommend for you is either a Sony a6000 series camera or the more expensive Sony a7 series. Neither of those are as light as the GR but you get the versatility of interchangeable lenses. The Olympus OM-D and Fuji X100 or Fuji X-E series are also great, small but powerful interchangeable cameras but will cost more obviously.
I do 90% of my commercial work with the Ricoh GR and Sony a6000 as my primary cameras. The Ricoh shoots almost everything while the a6000 is my go-to for everything else like portraits, product photography, telephoto shots, etc. For the rest I rent gear to maximize my work-to-profit ratio.
All cameras depreciate horribly. The only cameras that don't depreciate that quickly are Leica cameras and I wouldn't recommend one of those unless you really are into photography. I own a few as my personal cameras and some appreciate while some hold their value very steadily.
Photography is not something you should go into if you're worried about depreciation since the industry moves fast and a new camera comes out all the time with more or better features like computers and electronics. Get into it as a hobby for the fun and enjoyment and making art for yourself or for sharing with others.
Good luck!
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