Best budget camera for travelling reference is one great travel gears that you need after this COVID-19 crisis, I know what’s in your mind because you definitely want to explore the world just like before and visiting some beautiful destinations like Peru, Bali, Mexico, or any other superb holiday spots in this planet.
Welcome to my blog, my name is Bima and it is honour for me to have you here and as wedding photographer and travel madness so today I wanna share to you about best budget camera for traveling that you can consider to capture all your travel beautiful moments.
You’re not alone my friend!
Because I’m here also stuck with this crisis and really want to go out, shooting some gorgeous couple in Conrad Bali, or take the whole family walk into the immigration, go the plane, and landed in such cool place that we ever been visit like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Maldives. In fact, you’re not alone my friend because all of human being now are stuck in this crisis and we must get up together and defeat this virus as fast as we can by staying at home.
Due to my expertise in photography so let me give you some references about the best budget camera for travelling which reliable to buy, light, and come with great result no matter you just keep the photos for your own social media or want to sell your photos online just like what I did since 3 years ago.
5 Best Budget Camera for Travelling That You Could Consider
- Canon EOS M Family – I use it personally for my travel gears
- Fujifilm X-A5
- Sony A5100
- Olympus M10
- Nikon D5600
Things That I Really Concern About Camera for Travelling
Majority of us are traveling for fun even at the same day they do bit of working but once we say about traveling than we talk about leisure, food, and fun day. So in general capturing the photos and videos might be important but all you need is some thing that quite small, reliable to buy, and it comes with great result.
Let me share to you things that I really concern about how to choose my own best budget camera for travelling!
1 – Light to Bring On
Back in 2011 I was traveling to Hong Kong and Macao with my wife and one year old daughter, during that day I don’t have small and light camera just like what I had now so what I put in my bag is my old Canon 7D including my L series Canon Lens of 17-40mm f.4 which is SOOO big and heavy. Other ridiculous experience is coming when I put my camera inside the bag together with my daughter’s meal so lately I got huge and heavy bag that made my shoulder feels so painful.
I know that you are smarter than me so in next traveling you gonna bring only camera that will be so light to bring and carry on during the whole day.
2 – Come with Great Result
I don’t wanna suggest you with bad result camera because I love photography so having such beautiful images is truly important. So true sometimes or even so often I love to show off my traveling journey in my Instagram or Facebook so every friends can see my travel photos, yeahhh!!! I still doing it right now.
So even my camera is light but I still want great result!
If sharing in social media is not quite important for me but since 3 years ago I start to selling my travel and food photos online rather than just keep thousand of files inside my hard drive and earn nothing, so hell yes! I really want to get as best photo result.
3 – Easy to Use even for Beginner
Trust me, even professional photographer also want to shoot easily so since you gonna buy one of these best budget camera for travelling that I recommended for but the last thing that you must be concern with is, you must be able to use it EASILY even you know nothing about photography or in other words you just beginner on this.
What I’m gonna share today is some cameras that will really easy to use for everyone!
5 Camera for Traveling That You Must Consider!
1 – Canon EOS M
No matter you use the first generation of Canon EOS M like mine or having their lates series like M50 or others but this tiny mirrorless camera is worth it to buy. Mine is just and old one but I will proudly say that my travel photos are not that bad for sharing my travel journey in this blog or even making some dollars by selling it.
See this wooden bridge image below, I got this beautiful image by using the Canon EOS M while I’m serving a cool pre wedding session in Maldives and when I walk into my couple’s room that called Lux Prestige than there is a nice wooden bridge right in front of my eyes, it was so beautiful!
The 4 GOOD THINGS about this tiny camera are:
- It’s sharp even for an old generation so if you wanna buy the latest series than I sure that your camera will be better than mine
- It’s light, easy to bring for whole day (my wife hanged this camera for whole day when we were in Hong Kong)
- Easy to use since its auto mode is amazing
- and surely everyone can use it as well, some of my travel photos of behind the scene of my photo session is taken by my wife and it is gorgeous too!
2 BAD THINGS about this camera are:
- Battery especially the old one is the main problem so I always bring other batteries or portable charger
- If you use video for quite long duration that it’s body is quite warm even it doesn’t effect anything like electrical error or the result but I just feel that “OK…I need to rest my camera for a minutes”
Try to browse and check the Canon EOS M family present price to know more!
2 – Fujifilm X-A5
Even I’m not a Fujifilm maniac but I could telling you that this company is awesome. In fact, Fuji always creating brand new camera both for small and medium format camera that come with superb features that make you throwing up your Lightroom or Photoshop and it could be happen because,
Fujifilm photo result is GREAT since in your card!
If you are a modern style person than every Fujifilm collection come with extra features that other camera don’t have it, all pictures come with beautiful and normal image and colour temperature so once you click on auto mode than everything is done since in your camera setting than once you open your memory card than you can use it directly both for social media or write a blog like me now.
3 GOOD THINGS About Fujifilm X-A5
- Even it’s light but you can bet the result with DSLR camera for sure, it’s insane!
- I love everything about it since extra-light weight and cute look (it comes with extraordinary colour — go check here to see the X-A5 collection
- Super Image especially the ‘retro look’ style, it was great for someone that love this effect
2 BAD THINGS About Fujifilm X-A5
- Some people find that it started to freeze every time they use multi shots shutter
- When you flip the screen for selfie than the wire is exposed like articulated metal which is awkward feel.
You may check the lates review of Fujifilm X-A5 to know more about this cool mirrorless.
3 – Sony A5100
My third recommendation of best budget camera for travelling is the beast Sony A5100 and as the family of Alpha than this camera come with stunning feature and so do the result. Till now, after trying several collection I could telling you that buying every gears under the license of Sony Alpha is great, this company just like Tom and Jerry with Fujifilm so they always compete in a good way and deliver great camera gears to as many photo madness in this globe.
As usual of Sony’s style which they always provide an ultra fast auto focus and due to this case, the A5100 will provide you with 179 point of focus which is so incredible for this reliable camera. Look at this pictures below, my good friend Rio took my portrait with Sony too,
3 GOOD THINGS about Sony A5100:
- This kind of ultra fast auto focus and sharp image will rely your needs if you are a Youtuber or content creaoter
- For such small camera design, it comes with lot of advantages like focus, sharp, and best on low light
- Hell yeah, if you are a make up artist than this A5100 also provide with perfect makeup mavens, it shows that your client get a smooth skin and able to show your art on eye shadow and lip colours
2 BAD THINGS about Sony A5100
- Since it is an entry level mirrorless than you could make any film for over than 25 minutes, it slower your work flow is you expecting a professional result
- Picture result is still better than the video it self
As long as you still want to read other customer’s saying than you may check the Sony Alpha A5100 reviews
4 – Olympus M10
If you expecting retro style camera except Fujifilm than Olympus M10 is a great choice too, here you may buy various cool lenses for less than $200 and it comes with rock solid retro colour (silver and black). Video looks so sharp and smooth even other people also telling me than the picture also fantastic for “not common” photography gears among the others.
By the way, if you stuck with heavy DSLR like me (I got shoulder pain after 10 years of using DSLR) than surprisingly this Olympus can rely your needs. It is light and if you travel a lot than you can put it into your small bag which is really help you to be light traveler.
3 GOOD THINGS about this Olympus
- Truly lighter and smaller gears even if you use some cool lenses of it like 37mm and 58mm than it seems to be just like a toy so nobody wonder that you are taking a shots
- Absolutely superb camera is you only need for social media improving and other digital show off
- Strong enough to bring on while you are hiking and have a such wonderful camping experience with kids or friends
2 BAD THINGS about Olympus M10
- Double check about the warranty because this is one that you need to be concern before you buy
- Be careful to set over than 1600 ISO because the noise effect will just too bad
After all, this tiny and strong camera will still fulfil your travel needs so if you want to buy it than I suggest you to open the full review of this Olympus M10 to get clear of it.
5 – Nikon D5600
I’m so excited to say my good words about Nikon collection because after 5 years falling in love in Canon than now I’m a Nikon user for maniac. In my wedding projects I shoot so many destination wedding that come with great landscape so having such good contrast and sharpness will become of my priority.
Somebody said that Nikon censor is made by Sony or bla bla bla but no matter what having Nikon on your hand will seems to be you got a perfect moment just right in the camera.
These beautiful bride-alone portrait is taken in Grand Hyatt when I dancing with Nikon system for almost 16 hours in wedding so now I’m gonna say my honest review about using this beast gears.
3 GOOD THINGS about Nikon D5600:
- Macro and still life image madness definitely must buy this D5600, it’s absolutely stunning for the result
- Extra fast for the focus even you are working for journalistic need like news or sport
- Nikon provide you with various of lenses from the cheapest one till some lenses that will burn our your bank account
2 BAD THINGS about using Nikon D5600
- Seems to be old school person if you still using DSLR
- Quite heavy for an entry level camera when you compare with mirrorless system
Last, as a Nikonian I wish you could read other people review which is some of them are using other camera brand too, so go check other and honest review about Nikon D5600
Natural Lightroom Presets for Edit Your Travel Photos
I spending 10 years in photography to create some cool presets that will help you to edit your photos insanely, it comes with natural style colour and looks dramatic in each part. I know that some people want to get the image result clear since in the camera but if you living in 21st century than working in a digital post productions will seems to be 50% of your whole work. Post productions is not for changing your image meaning but it use for give more impression about the meaning.
Let me show you some of the sample below,
I was shooting this red Japanese lantern accidentally but when I leave the location and see my image result than it is so dark till I must adjust the colour to make it perfect and voila….this is the result!
In other case I was shooting for nice sunset in Maldives but lately I saw that my photos is definitely need some extra touch so my readers able to feel how is the real sunset looks like, I need more yellow and warm effect due to this photos
At this time you may consider to look at two collection of my travel Lightroom presets:
NOTE – I just creating a title of my presets due to the location where I go but generally those two preset can be apply at any photos that you’ve made. Sometimes you need a bit adjustment because you shoot in different camera set up or lighting ambiance but in general this presets works so great if you expecting cool and natural style photo.
Last,
I honestly appreciate that you still here with me and I hope today I deliver humble review of some best budget camera for travelling that you can buy, if you love for what I had here than you may share this to your friend and family but if you still have some questions about photography or gears than you may write a comment below, see you soon and God bless you guys!