A Budget Camera So Good, I Bought One Myself

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Not long ago the sub $1,000 camera was a competitive segment of the photography market but as costs increase and inflation rises, the options have become less and less. More importantly are any of the cameras you can get for under $1,000 even worth buying in 2025? In this video I’ll cover all your options for new cameras that fit a budget of $1,000 or less and exactly the ones you should consider. One of them is so good, I bought it myself when I already own too many other cameras.

What sets the Nikon Z50 II apart from everything else in the list? Nikon recipes. If you’re unfamiliar these are similar to filters that come built into your camera that most manufacturers include. Names like “vivid,” “sepia,” or “dramatic.” Typically these are all quite useless once you start photographing more regularly. The Nikon Z50 II actually includes quite a few of these itself with a bit more customization to decrease the intensity of the filter, giving you more usable results.

Recipes are essentially the same but can be created by you or me (mine are free at the bottom of this article). These recipes tend to be far more subtle or pleasing than many of the built in filters that most camera manufacturers include. There’s a ton of flexibility when creating these recipes and most importantly you as a photographer don’t even need to know what they are, you just need to know where to find them and try them out.

What makes recipes so great? Recipes gives you the ability to take pleasing images, with more creative choice and freedom to how the photo looks right in camera, without editing. This is the most important factor when it comes to recipes. Many of you watching this might be interested in buying their first camera but haven’t a clue about editing yet. Many times these recipes are pleasing enough that you don’t even need to edit the images from the camera. All of the photos in this video from the Nikon Z50 II are straight out of camera, no editing.

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0:00 Starting Photography? This Is What I'd Buy
1:36 Breakdown of Every Budget Camera Under $1000
5:04 Disclaimer
6:15 The Nikon Z50 II Image Recipes
11:15 Handling and Ergonomics
13:07 My Nikon Z50 II Guide
14:13 Autofocus
17:01 Video Quality
17:46 Used Camera Options