I am sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for help.
Currently I am using the most awful point-and-shoot camera which produces horribly blurry and noisy photographs and does not even give me the option to take uncompressed pics. As much as I am enjoying going out and taking a bunch of photos in new places; I feel like I could quadruple my enjoyment if the end product wasn't painful to look at due to the horrible picture quality.
So I need your help to choose a brand spankin' new camera for me to use. I am open to any suggestions; however I am preferably looking for a DSLR which is friendly for beginners, yet also has functions and modes which even pro's would be happy with, so in other words I am looking for a camera which is beginner friendly, not "too" pricey, but is also relatively future proof so I won't need to upgrade any time soon.
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[–] ThingsHappen 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ron is right on the money, but I'd like to emphasize his second point and add that with your budgetary constraints and desires I'd lean toward mirrorless.
If you shop around a little, you can probably find a Sony NEX-5N, an adapter, legacy 50mm f/1.8 and 28mm f/2.8 for under 250 pounds.
28mm on APS-C will still be a bit tight for most landscape use but is great for walking around. And later on you can pick up a focal reducer for roughly $100 that will make the 50mm act like a 35mm t/1.2 and the 28mm act like a 19mm t/2.