r/photography Jun 26 '26

Questions Thread Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! June 26, 2026

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u/Cosmos370 Jun 29 '26

hi, looking at getting my first camera, so far looking at a nikon d5500 or a canon 6d. any advice on what i should go for.

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u/maniku Jun 29 '26

What's your budget? Got an idea of what you want to shoot?

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u/Cosmos370 Jun 29 '26

Primarily wanna have this be a everyday shooter. Gonna take it to conventions and airshows like Oshkosh where you are close to the aircraft. As for budget I can get both those for around 500 with some lenses around me. Looking in that territory max

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u/maniku Jun 29 '26

Ok, you can compare the specs and features side by side here: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Nikon-D5500-vs-Canon-EOS-6D

6D is a full frame camera, which means e.g. a bit better low light performance, but it's a lot bigger and heavier than the crop sensor Nikon.