Yeah, best bang for buck would be something like a T2i, Canon's image quality (APS-C sensor) hasn't really improved since the T2i came out for, so there is little reason to go with something newer, and the magic lantern hack will give you better bracketing than comparably priced Nikon DSLRs or mirrorless. Joost, does the…
I shared the same impression regarding cell phone cameras before - unusable. But in recent models they did some magic. So now I am using lumia phone 8mpx camera. Just taking picture series closer. A weird thing is that with big cameras you have to close diaphragm for decent dof and low vignetting and often need tripod to…
Yeah magic lantern is pretty much essential for doing HDR with canon cameras. Default firmware only does 3 shots, ML does up to 9. I personally still get great results with my ~5 year old T2i. after a certain point lens quality becomes much more important than the sensor to image quality. If you only want a camera for…
Do you want a DSLR or a mirrorless camera? What your friend had was a mirrorless. Mirrorless cameras are typically smaller with smaller lenses, which is nice if you plan to carry it around with you or have multiple lenses. I'm not sure what the prices go for in AU, but a used Panasonic GX7 or Olympus EM5 might be in that…