I suddenly have got some spare money which I am not yet sure how I am gonna spend so I have decided to look at camera + decent lens as an option.
The camera will be primarily used for taking photos while I'm traveling. Decent low-light capatibilities is something that I really would like to have. (I'd like to be able to take decent photos of city landscape at night, maybe even some astrophotography) Video is not really required but will be good to have.
I have about 1000$. I can spend more but there should be really good reason for that.
Cameras these days have some fancy pancy post processing modes that can give you okay night shots by taking a few photos and stitching them together, but for best results I think you'll want a good old fashioned tripod and shutter cable. Full-frame DSLRs will give you the best night performance by default, since their sensor is larger and therefor gathers more light, but they are normally prohibitively expensive.
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Now, these big damn camera kits can come with some cheap third party shit, but it acts as a phenomenal jumping off point regardless. Kit lenses are more than good enough for beginners. As you use the camera and its accessories more, you'll learn what you like, dislike, need more of or what you need different, and you can invest accordingly. I know you said you have a $1000 budget , but you'll want to keep the rest of that tucked away because this hobby can get out of control very quickly.
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The default Canon camera bag is for wimps, get something akin to this. Plenty of pockets and nooks and crannies to store what you'll need when you're out and about.
You mentioned astrophotography. Do you have a telescope already? There are adapters that you can use to screw a DSLR into the eyepiece, and they're pretty inexpensive. Be warned, however, that amateur astronomy, and especially astrophotography is a dangerously expensive, but highly rewarding hobby.
https://i.imgur.com/HFfmIPM.png
That shot cost me about $700. There are some very cheap, very capable telescopes around if you're willing to sacrifice material quality. There are also some very large, very high quality telescopes that can approach the 5 figure range. Depends on what exactly you want to take pictures of in that big night sky of ours.
Concerning video: all DSLRs nowadays, including the one I linked above, have a video mode built in, and it's pretty decent. You might want to invest in an external microphone if you're going to be doing a lot of filming, as they usually only come with a cheap mono built in microphone. But for simple home movies it'll get the job done and then some. The sound quality in my experience goes well beyond the usual laptop or webcam mic, but you will hear the sound of the lens zooming/focusing very clearly, due to the fact that it's built into the body of the camera with no insulation.
I don't think we have anything like camera kits provided by amazon over here. Seems like "1300D (T6) + Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens + Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Lens" kit is not available here too.
In terms of astrophotography I thought about starting with some general sky photos without using telescope.
i would suggest a sony, probably a 6300 or 6500 with your budget im not sure of the exchange rate. for travelling mirrorless is more practical than a slr, the 16-50 kit lens is ok for starting out and then you have some good reasonably priced options like the sigma range
go to a camera shop and physically hold the cameras. i wanted a nikon but didn't like the buttons and grips so shoot canon
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