DSLR cameras?
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- doggydoggdog
I want to have a better camera than my iPhone 11 Pro
I want to get better at product photography.
What camera should I buy?
- ok_not_ok0
Nikon D850
- doggydoggdog0
Also, where should I buy it?
- CyBrainX1
Before we give answers based on the only camera we know and have, what is your budget? Do you also want to shoot video? Do you already have other equipment like lenses and what brand are those? Is size an issue?
- doggydoggdog0
I don’t have any lenses or anything.
I only have my iPhone 11 Pro and older film cameras from the 1990’s.
I don’t really care about video for now.
I really only want to experiment and shoot product photography.
Budget would be $1,000 max, but I can be talked into spending more if it really made sense.
- doggydoggdog1
- /imagine if tobasco had sex with SrirachaYakuZoku
- Taste great in coffee!futurefood
- I had that cup. a 70s classic..shapesalad
- For this you need a view camera or tilt-shift lens (or photoshop) to get the sides parallel. Then put a starburst filter in front.monNom
- brothernoah1
Lens is more important then the body. Get a good fast lens and you should be real happy. Speed is what your paying for in a higher end body. Faster lens focus and frames per second. Better to put the cash into the lens, thats where the magic is.
- brothernoah0
FYI..fast lens means something with low aperature. F1.4-f2.8
- Maybe a fixed 50mm 1.2. They're not very expensive either.CyBrainX
- futurefood0
I used a Nikon D850 and would recommend it for any other type of photography. It’s great, but on the bigger side of camera bodies. Size will matter when you want to shoot products from a tripod and not hold a camera for hours. You don’t want heavy camera/lens setups because you’ll need a heavy tripod to hold it up and that gets expensive
Check out the Sony A7 series. They are small and light, pack tons of quality and have no mirror mechanism. No mirror mechanism means you can shoot at slower shutter speeds without the vibrations of a mirror resetting on a DSLR.
The Sony A7 is also affordable now and you can adapt almost any vintage lens. Vintage lenses are fantastic as you will likely not need autofocus to capture those slow moving dishes.
So go for an older lens and save some dough!
- utopian0
Panasonic LUMIX LX10 4K Digital Camera: $450-
20.1 Megapixel 1-Inch Sensor, 3X LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX Lens, F1.4-2.8 Aperture, POWER O.I.S. Stabilization, 3-Inch LCD, DMC-LX10K
- Does this qualify as a DSLR?CyBrainX
- No.palimpsest
- I might get this actually
the LX15 model
thanks utopian!grafician
- ok_not_ok0
Buy used and you're good to go.
Body - Nikon D800
https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-d…
Lens - Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 G Autofocus Lens
- doggydoggdog0
Hm, used is cheaper for sure
- monNom0
A D800 or D850 is a great camera, but the camera isn’t going to be the thing that holds you back. I’d suggest spending half your budget on lights and modifiers (used if you can find them). A few speed lights. Maybe two or tree of the yongnuo yn-560iii along with the transmitter. They are cheap and can be controlled wirelessly so you can dial in lighting from the camera. A big soft box or some way to diffuse light. A few lightstands. Spend at least half of the remainder on a good (used) lens. Maybe something macro capable?
You can buy just about any prosumer dslr from the last 15 years and get fantastic results from it if your light is good - even a 12mp canon xsi will give you great photos you can print large. Just make sure whatever you get has a hot shoe for flash sync and that it has the same lens mount as you want for when you feel the need to upgrade.You may also check to see if the lens on the film cameras you already have might be worth getting an adapter for. Many old cameras came with a fast 50mm prime lens as standard. They are simple to manufacture, as they only require 4-6 lens elements. And they are almost universally sharp with lovely falloff into the out of focus areas.
Product photography is about light and reflections, so focus on being able to control the lit environment and any camera will give you great results.
- tank020
A second hand 5D mark whatever and follow a lot of youtube tutorials. That's how went from a graphic designer to a professional photographer. Doing the same now with video.
- doggydoggdog2
I bought a Canon Rebel XSi DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm lens for $100 and will start there.
- doggydoggdog0
What else should I get?
- Some products to shootfuturefood
- what are you interested in shooting anyways? just curiousfuturefood
- tripod, shiny surface, blower / compressed air spray...stuff like that.uan
- A gold- and silver-side reflector, although you can easily get away with a sheet of white foamcore board for bouncing light.Continuity
- A bunch of pocket wizards.zardoz
- Maybe a tripod. Some poster board in black and white. Maybe some other colours. Maybe some foam core as well. Maybe some coloured gels.monNom
- Hayzilla2
There are thousands of videos on Youtube about this.
- doggydoggdog0
Thanks guys
- inteliboy0
Personally I'd go a fuji camera. They have manual controls, feel like a camera, less like a computer.
Which is important for me at least, as photography should be tactile and enjoyable - not just another tech fest of menus and bullshit buttons.