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Originally Posted by m3thods
A couple of things to clarify here:
- Does your budget factor in the lens cost as well?
- When you say close-ups, do you mean stuff like product shots/head-shots? Or do you mean macro/detail work.
- What's "midrange ecommerce photography"?
- Does it have to be a dslr?
- When you say "additional" lighting- are these studio lights? speedlights? If they're studio lights, how are you planning on firing them? Is all that stuff provided to you, or do you have to buy that stuff too?
If it's 600 all in, then your selection is pretty much limited to entry-level SLR/mirrorless, or a point-and-shoot.
If it has to be a dslr, then you're probably looking at a used t2i/t3i or equivalent Nikon kit. However, that doesn't leave you much left budget-wise with respect to lenses. Depending on your answer to my second question, I could suggest just buying a macro lens (ef-s 60mm) for product/head shots and it'll cover you for detail work as well. You can get those for cheap used. The kit lens with the camera will cover your sporadic video use.
Long story short- for us to make a good suggestion, we'll likely need a bit more info. Also, if it doesn't have to be a slr, please take the time to read my long-ish post about people looking to buy a camera but aren't attached to a "system" yet. You may find that a dslr isn't really what you need. |
Hi sorry I guess I was kinda unclear on a few things.
1. Budget factor does not include lens.
2. Mostly product shots. Macro is a bonus though but not important.
3. Haha midrange for example, I meant like the distance range of taking a picture of a full t-shirt. Sorry "midrange" was a really bad description.
4. Well I assume using a DSLR would produce better quality pictures
5. I'll be getting two strobe lights and umbrellas as well. Was planning on connecting the system through a wireless remote flash? or hotshoe method (need to do more research on this lol)
Hope that helps!