Leonid Strizhevskiy |
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Digital Professional Cameras
I have some experience with Canon G2.
Would like to TRY to go professional. Mostly nature, may be some still life. (Definitely no action pics). What cameras and lenses would deliver appropriate quality? Budget is an issue.
All suggestions will be most approtiated.
October 07, 2003
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doug Nelson |
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By professional, I'd suppose we are talking about giving the customer the best possible image for his money. Your customer will probably want printable images, not JPEG's for the web. Most publishers seem to want 300 ppi resolution. That resolution in an 8 x 12 image is about 6 megapixels.
Your camera should capture in raw or TIF mode, as did, I think, your G2. Your optics should be prime lenses (singe focal lengths, like a 50mm or a 35-mm), or, at least, the best zooms your camera company, Tamron or Tokina make.
Frankly, all these things will be very expensive. Consider shooting with a film camera and one or two prime lenses. I like the 50mm for some landscapes. I also like the 35 or the 28. Your negatives or slides can always be digitized with a scanner later. Many publishers still accept slides or negatives.
October 08, 2003
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