what's the best professional camera to use for still life or scenery?

Question

a smallish camera good quality?

Answer 1

It's not the camera, it's the person using it! A fellow who made his first million as a fashion photographer by the time he was 21 wrote a book about photography and made that point. Then, to prove it, he took an ancient Brownie Instamatic - a cheap, fixed-focus, non-adjustable camera, and shot a single roll of film, and sold all the pictures. One of them earned a substantial sum.

There are a number of excellent small-format cameras that use plain old 35mm film. There are a number of excellent digital cameras with 5 to 7 meg of resolution that'll work just as well. Your best bet is to take a formal class in photography and have the instructor help you select a camera that best meets your needs. You won't have to spend a fortune.

For me, the finest 35mm camera has always been a Nikon. For medium format, I like the Hasslblad, though I usually used my old Mamiya C-33. Never got into large format. Only recently got into the digital age, but even us old geezers can learn new tricks!
Good luck - it can be a fascinating hobby and with the proper training, an excellent career!

Answer 2

Hi there. :)

There are lots of excellent cameras around. And the previous post about being the person using it is the way to go is right to a certain extent. No matter how good the talent, you can take a good picture without the right "tools" to assist that talent.

Many people feel that its the camera itself that takes good pictures, but you have to remember a camera is made of two fundamental aspects- the lens and the camera body. The lens is what I look for in my professional work, which is why I converted to the Canon series of cameras. They have a reputation as having great lenses.

The camera body itself is very important too naturally. You must be able to control the amount of light coming in to create that sensational look for still life or any scenic type shots.

I pretty much teach people the artistic side, but really, its the lens itself that will give you a great aspect to your photography.

My best wishes and good luck,
Amy

www.nomorebadphotos.blogspot.com
www.digitalphotographysuccess.com

Answer 3

The best smallish camera would be a medium format film camera. Like a Hassleblad. The negatives that these cameras use are many times larger than the negatives in 35mm cameras, and also many times larger than the sensors in digital SLR cameras. Correspondingly, medium format cameras capture vastly more detail. And of course, they have fantastic lenses.
With a good (digital) SLR, you'll have enough resolution to make a 2-page print. With medium format cameras, you can make posters.
Not to say the job *can't* be done with a dSLR or even a compact camera - but your question was what a pro would use.

Answer 4

Any good brand camera will give you good photographs. I have shot scenery with cameras made in 1967, I now use a very old Olympus 35 SLR as will as a very heavy medium format camera. I only shoot scenic shots, I don't want an ugly face breaking my lens.

The camera is simply a box - as a matter of fact,that is what the word means in Latin, box or room. Lens are a major difference, get good lenses and get better photos, get 2nd and 3rd rate lense and expect 2nd or 3rd rate pictures.

The main thing, however, is how you frame the picture - I mean what youa re seeing through the view finder. 99% of photography is between your ears.

Answer 5

most automatic newer slr and all digital cameras have options for scenery or larger,landsscape.without all the tech stuff,use a slow speed film(100 or 200)bright natural light(no incandescant ) and always use a tripod or a stable base when shooting still life.if you can understand,the longer of a shutter speed will give you fine detailed still shots,but cannot have any movement(camera or subject) good luck and get hooked.for an ameteur,shoot a lot of pix at different settings,angle, or distances-something is bound to turn out good.also digital cameras are usually no good for enlargements.