What are the best cameras for professional photography???

Answer 1

I guess the answer to that is "It depends..."

What are you trying to do? I shoot the Canon 5D for my nature photography business, but it takes high enough quality pics that I can use it for my studio work as well. But for really critical studio work, I use the PhaseOne H25 back on a Mamiya RZ67 camera body. It's big and heavy, and it has to be shot tethered to a computer. But the quality is awesome!

I've taken my 5D on location shoots of banquets, etc. I hardly shoot any weddings, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it for that.

If you're just getting into photography and you want a DSLR system, I'd go with either Canon or Nikon. They both make great products. Other DSLRs take great photos, but the other makers don't offer as broad a lens lineup or as many accessories as the 2 big guys.

I hope this helps you!

Answer 2

I'll go with Greg and say, "It depends." What kind of professional photography? A photojournalist or sports photographer would probably want a high-end digital SLR like one of the over-sized Nikon or Canon dSLR's. A fashion photographer or portrait photographer might want a medium format film camera like a Hasselblad, but this would be used along with a digital camera that would be used for immediate viewing of test shots the way a Polaroid back used to be used on the Hassie. A commercial photographer could use either of the above or even a view camera that allowed tilt and shift for total perspective control. Someone who takes passport photos in a booth on 42nd Street is also a professional photographer, but he uses a weird camera designed to make 4 images at once and I don't even know what it is called.

In other words, you need to define "professional photography" to a finer degree in order to get a meaningful answer.

Answer 3

The higher the resolution the better. The biggest mistake people make when they try to take professional quality pictures is using a camera with low resolutions (mega pixels). It does not matter if it is a regular film camera or a digital camera the resolution counts especially if you want to blow up the image any larger than a piece of printer paper. Remember you can always shrink the picture down, but making it larger will reduce quality.

p.s. generally speaking, the guy running the 1-hour photo lab will not know as much about cameras, exposure, filters, etc. as the guy at the store that only sells cameras.

Answer 4

Expert photography enthusiasts need a degree of personalization, overall performance, as well as ruggedness which a minimum of the level over exactly what customer digital cameras offer. Satisfaction with long distance picture and good accessories, More info on photograpf.net

Answer 5

I have had a Canon but with the Sony Alpha 100 you have access to a large number of the older lens and there really is some awesome ones out there to be had for a reasonable price

Answer 6

I would say,it has to be a SLR type of Camera like Digital cameras made by Canon or Nikon,this would allow you to change your lens wether you want to use a wide angle lens for group pictures or telephoto lens. and if your taking a portrait pictures,I would have to say it is nice to use a bellow with a bellow lens attached to it.this is what any studio used and if you could spend a fortune,I would go for Leica or Hasselblad brand.

Answer 7

I would get a digital SLR. By Canon.

Answer 8

Cannon 300xlrs work great