please tell me which type of camera should a proffessional use and which brand is best?

Question

one with a good and long lens

Answer 1

Hmm, often asked question here.

Many sports professionals use Canon DSLR's because of their great telephoto zoom optics.

Many portrait & landscape professionals use Nikon DSLR's because of the color rendition in the Nikon system.

Many wedding photographers use Hasselblads because they require large format images.

Of course, there are wedding photographers who use Canon or Nikon.

You'll find landscape & portrait photographers with Canons.
There are sports photographers who use Nikon (myself included).

Final answer? A professional uses the camera brand, models, and lenses that fit their style and needs. Most pros or serious digital photographers have the same system that they had when they shot 35mm. Reason? Familiarity with the controls. Feel of the camera. Trust in the system. PLUS, a couple of camera bags or shelves filled with well-loved lenses from that same company.

Let's put it this way. You don't become a "professional" by buying the same equipment. I used to buy very high level tennis racquets, but I still haven't made it to Wimbleton.

P.S. "one with a good and long lens"?
It's not the length of the lens, but how one uses it.

Answer 2

Which type of camera should a professional use? A camera that will make him money! Generally that means a digital SLR these days. SLR stands for single lens reflex camera. Examples would include the Canon Rebel XTi or Nikon D80.

Which brand is best? That's open to debate, but generally Nikon and Canon are regarded as the best SLR brands and are certainly the best selling. You should handle cameras from both manufacturers and see which one feels "right" in your hand and has controls that seem logical to you. For example, yesterday I handled a Canon Rebel XTi and the button for playing back images was, for me, in an illogical place.

SLRs do not have lenses built-in. You have to buy separate lenses. If you want a good and long lens, both Canon and Nikon make "good and long lenses".

Sounds to me like you're looking for a camera that has a built-in lens, which generally is the mark of a non-professional. Try this one: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18. It has an 18x zoom.

Answer 3

First, you need to slow down.

Take classes in photography. Check with your local community college or high school. An alternative is the New York Institute of Photography (nyip.com). They offer correspondence courses and have been in business since 1910.

Learn about composition, light, ISO, shutter speed and aperture. Learn how to use them to produce the results you want.

While you're taking classes you should be working as an assistant (gofer) to a professional photographer. As Yogi Berra said: "You can observe a lot just by watching." There is no substitute for hands-on experience, even if its just placing a light stand where you're told to place it. Always remember that you have 2 eyes and 2 ears but only 1 mouth. Watch and listen. Ask questions when the assignment is done.

Buying the most technologically advanced and expensive camera made will not make you a "professional photographer". The camera is a tool, just like a saw or hammer or violin or guitar. Mastering the use of that tool is the mark of a professional.

Answer 4

What for?

Sports photographer should use Nikon professional line because they are speed demons. The Nikon D2H is among the fastest camera there is.

Press could use either Nikon or Canon SLRs depending on their preferences. However a good and long lens is very expensive and usually provided by the agency.

If you mean wedding photographers, also a Canon and Nikon - although people have been saying that Canon have somewhat better color. Well it's just your preferences really.

I doubt that you mean glamour photographers because people rarely shoot models with long lenses.

Well anyway, try to be more specific next time.

Answer 5

You'll either be using a DSLR (mid level to high end)
ie, if you've spent less then $500-600 on a camera and lens don't be expected to be taken seriously.

Nice ones to look at (on a budget) Pentax K10D, Canon 30D/40D, Nikon D200/D300

With a lens or 2, flash, and a few other peices of equipment (depending upon style) you could easily top $1200-$2000 USD.

Don't expect to call yourself a profesional if you show up to a wedding with a Casio Exilim or Canon Powershot and be treated like a pro, you'll be treated like any other snap shooter.

Unfortunalty, in MOST cases, you need to look the part in order to be treated like the part.