Need a camera and fully confused

sampochin

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We are a retailer of clothes in Birmingham UK. We sell Asian partywear and bridal. Mostly from the shop but we also have a website which will need nice pictures adding to regular. So I need a camera to do stills only (video function will only be used with kids when on holiday). My budget is up to £2000. But if I can get away with much less it would be better. I was first thinking canon 1dx because of a video I saw on YT. Now I'm thinking d750. My brother used to have a d3 is that still a good one to get or is it discontinued now? I'm going for a second hand one as 'cex' give a 2 year warranty with everything they sell. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Bikerbrent

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Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride.
We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work.

Frankly, for web posting, any DSLR will get the job done, what matters most is the skill of the photographer for composition and lighting and a good lens. Heck, in knowledgeable hands you could get away with a good cell phone camera or even a good used D70 with a good lens. The D3 was discontinued long ago (current equivalent camera is a D5), but it is way overkill for what you need.
 

mikew_RIP

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Welcome to the forum,as Brent said as nice as it would be the D750 is possibly overkill.have you thought about lighting as that and a good lens can be as important as the camera body.
 

sampochin

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Thanks for the replies. This will be an ongoing thing, I will be getting lighting and backgrounds and sometimes doing outdoor shoots. As well as the website the pictures will go on posters now and then and magazines. Reason I wanted a reasonably high end camera was so it's a little future proof. What kind of lens would I need for clothing? Stationary objects so the speed the lens and camera can handle is not an issue. Unless the model decides to do a runner!


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sampochin

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Don't mean to do people's head in but I watched a video on YT with a guy reviewing the 750 and he was talking about 810 possibly being a better one to go for overall. Or is this a case of there's always one model up you can go?


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sampochin

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Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'll post some pictures when I get started, some pointers will go a long way!


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RocketCowboy

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Don't mean to do people's head in but I watched a video on YT with a guy reviewing the 750 and he was talking about 810 possibly being a better one to go for overall. Or is this a case of there's always one model up you can go?

First off, howdy and welcome to Nikonites!!!

The D750 is actually a newer body, compared to the D810. The D810 does have higher pixel count, but the D750 has better low light sensitivity. The D810 *could* cause more problems than it solves, because with the extra pixel count comes more opportunity for blurry photos due to camera shake. You asked about the D3 as well ... while discontinued, the D3 is still a workhorse of a camera. It doesn't have the pixel count that the D750 does, but would do well for website images.

All in, I do think that either the latest D5600 or the D7200 would probably be the best choice, allowing the money saved to be spent on getting a good lens for your needs. The D7200 would probably last you longer, with the D5x00 series ... if you keep after the photography skills for long, you'll probably be looking for the more professional ergonomic changes that exist in the D7x00 and higher camera bodies.
 

Vincent

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... video on YT with a guy reviewing the 750 and he was talking about 810 possibly being a better one to go for overall....

It is good to be informed, it is silly to follow the advise of others.

1) You need to know what you are looking for: I understood:
- Clothing
- to put on the internet
2) You need to see the time you need to put it on the internet.
With quite some effort you can probably do your pictures with a phone camera. It will just be easier/faster with a DSLR.
3) You need to adjust your budget to your workflow or your ambitions to your budget. e.g. future proof will be a lot more expensive, a little out of fashion will be reachable.

2000£ => for me camera is going towards 600£, lenses 600£, accessories 800£ I have the impression that you should have a "light installation" budget??
D810 for 600£ is impossible.
D750 is going to go over 1000£.
D7X00/D6X0 is probably more in line.

On lenses, everyone has their style, so it is difficult to advise.
For D7X00 and that subject, I would go for D7000, 35mm f1.8DX, 50mm f1.8, Tamron 90mm f2.8 + 3 flashes (old SB24 or later to set up manual) + remote trigger + stands/umbrellas/reflectors + tripod & remote = that will bring you to about 2000£

P.S.: I agree the ideal is D850 (wait a few weeks) + 24mm f1.4 , 35mm f1.4, 56mm f1.4, 105 f1.4 + SB5000s etc... But that is going to be very far over 2000£. I see a normal set up at 12000£ for high quality product photography, without going Hasselblad. On the other hand with a D70 + SB-24s + kit lens 18-55 and some DIY a real photographer can get almost the same result, in a larger amount of time though.
 
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sampochin

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I meant 2k for camera and it won't just we for website. Also we are in the premium end of our segment so photos need to reflect that. I've noticed, the better the picture the more expensive the dress fetches. So this won't cost me anything.
But my budget is not really the limit of what I can afford I just thought 2k should be enough for a used camera.


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sampochin

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Is the 850 an upcoming model? I'll check that out. I'll go through your lense info slowly that's a big help thanks


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The D750 is a fine camera (I own and shoot with one) I think it is more than you need and it very professional and should do everything you need. You will need to budget for a good set of prime lenses and lighting
 

sampochin

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The D750 is a fine camera (I own and shoot with one) I think it is more than you need and it very professional and should do everything you need. You will need to budget for a good set of prime lenses and lighting

Indeed. This sounds about right and I'll push the boat in the lenses. This is the photos we have so far: Payals Boutique Asian Bridal Birmingham ? Payals Boutique Asian Bridal Birmingham
I'm really not happy with them, they're ok so the job kind of thing. I need this kind of thing once a month and then also a few sort of cover photos outdoors somewhere. The kind you see in magazines.


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Danno

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I have a D7200 and a used D700. If I were in your shoes I would by the 750. I love my 7200 but I use it more for birds and such. I like the full frame 700 for landscapes and family pictures more. The 750 and a couple good portrait lenses would work well. Of course, you still need someone to make the right settings and push the button. I still struggle with that sometimes, but I am working on that.
 
Indeed. This sounds about right and I'll push the boat in the lenses. This is the photos we have so far: Payals Boutique Asian Bridal Birmingham ? Payals Boutique Asian Bridal Birmingham
I'm really not happy with them, they're ok so the job kind of thing. I need this kind of thing once a month and then also a few sort of cover photos outdoors somewhere. The kind you see in magazines.


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The D750 will do an excellent job for you. It looks like lighting and framing it what you need to work on a little but that is more a matter of taste.
 

sampochin

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I'm going to really start reading as much as I can about the 750 and 810 it will be one of those. The 850 I think is taking it too far plus it's abit more than I want to spend and there's no chance of finding a used one in the next month or so.
You've all been very helpful, one last request is there anything to look out for when buying a used Nikon? With cars people used to not touch a car with over 90/100 k miles but I've kept a Mercedes from new to almost 200 and it still ran great when it went. Should I be scared of shutter count being I don't know, 50k 100k? At what point should one steer clear? I was thinking to get the camera from computer exchange because of the two year warranty they give with everything they sell.


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sampochin

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I think the d750 is the one. Next it will be lenses and lighting. This is going to be whole lot of fun.


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