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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 636975" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>You do not need an esoteric system or camera to do product shots for the Web. A basic DSLR and good sharp lenses augmented with lights and reflectors will give you excellent results.</p><p></p><p>What I would suggest is a two pronged strategy</p><p></p><p>1. Use a good cell phone camera and shoot in good light - Investment = ZERO.</p><p></p><p>2. Get a D3300 with 18-55 kit lens and shoot the same scenes with it. Shoot RAW to get the benefit of the dynamic range and use Nikon Capture NX-D to process the images. This will enable you to have a latitude in lighting as you can recover deep shadows and tone down highlights with RAW - investment ~ $500.</p><p></p><p>After a week compare the shots. For all you know the cell phone ones will be as good as the D3300. If you are going to shoot mostly in a Studio environment, then after you get used to the DSLR invest in </p><p>. Sturdy studio grade Tripod and a Ball head, say a Manfroto.</p><p>. A range of backdrops of various colours.</p><p>. A set of good flash and/or strobes.</p><p></p><p>The beauty of the D3300 is that it is an excellent 24MP camera and for product shots as good or as bad as the other 24MP cameras. It is priced so low that most of the good lenses are more expensive than the body with a kit lens, so if you do not like it, you can sell it off and loose the equivalent of a dinner for a family of four in a decent restaurant.</p><p></p><p>In the last three years I have shot more than 80,000 images with my D3300, the kit 18-55 and the 35mm f1.8DX. All the systems are still going strong and should last another 50,000 shutter actuation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 636975, member: 16090"] You do not need an esoteric system or camera to do product shots for the Web. A basic DSLR and good sharp lenses augmented with lights and reflectors will give you excellent results. What I would suggest is a two pronged strategy 1. Use a good cell phone camera and shoot in good light - Investment = ZERO. 2. Get a D3300 with 18-55 kit lens and shoot the same scenes with it. Shoot RAW to get the benefit of the dynamic range and use Nikon Capture NX-D to process the images. This will enable you to have a latitude in lighting as you can recover deep shadows and tone down highlights with RAW - investment ~ $500. After a week compare the shots. For all you know the cell phone ones will be as good as the D3300. If you are going to shoot mostly in a Studio environment, then after you get used to the DSLR invest in . Sturdy studio grade Tripod and a Ball head, say a Manfroto. . A range of backdrops of various colours. . A set of good flash and/or strobes. The beauty of the D3300 is that it is an excellent 24MP camera and for product shots as good or as bad as the other 24MP cameras. It is priced so low that most of the good lenses are more expensive than the body with a kit lens, so if you do not like it, you can sell it off and loose the equivalent of a dinner for a family of four in a decent restaurant. In the last three years I have shot more than 80,000 images with my D3300, the kit 18-55 and the 35mm f1.8DX. All the systems are still going strong and should last another 50,000 shutter actuation. [/QUOTE]
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