Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - I want to buy a SLR camera ... for wedding shooting and location shooting ... and ask God to recommend an entry-level camera ... the more detailed, the better. ..

I want to buy a SLR camera ... for wedding shooting and location shooting ... and ask God to recommend an entry-level camera ... the more detailed, the better. ..

It depends on the consumption level in your city.

Low-end consumer cities:

In rural areas, counties, suburbs and small cities, the per capita consumption level is relatively low, and excessive investment is basically equal to no return. It is recommended to start with a low-end camera.

Canon series: 600D/650D

Nikon series: D3200/D5200

Lens: 18-55 ferrule +50mm 1.8 fixed focus.

Turn off the lights: Yongnuo /Volon series domestic flashlights.

Mid-end consumer cities:

Second-tier cities, inland cities, with average consumption level, large population and underdeveloped economy, have started peer competition, and newcomers will have some understanding of equipment. Moreover, one-stop wedding is the first choice for newcomers in this field, and the requirements for follow-up newcomers in the wedding also begin with equipment.

Canon series:

If the price is low-end.

Used 50D or new 60D.

Lens: Canon 17-40 F4L+50 1.4 fixed focus.

If the price is in the middle and high end.

7D/5D2/6D

Lens: Canon 24- 105 F4L+50 1.4 fixed focus.

Flash: Canon 460/580

Nikon series:

Low price:

Used D200/D300 or new D90

Lens: Nikon/KOOC-0/8-/KOOC-0/05 VR/Nikon/KOOC-0/8-70/Longteng/KOOC-0/7-50+50/KOOC-0/.4 fixed focus.

If the price is in the middle and high end:

D7000/D700/D600

Lens: Nikon 28-85/ Nikon 24- 120/ Sigma 24-70

Flash: Nikon SB-600/ Nikon SB-800

High-end consumer cities:

In provincial capital cities and economically developed areas, the main force for newcomers to shoot in such areas is the studio. The wedding industry has high profit margin and fierce competition. Some newcomers have their own SLR cameras and have a certain understanding of SLR cameras, so the requirements for equipment are quite high.

Canon series:

5D2/5D3/ 1D mark series/1 mark series

Lens: Canon 24-70 70-200 has a fixed focus of 35, 50 and 85.

Flash: Canon 580EX II

Nikon series:

D700/D800/D3 Series /D4

Lens: Nikon 24-70/28-70 70-200 35 50 85 fixed focus

Flash: SB9 10

The above are just some general concepts, and the specific situation needs specific analysis. And if you are a novice and inexperienced, no matter where you spend, it is recommended to start with the low-end machine first. Even if we start with high-end machines, it is difficult to get high prices for works without goods, self-promotion, packaging and hype, and the cost recovery is also very slow. Start with low-end machines and do some small work first. Although the salary is not high, the work is relatively simple and easy. Even if you can't get through, you won't lose too much if you want to go ashore.

The fuselage and lens are just a carrier, a creative tool. High-end body and lens can make creation relatively simple, but in the final analysis, works still need people to create. High-end body and lens may make your creation easier, but it will never be created for you. Most of the fuselage used by many experts around me are ordinary mid-range fuselage (except public funds), and the photos taken are very beautiful, so it is very important to improve yourself. Learn more, watch more and think more, instead of blindly pressing the shutter (but experts are basically fed by the shutter, hehe).

I think the flash is very important. Even if the budget is low, put the budget of flash into it. Photography is the art of light. You can't shoot without light. Don't be superstitious about high sensitivity and large aperture. It is king to use and use the flash honestly.

Finally, as an amateur who has been doing so-called commercial shooting such as wedding follow-up for almost six years, my suggestion is that unless you are a very good master (work/contacts), this is only a part-time job. Although this part-time job earns a lot of money, don't let it affect your normal work and life, let alone think that the wedding follow-up and shooting are photographers, and the follow-up and shooting work is not at the same level at all. Don't think that you can do the work of a photographer with a camera, otherwise it will be a great blow. To put it bluntly, wedding photography used to be despised by those well-trained students, which is why some amateurs like me were given opportunities. Now because the salary is relatively transparent, the competition is getting bigger and bigger, and it is getting harder and harder to mix, hehe ~