What equipment should a novice photographer choose?

Lead: There are so many photographic equipment that people are dazzled. When you walk into a store, hundreds of devices are in front of you. What equipment should a novice who has just learned photography 1~2 years have? Often this is a problem that puzzles beginners. Don't be afraid. Let's share our experience!

What equipment should a novice photographer buy?

Ask yourself first: Do you just want to try if you study hard?

This question will affect your choice of purchasing equipment, so be sure to ask yourself and answer honestly. If so? Study hard? It will cost more money, so once you decide, you must stick to it and don't regret it; If so? Just trying? , starting from the bottom? Basic equipment? Do it!

(1) basic equipment

Basic equipment is the simplest and most needed equipment. This article will assume that everyone will invest in the world of DSLR SLR cameras.

(1) Camera body

An entry-level or intermediate DSLR SLR camera (APS-C format is enough, and you don't need to buy a full-frame camera when you study). Which to buy depends on your budget. An intermediate camera can make you not need to upgrade the fuselage in the next three years, which will be a better choice. For example, Canon 60D, Nikon 7000 and Sony A66.

There are also some students who will ask: Is the evil mirrorless cameras OK? Like Sony NEX series and Olympus EP series? The author suggests that although these cameras are light, they are slightly inferior in focusing, lens support and overall sense, and are more suitable for secondary cameras and weekday shooting.

? (b) basic lens

For beginners, the current' lens set' can already bring good results. For APS-C frame fuselage, the lens focal length of 18-55mm or 18- 105mm is enough for general learning. If this is your first SLR camera, you might as well buy it with the lens set. If the second machine is used for upgrading, don't choose a set!

(c) basic accessories

Other basic accessories include:

Blow? Clean the lens and photosensitive element.

Lens pen? Used to clean the lens

Camera bag? It is recommended for people who like mountain climbing/traveling.

moistureproof box

Battery backup

Back memory card

? (2) It is suggested that beginners start with the types of lenses.

(A) large aperture fixed focus

Can photographers with large aperture lenses such as f/ 1.4 and f/2.8 also handle it easily? After the Qing dynasty? Shallow depth of field effect and shooting in low light environment, while the price of large aperture fixed focus lens is very low (much cheaper than large aperture zoom lens! ), very suitable for beginners to learn.

50mm f/ 1.4 is a large aperture fixed-focus lens. If you want to be cheaper, you can consider f/ 1.8 aperture.

(b) super wide-angle lens

Ultra-wide-angle lenses such as 12mm and 14mm have a very wide field of view, which distorts the photos and can often take impact landscape photos, which is very suitable for beginners to practice taking landscape photos.

Super wide-angle lens can bring exaggerated effect.

Plus an external flash, you can also take wonderful portraits.

telephoto lens

The telephoto lens is very useful for compressing scenery (such as shooting mountain scenes, lampposts, repeating objects before and after) and concerts, but it is not necessary, and can be ignored if the budget is not enough.

A 70-300mm lens has a 300mm telephoto end.

(C) It is recommended that beginners start with the types of accessories.

(a) tripod with tripod head

Many beginners also think that tripods are big and heavy, so they are not commonly used. They don't need to start so soon, do they? In fact, many scenes, such as night scenes, flowing water, starry sky, star track, sunrise and sunset, are also photographed by fast and slow people. These photos can't be taken without a tripod. Therefore, a stable tripod is also very important at the beginning of learning. And a tripod head that can lock the camera is also very useful. The money needs to be spent and worth it.

(B) CPL filter

CPL filter can filter reflections and make the sky bluer, which is very useful for shooting the sky, scenery, rivers, leaves and so on.

? Gradient grey filter (GND)

Gradient will be the most commonly used filter to balance the light difference between the sky and the ground, so that the layering of the sky and the ground can also be displayed at the same time, which is the key to taking photos of beautiful scenery, sunrise and sunset.

(d) cable release/remote control

It is unnecessary to release the cable, but as the price is cheap, we might as well start early. The cable release allows you to avoid moving the camera when shooting the slow shutter, and also makes the B shutter more convenient without pressing the shutter button by hand.

(4) Too rich? Buy the following upgrade options suitable for beginners but with better quality!

(A) a better tripod

The advantage of sighing fiber tripod is light and stable, but the disadvantage is that the price is generally high. I suggest that beginners can buy a strong but heavy tripod to study, and then buy a carbon fiber tripod when the time is ripe.

(b) external flash

External flash can not only have a larger flash light output, but also allow you to rotate the flash lamp holder to produce softer and better-looking light through reflection, and you can also add color filters and soft boxes. Still let? Flashing lights outside the plane? It is possible to take more professional portrait photos.

Use a variety of flash combinations to take professional portrait photos.

(c) Cable release with timing/mutual timing function.

At present, many intermediate fuselages also have built-in time shooting, which allows photographers to take photos such as star orbits. If your camera doesn't have this function, it can also be realized by cable release.

With the release of space cables, we can also take photos of the orbits of stars.

(d) reducing mirror (ND)

The reducing mirror can block the light from entering the lens to a certain extent, and is used when shooting running water during the day.

postscript

Appropriate equipment is of course important, but when learning photography, we should also learn technology, creativity and vision. Beginners should buy basic cameras and accessories first, and it is best to study for 2-3 years before considering upgrading equipment according to their actual needs, so as not to waste money.