Advise on correct camera to buy

[jpelk]

Hello,

I'm looking for advise about purchasing the correct camera. I will be using the camera for work application to take photo's of vehicles for automotive dealership websites. I want to stay under $1000. The features I'm looking for are a great image stabalizer, wide angle lens, great image quality and lithium ion battery.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Designer]

These kits are new, but if you want something a bit more advanced, shop for a used or refurbished and go up a level, both body and lens.

Nikon $750 to $1000 Nikon D5500 DSLR Cameras and SLR Cameras | Buy, Compare & Review | Adorama

 

[fmw]

Hello,

I'm looking for advise about purchasing the correct camera. I will be using the camera for work application to take photo's of vehicles for automotive dealership websites. I want to stay under $1000. The features I'm looking for are a great image stabalizer, wide angle lens, great image quality and lithium ion battery.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[KmH]

FWIW.
Image stabilization should be turned off most of the time, because IS can't react fast enough to correct for movement at shutter speeds above 1/500 or so.
Also some camera makers put IS in the camera while others the IS in the lens.
IS in a DSLR camera can't stabilize the view in the camera's viewfinder, but IS in a lens can stabilize the view.

Image quality is mostly about the photographer's skill and knowledge.

 

[Watchful]

Most VR (vibration reduction) is a feature of the lens, not the camera.
You can get a lot of different cameras that will do what you want, do you ever want to expand what you do without getting a new body is the question.

Nikon D3200 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Auto Focus-S DX VR NIKKOR Zoom Lens (Black)
Price: $349.76
New version of the above:
Nikon D3300 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with Auto Focus-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II Zoom Lens (Black)
Price: $446.95

Nikon D5200 24.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR NIKKOR Zoom Lens (Black) (Discontinued...
$412.95
Refurbished:
Nikon D5200 24.1 MP DSLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens Kit (Certified Refurbished)
by Nikon
$389.95

New version of the above:
Nikon D5300 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II Auto Focus-S DX NIKKOR Zoom Lens...
$596.95

Nikon D60 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G Auto Focus-S Nikkor Zoom Lens
$706.95

Nikon D7200 DX-format DSLR Body (Black)
by Nikon
$1,096.95

Slightly higher price:
Nikon D610 24.3 MP CMOS FX-Format Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
$1,296.95

 

[Derrel]

Most of these images will be run quite small; automotive website images are typically 300 to 600 pixels wide, at maximum, but even on a 1600-pixel wide image, there is PLENTY of image quality and detail resolution from any 12 to 24 megapixel camera...plenty! I would look at the Nikon D5300 camera as being a good example of what would work well, and still be low in cost, plus have a flip-screen for easy low-angle shots. The 18-55 kit lens--the one with VR, would allow slow-speed shots hand-held--but the majority of car images will be shot in at least "decent" light.

These newer Nikons allow in-camera "development" from RAW image files! You can adjust, edit, enhance the RAW file in the camera, and then create a JPEG image, in seconds. Or, use a compuiter. either way. I personally think a light weight tripod would be VERY useful to you, as well as a VEWRY wide-angle lens, like a 12-24 or 11-16mm, for inside-the-car views. Additionally, I really think an off-camera connecting cord for a speedlight, like the Nikon SC-28 cord, would be VERY handy, along with a speedlight (flash) and a diffusing system to create a sort of omni-directional flash light, for interior work.

Something like the gorilla pod would also be useful for 2- and 3-second exposures made using available light and the camera's self-timer, to show the instrument lights, but that would need to be done in a dim-ish light level for maximum impact.

You really do not need high-end gear for this: just a FEW, well-chosen items.

 

[table1349]

Agree, you can skip the IS and use a tripod.

 

[beagle100]

Hello,

I'm looking for advise about purchasing the correct camera. I will be using the camera for work application to take photo's of vehicles for automotive dealership websites. I want to stay under $1000. The features I'm looking for are a great image stabalizer, wide angle lens, great image quality and lithium ion battery.

Thanks in advance for the help.

I agree IS should be turned off when using tripods, look at refurbished Canon 700D, 60D, etc.
with 18-55IS or 40mm 2.8
And don't forget the mirrorless camera options

www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless