What is a good digital camera to get for professional photography?

Question

Stuff like sunsets, animals, and plants.

You can list anything from the cheapest to the most expensive, it's all helpful information to me :)

Answer 1

Cannons work great!

Answer 2

It really depends on your budget and experience.  I use the Canon 5d.  The body was $2,500 and a good lens is about $1,500.

You could go with a Canon 40D and save a grand.

If you are just learning to shoot on manual then I would start with a Canon Rebel. $600.   Get good at it on manual then move up from there.

Answer 3

currently the best is the Hassleblad H3d.

Anything made in Europe - like Germany or Italy is the best, after that japanesse DSLRs

cheapest would be a shoe box made into a pinhole camera

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Answer 4

NiKON D 200

BEST camera in the world. you can become a PRO with it. Just read the d(*&(^&*(& manuel a lot. LOL

Also take a few art classes. learn about composition, lighting, textures, focal point. 2-d perspective.

Study the masters...you know edward curtis, spend lots of time setting up compositions. And take a few classes. The best photographers in the world are half lucky/half crazy. It's a labor of love.

Answer 5

Rebel Series

Answer 6

People often use the word professional with cameras. Realize true professional cameras are make to stand up to the rigors of day to day use. They have mechanisms rated in the hundred of thousand activations. Many people who want good results do not need a "professional" camera. For most folks a quality SLR or DSLR will serve you well and meet or exceed all your expectations So I will break things down a little differently than most here

Best entry level DSLR are the Nikon D40 D60, In truth the Canon of that level are probably as good but I have used Nikon since the 70's and so I must be loyal

Mid-level./semipro or a backup camera for professional Nikon D80 or the soon to be released D90

SemiPro,entry level professional, or professional needing a smaller durable camera for Nikon would be the D200, D300 range of cameras ( The D300 has been tested to 150,000 cycles )

Professional APSc digital Nikon D2

35 mm full Frame Professional  digital the Nikon D700, D3 or the canon comprables

Medium format someone said the  Hassleblad H3d and I have to agree but it costs as much as a new car so I don't see one in my future

Answer 7

If you want a good amateur camera that does has a lot I would say that a cannon rebel is really good or I personally use an Olympus. The E-3 is really nice.. and you can use it in the rain without it getting damaged.  

Answer 8

What is your intended output?  Are they strictly going to be viewed on a montitor, do you plan to make huge enlargements...?  

I am actually a professional, and I use a non-professional camera, a Nikon D200. Why?  The reason is simple, the majority of my clients don't need high res images, most of the images are resampled to 72dpi, and are usually no wider that 700 pixels.  So with my clients in mind, I was not about to waste extra money on purchasing a pro digital SLR like a D2 , D3, Mark III, Hasselblad H3 etc. No sense in bringing a nuclear bomb to a knife fight.

So before you spend $5000 or $10000 on a new professional digital camera to make 4x6 prints at wallmart, take some time and think.  My used  Hasselblad 503 or Linhof technikaran  film cameras which individually actually cost less than my D200 setup produces images that far exceed the quality of imagery that my D200 produces and with the help of a film scanner I can take my film into the digital age.