Help!

ricka

Need to take photos of various Airsoft accessories for website.Going to try and get hold of a second hand digital SLR this week and a simple lighting system.
Anyone any ideas of where to go and what to get:)

Southern Dandy

ricka wrote: »

Need to take photos of various Airsoft accessories for website.Going to try and get hold of a second hand digital SLR this week and a simple lighting system.
Anyone any ideas of where to go and what to get:)

try the adverts.ie link on boards, i wouldnt bother with an slr not unless you'd want to take up photography as a job or hobbie, herself has an slr but i bought her a nikon s3000 digital camera for xmas and a good shot of the options you'd have on a dslr are on that, its a hell of a bunch cheaper than a nikon dslr.

Leftyflip

Richard, try some of the camera shops, you can get a great deal on D50's and lenses. But with a decent digitial camera and a bit of skill and you'll be able to get great shots. Just remember, natural lighting is so much better than artificial.

thermo

you could bribe any airsofters/combat photographers with airsoft goodies to come down and photograph the items in question.

ricka

Leftyflip wrote: »

Richard, try some of the camera shops, you can get a great deal on D50's and lenses. But with a decent digitial camera and a bit of skill and you'll be able to get great shots. Just remember, natural lighting is so much better than artificial.

I've a lot of natural light on our mezzanine level so you reckon forget the lights and just use that?
Maybe looking at spending about €300 on camera itself.Is that enough for something decent?

ricka

thermo wrote: »

you could bribe any airsofters/combat photographers with airsoft goodies to come down and photograph the items in question.

Hired! You know where we are:D

Leftyflip

ricka wrote: »

I've a lot of natural light on our mezzanine level so you reckon forget the lights and just use that?
Maybe looking at spending about €300 on camera itself.Is that enough for something decent?

On a good day, you wouldn't need the lights at all. I'd say if you looked around you could get something decent for that, I haven't looked in ages, but ask Dex or Andy_G, they know a lot more than me.

thermo

ricka wrote: »

Hired! You know where we are:D

i only "shoot" stuff with guns, not cameras! you got the wrong guy! maybe try dex?

Shiva

Taking product shots for a website is nothing like action photography, landscapes, portraiture or pretty much any other kind of photography. You need digital SLR, and you'll need a slave flash unit with a directable head unit - all in all you could get kitted out for 300, maybe 350. A good tripod wouldn't go amiss, and a light reflector would be great too.

Natural light is crap for product shots, and the light in the mezzanine wouldn't be suitable.

ricka

thermo wrote: »

i only "shoot" stuff with guns, not cameras! you got the wrong guy! maybe try dex?

Yeah I think Dex emailed me a very helpful personal guide some time ago.Now you've reminded me I'll go and dig that out!

ricka

Shiva wrote: »

Taking product shots for a website is nothing like action photography, landscapes, portraiture or pretty much any other kind of photography. You need digital SLR, and you'll need a slave flash unit with a directable head unit - all in all you could get kitted out for 300, maybe 350. A good tripod wouldn't go amiss, and a light reflector would be great too.

Natural light is crap for product shots, and the light in the mezzanine wouldn't be suitable.

Fcuk!
You free for airsoft freebies Tony:)

Shiva

ricka wrote: »

Fcuk!
You free for airsoft freebies Tony:)

Haha - give me tea and biscuits tomorrow and I'll tell you what we used to take the product shots for the range of Rothco knives on our site

It's pretty easy once you have the right gear and a smidgin of knowledge.

Rothco found our shots on Facebook and lifted them for themselves

ricka

Shiva wrote: »

Haha - give me tea and biscuits tomorrow and I'll tell you what we used to take the product shots for the range of Rothco knives on our site

It's pretty easy once you have the right gear and a smidgin of knowledge.

Rothco found our shots on Facebook and lifted them for themselves

Actually Sarah's in tomorrow so yeah we'll have milk and tea and biscuits and now that I think of it,probably toilet roll as well.............................is that too much info??

TNTQ

Mike's been tormenting me about getting a Canon 60D

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Canon-EOS-60D-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-0-MP-Body-60-D-NEW-/160571020458?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item2562c754aa

Really want to get into doing more videos this year :pac:

I'm sure you can get something for E300 - E350 mate

ricka

TNTQ wrote: »

Mike's been tormenting me about getting a Canon 60D

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Canon-EOS-60D-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-0-MP-Body-60-D-NEW-/160571020458?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item2562c754aa

Really want to get into doing more videos this year :pac:

I'm sure you can get something for E300 - E350 mate

Now that I'm aware QAS are geting the 60D, we are geting the 70D:cool:

TNTQ

Its too big for you, as you can clearly see from my illustration :pac:

ricka

TNTQ wrote: »

Mike's been tormenting me about getting a Canon 60D

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Canon-EOS-60D-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-0-MP-Body-60-D-NEW-/160571020458?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item2562c754aa

Really want to get into doing more videos this year :pac:

I'm sure you can get something for E300 - E350 mate

On a serious note:) this 60D will do high quality video also

TNTQ

ricka wrote: »

On a serious note:) this 60D will do high quality video also

1080p @ 30fps - supposedly good (I've no idea if it doesnt shoot bbs out the end) :pac:

ricka

TNTQ wrote: »

1080p @ 30fps - supposedly good (I've no idea if it doesnt shoot bbs out the end) :pac:

Doesn't it?

ricka

Thanks for the replys.See you tomorrow Tony.Don't forget your camera!

TNTQ

ricka wrote: »

Doesn't it?

That's High Definition at 30 frames per second for us old foggies :P