Camera recommendation, 1k budget.
Discussion
I am a photographer.
I'm in the process of updating the windows in my premises, and after getting a quote of £700 to replace one window, I feel it would be more economical to buy my own tools and make and install the window myself.
It would also make sense if I own half decent tools as I could do the installations and keep my windows up to date.
Pretty simple really, I don't need anything special, I presume I need a good glue.
These are the sort of windows I'll be making and installing: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a 1K budget and I'm hoping to get a nice piece of kit (moulding plane, mitre saw, glass cutter), having a look around I'm guessing Black & Decker, Makita are the advisable makes.
As a novice, I would prefer tools that are easy to use/set up.
I've been looking at Screwfix and Wickes,......etc etc etc.
Not directly helpful, but see what I've done there?
I'm in the process of updating the windows in my premises, and after getting a quote of £700 to replace one window, I feel it would be more economical to buy my own tools and make and install the window myself.
It would also make sense if I own half decent tools as I could do the installations and keep my windows up to date.
Pretty simple really, I don't need anything special, I presume I need a good glue.
These are the sort of windows I'll be making and installing: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a 1K budget and I'm hoping to get a nice piece of kit (moulding plane, mitre saw, glass cutter), having a look around I'm guessing Black & Decker, Makita are the advisable makes.
As a novice, I would prefer tools that are easy to use/set up.
I've been looking at Screwfix and Wickes,......etc etc etc.
Not directly helpful, but see what I've done there?
Kind sir,
if you would like some advice on selecting the best windows for you property I would be kind enough to give you my best and honest opinion.
If you would like some advice on selecting some great tools recommended for the job you propose, I could give you some recommendations.
I actually thought I might get some beneficial help on here….
Im sorry if I've offended your profession.
if you would like some advice on selecting the best windows for you property I would be kind enough to give you my best and honest opinion.
If you would like some advice on selecting some great tools recommended for the job you propose, I could give you some recommendations.
I actually thought I might get some beneficial help on here….
Im sorry if I've offended your profession.
optimal noise said:
Kind sir,
if you would like some advice on selecting the best windows for you property I would be kind enough to give you my best and honest opinion.
If you would like some advice on selecting some great tools recommended for the job you propose, I could give you some recommendations.
I actually thought I might get some beneficial help on here….
Im sorry if I've offended your profession.
I think it comes under "unauthorized advertising" ;-)
(where's the parrot?)
if you would like some advice on selecting the best windows for you property I would be kind enough to give you my best and honest opinion.
If you would like some advice on selecting some great tools recommended for the job you propose, I could give you some recommendations.
I actually thought I might get some beneficial help on here….
Im sorry if I've offended your profession.
I think it comes under "unauthorized advertising" ;-)
(where's the parrot?)
He's actually making a perfectly reasonable point. Put simply, having the right tools for the job doesn't result in a good job - having the skills to use those tools effectively does. You can't just pick up a camera and take professional looking photo's as it's a skill - just like anything else.
Now if it's a hobby and a passion then you could pick up the skills along the way to do your own commercial photo's. But there's a steep learning curve between buying the camera and getting anywhere near a standard that I (as a punter, not as a tog - I just do it for fun) would be happy with. I'm not being a snob when I say that those photo's on the website you linked (yours?) aren't as good as they could be, and aren't selling the product as well as they could be.
I'm not saying that it should put you off. What I'm saying is that you shouldn't expect instant results unless you've got low standards, and if you do then you'd be better off with a £200 point and shoot.
So yes, you should expect professional photographers to remind you that it's their skills you're paying for, not camera hire.
Hopefully that lays your options out a bit better - only you can decide what's going to meet all your needs.
Now if it's a hobby and a passion then you could pick up the skills along the way to do your own commercial photo's. But there's a steep learning curve between buying the camera and getting anywhere near a standard that I (as a punter, not as a tog - I just do it for fun) would be happy with. I'm not being a snob when I say that those photo's on the website you linked (yours?) aren't as good as they could be, and aren't selling the product as well as they could be.
I'm not saying that it should put you off. What I'm saying is that you shouldn't expect instant results unless you've got low standards, and if you do then you'd be better off with a £200 point and shoot.
So yes, you should expect professional photographers to remind you that it's their skills you're paying for, not camera hire.
Hopefully that lays your options out a bit better - only you can decide what's going to meet all your needs.
On a £1k budget Id recommend the Canon 6D, if you want simplicity, stick it in auto mode.
As others have said, if you think I'll just get a good camera and the photos will look great, you might be disappointed.
Your shooting windows, but camera's aren't clever enough to figure out what area you want properly exposed. This being the case, your better off shooting in manual mode, but then you really need to know your settings and understand light. Do you want the window frames to look good and to show a nice garden through the window? Well then learn Photoshop and layering as you wont be able to shoot both at the same time.
To answer your question, if you are going for Canon then its the 6D, I'm sure Nikon have a good alternative, but as a canon shooter, I really couldn't tell ya what that would be.
As others have said, if you think I'll just get a good camera and the photos will look great, you might be disappointed.
Your shooting windows, but camera's aren't clever enough to figure out what area you want properly exposed. This being the case, your better off shooting in manual mode, but then you really need to know your settings and understand light. Do you want the window frames to look good and to show a nice garden through the window? Well then learn Photoshop and layering as you wont be able to shoot both at the same time.
To answer your question, if you are going for Canon then its the 6D, I'm sure Nikon have a good alternative, but as a canon shooter, I really couldn't tell ya what that would be.
optimal noise said:
These are the sort of shots I'll be taking: http://www.northlondonboxsash.com/box-sash-window-...
To be frank any compact camera would take photos like those.If you want a more professional look, then any DSLR body used properly will do the job. The extra bits, for interiors at least, are a wide angle lens and as you rightly say, lighting. That could be flash or ambient - with the latter, if a bright window makes the interior too dark, you need to use exposure compensation, manual exposure or 'semi-depress and reframe'. That way you can get the interior right and the window will turn into a white lump. If you want interior and exterior both exposed correctly it can get a bit more interesting.
Also consider processing, because (1) wide angle lenses generally play hell with perspective and this will need straightening out (2) 'speedlight' flashguns may vignette (darker corners) and this will need fixing. I don't expect you want to get involved in studio lighting yet. At this point some will mention RAW; I don't think that for your purposes it's necessary because you can hammer out the JPGs well enough for the job.
Canon makes a good camera, these are my advice http://thedigitalcamera.net/canon-rebel-t5i-vs-t6i...
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