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Need Camera Recommendation
We need to buy a camera for an upcoming client visit, during which we need to take photos that will be used in a training course. The whole purpose of the visit is to capture a particular process, which occurs in a warehouse/garage type facility. I imagine the lighting won't be great, so we need to consider not only the camera, but probably also a tripod and maybe an external light or flash? Please let me know if you have recommendations and/or resources we should look at. Our total budget is $750. Thanks!
If you are shooting in a ware house (awful lighting) You may want to get some umbrella lights you can get some good ones on Amazon for 60.00 for 2 I believe. Also play with the White Balance, the Floresent or Tungston settings will work best. That way you will not get the green hue in all of your photos.
Most of the camera suggestions are great. The biggest challenge for your dark warehouse setting is going to be the lens, and the lighting. The number one thing I would want to know is, are the shots going to be staged in a set area? Or will you be shooting a moving target (ie walking around the warehouse). If you can set up at fixed areas, then you can get some lights, (those Cowboys look pretty good for 60 bucks!) plug em in, and take a bunch of test shots so you know what your going to get.
However, id bet your going to have to move around from area to area, and moving a lighting set up will be a bit of a pain. Especially with visiting clients standing around. Your probably going to have to open up whatever lens you have all the way and pumping up the ISO. If you can bounce a flash off a fairly low white ceiling, great. But I dont know too many warehouses with low white ceilings
Id also suggest www.lensrentals.com. It not exactly cheap, but you can try out the best cameras and lenses in the world.
Now that I think about it, do you plan on using this equipment a lot in the future? If not, hiring someone to shoot this event might be an option.
Right now nothing seems to beat the Sony a7S Mirrorless Digital Camera for shooting in low light conditions. just do a simple google search and you will see it out preforms all its competitors in that regard...if I was shooting in low light constantly it would be my choice.
You can also find someone with Photoshop skills or (After Effects if you are talking video) and get them to adjust the levels of the image...as long as you shoot in a higher end format like raw or jpeg.
