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New Camera Shopping for Watch photography & Videography
Amongst watch collecting, I also love photography and videography.
I am now on the market to seriously upgrade my game and as of now, the serious contender under my radar is the Nikon Z9. I intend to use the camera mainly to shoot and film watches, hence I’d like to gather some of the experts or passionate folks in this field as to what you’d recommend and why and if the Nikon Z9 would be a great camera for that purpose. Would also be open to some recommendations on what lenses are best from macro to regular photo/video. Thanks
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Not an expert, but have a passion for photography.
I upgraded to full frame this year. I shot a D500 for years and went mirrorless with the Z8. It has everything I wanted in the Z9, but in a size more compatible with my use. The Z8 was a tad cheaper, but not enough to be a deal breaker if I wanted the extra features the Z9 offers. The suite of available glass is the same for both bodies. For macro photography it’s all about a solid tripod and quality lighting IMO. Not too much money gets you some fairly high quality lighting. Jocke has some amazing watch photo’s here. You might want to PM him for starter kit advice. |
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I bought a Zf a year or two ago, but although it's a great camera, I just don't like mirrorless. Call me old fashioned. Everything I read about the Z9 is positive though, especially for video (which I don't do) so that's probably a good choice. It's really all about the glass though. The body, the sensor, that's all secondary. Good lenses make or break the image. I find that a 105mm is just about perfect for macro. I built a lightbox from an old cardboard box and some parchment paper. Seriously. I get a bit of yellow from the parchment, but that's adjustable with the WB.
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Figure out what focal length you want to shoot at and then look to see which lenses excel in that range. Many brands now have step down cameras that are meant for vlogging with much simpler video menus and features. This is not my ballgame, but I understand overheating can be the primary issue with many non-video centric models - at least as recently as two years ago when i last bought a body.
FWIW, I bought Sony for the lens selection, especially 3rd party options.
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For the OP. I stuck with Nikon glass. The 14-24 f2.8 s is the flattest WA zoom I’ve ever owned. The 24-70 f2.8 s is an amazing lens that gets the most out the sensor (the one must have in my bag). I use the 20mm f1.8 s for astrophotography and the 105 f2.8 VR S for macro. If you’re into wildlife or sports photography a buddy swears by the 70-200 f2.8 s. I have a Really Right Stuff ascend tripod with a ball head that works for pretty much everything I do. |
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Thanks for the input guys, I’ll continue my research!
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And back-ups to the back-ups were a “must have”.
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