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Originally Posted by Diomed
Guys I need your expertise,
The wifey is starting a new vintage venture.. She has about 5 employees who will need to take product photos on the spot. Each one needs a new camera, so I'm looking for the best bang for your buck type of deal.
I need something dedicated that's not too cumbersome like a DSLR.. But that can achieve similar effects in post. I know miracles can happen in post, but I want the raw images to have a nice depth of field as well.
I know jack shit about cameras.. I have a DSLR I never use and a 5 year old canon powershot that I used the shit out of for a long time just out of sheer convenience.
These cameras will be solely used to take product photos.. But just having a quick perusal at what's available these days frankly I'm at a loss. Just too many options to choose from.
I'm looking for anywhere from the 150-300 range for now. If she has success with this effort, I will lovingly upgrade all of them.. But for now her focus and attention seems spotty, so want to give this a nice medium effort for now..heh 
Any helpful advice will be SINCERELY appreciated,
Thanks fellas  |
How about buying something from the Canon Powershot S Series? Those are couple of years old tiny cameras with superb optics (not DSLR). They are probably cheap by now (didn't check). I own S95 and it is still a very good camera for macro or close up photography of up to couple of metres (the point is that it is not a pro-zoomer camera). And it makes incredibly good night photos (probably one of the brightest compact camera lens/sensor on the market).
You can have a look here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_...mpact_S_series
No need to mention that some of the newer models have Wifi, so you can easily grab the photos on your phone and upload them on the spot, without having to use a laptop. Also, they are pocket size. If you don't need GPS, avoiding getting one with it, since it could improve the battery life and decrease the cost.