TOP 10 best cameras for professional photography
How does amateur photography differ from professional photography? With a camera. It all starts with him. Even if you have professional knowledge and skills, you will not be able to take a masterful shot without special equipment. Which camera is the best?, which one does a beginning (or existing) photographer need? Now we'll tell you.
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TOP 10 best cameras for professional photography
Our review includes cameras wide price range, but they all have characteristics that are important for every professional photographer.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Body
This model, which many call "five", characterized best practices Japanese company:
- instant and accurate system autofocus;
- full frame CMOS sensor with more than 30,000,000 effective pixels;
- technology Dual Pixel RAW, which allows you to process the image even better.
The camera is different excellent assembly, as well as the presence dust and moisture protection. Feel free to shoot in rain, snow and other bad weather. The DSLR also performs well in low light.
These are just some of the advantages of a leader from our TOP. Its cost is no less impressive - within 170,000 rubles.
Nikon D850 Body
And again expensive and one of the best models, which differs:
- resolution in 45.7 MP;
- speed 9 frames per second for continuous shooting;
- rotating touch screen with a resolution of almost 2 400 000.
Professional photographers like it electronic shutter, due to which you can carry out silent photography. For social events this is more than useful.
This camera is also useful in low light conditions.
Price from 170,000 to 200,000 rubles.
Pentax K-1 Mark II Kit
This model is for those who want to realize their creative potential and expand their professional capabilities. For a reportage photographer who often shoots in low light or uses ultra-precise shutter speeds, this is the best option.
pros:
- accurate, confident autofocus;
- excellent quality images: working values photosensitivity before 12800;
- efficient stabilization system;
- excellent handheld shooting HDR, Pixel Shift, bracketing mode.
Cost - approx. 200,000 rubles.
Pentax 645Z
Compared to this model, the three above seems inexpensive. The price of Pentax 645Z exceeds 300 000. This is the choice of a photographer who shoots for huge advertising banners. The reason is simple - perfect resolution, which other firms will not soon approach.
Inside the camera - medium format CMOS matrix, which consists of 51.4 MP! It’s hard for an amateur to even imagine, but a professional will fully appreciate it.
Other benefits include:
- metal frame, which is protected from moisture;
- wide photosensitivity range;
- 4K resolution for video shooting.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
This model is often purchased by cameramen who photograph weddings. Professionals and amateurs love the availability of modules NFC and Wi-Fi.
Peculiarities:
- 30.4 megapixel matrix, allowing you to create images with low noise and excellent detail.
- Speed - 7 frames per second for continuous shooting.
- Simple controls.
- Light weight. Compared to other Canon models, the EOS 5D Mark IV is fluff.
The price exceeds RUB 150,000bleep.
Canon EOS 1D C
This camera is aimed at shooting movies and videos of excellent resolution. The main feature is shooting 4K video. This is the choice of professionals who do not want to sacrifice the amount of information with small file sizes.
And for taking photographs, this model is excellent, as it allows you to take pictures of the highest quality on speeds up to 14 fps.
The camera is absolutely not afraid of moisture.
The model began to be sold back in 2012, but has not lost any of its popularity among the pros.
Price - for 200,000 rubles.
Fujifilm X-T3 Body
Let's move on to devices that are more affordable, but still good for beginning professional photographers. Fujifilm X-T3 Body is one of the first on such a list. Price from 85,000 rubles. Pros:
- 26 MP matrix.
- Support interchangeable lenses.
- The screen is clear and bright.
- Excellent autofocus speed.
- Two slots for memory cards.
There is no optical stabilization, and the controls are not very convenient, but it’s easy to get used to.
Panasonic DC-GX9 Body
Advantages:
- Rotatable touch screen.
- Optical stabilization.
- Convenient controls.
- Interchangeable lenses.
The battery is weak, but this mirrorless model with a built-in flash and sensor 20 MP allows you to take good pictures while traveling.
Price from 50 000 rubles
Pentax K-70 Body
This budget model (price approx. 50,000 rubles) waterproof housing, as well as:
- optical stabilizer;
- fast autofocus;
- convenient design;
- matrix 24 MP.
Fujifilm X-T20 Body
Pros:
- Interchangeable lenses.
- Compactness.
- Built-in flash.
- 24 MP.
The controls are not very convenient either. no extra battery pack. Film camera style design attracts older people.
Price from 40 000 rubles
Professional photographers have plenty to choose from. But it is worth recognizing that a full set of professional functions is present only in expensive models. However, if you use a “cool” camera correctly in your work, it will quickly pay for itself.
The article is not informative, at an amateur level. But what does that have to do with professionals? If you are preparing for professional photography, then you should also study the equipment. You can write a lot about this. I will only dwell on such an indicator as matrix resolution. For a full-frame matrix (36 mm x 24 mm), more than 12-14 megapixels is not required. In this case, the pixel size (its area) is optimal. And the resolution is ensured and the pixel sensitivity is at a sufficient level. What does a larger number of pixels mean (from 30 megapixels and above) - that in the same area of 36x24 there are not 12 million pixels, but 30 million. This means that the area of one pixel is three times smaller and it is more difficult for it to determine what color is on it . A larger number of errors means you need a more powerful processor that will approximate the erroneous values produced by small pixels. And marketers who are far from physics say that the more, the better.But in fact, the matrices are made on the same equipment as the processors, and there it’s just the opposite, the more elements per unit. area, the better. This is a contradiction. But since we need more processors than photomatrices, we will be fooling the average person... This, of course, is all very simplified. If you write about this with calculations (pixel sizes affecting the physical and chemical processes of converting photons into electrical impulses, etc.), then this is a separate article, of which there are quite a few on the Russian Internet. I would be careful not to create a top for professionals. Everyone has their own preferences, a pro knows what he wants 😉 And in conclusion, I would like to ask why the same Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera is presented in both 5th place and 1st. The prefix Body simply means that the carcass is without a lens.
Your Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Body is more expensive than the exact same Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a Canon EF 24-105 lens
Damn, who wrote this nonsense anyway?! Pentax K-1 for a professional reporter??? Are you joking???!!! For a professional reporter - Canon 1Dx II or Nikon D5 (almost no one has ever held a D6 in their hands). Medium format is also nonsense - Fujifilm GFX 100 has, horror of horrors, as many as 100 megapixels! Imagine! Both in terms of dynamic range and optical quality, it rivals the Pentax 645. Don't fool people! I’m telling you this as a professional photographer with 15 years of experience. And from the words “How does amateur photography differ from professional photography? With a camera. It all starts with him” and my colleagues and I were rolling around wildly on the floor)
Someone likes the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV so much that it was mentioned in the article twice))
I have great doubts that the scribbler of this delusional rating was holding any kind of camera in his hands at all.
Opus from the series “The Chukchi is not a reader, the Chukchi is a writer”
I completely agree with you!!! The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is superior in many respects to many of the models presented. In particular, the ability to shoot at a speed of 15-18 frames per second and the ability to shoot in high resolution mode with a resolution of 50 MP. In addition, the camera is compact and lightweight. And Olik’s lenses are above all praise and at a price quite affordable for professionals...
Yes, I also forgot to add that at a resolution of 50 MP Olikom can be completely handheld!!!
The fujifilm X-T3 does not have matrix stabilization, but there is optical stabilization.
There is no Leika in the review.. probably the author is not aware of this brand at all.. There is Leika and there is everything else...
It's funny, the author has only seen cameras in pictures.
Firstly, there is no Sonya here at all.
Secondly, there are many challenges in professional photography. And this camera is different for everyone.
Portrait photography? Sony A7R3
Reportage shooting? Sony A9/Sony A99M2/Nikon D5/Nikon D850/Canon 1D…
Landscape photography? Sony A7R4/Nikon Z7
Studio photography? There is already a Sony A7R4 or medium format
I'll join the choir. Who is even called a professional photographer here? Photographers have many specializations and they are not just reporters. Some people photograph objects, some food, some architecture. Do they need a quick trick too? And does a portrait painter need it? And if you don’t need it, then why pay for it? I know one quite successful guy who shoots weddings with a Canon 60D and has no complaints about the quality.The same goes for the matrix size. If your profession doesn’t need one and a half meter posters, why do you need a 50 MP matrix?
“How does amateur photography differ from professional photography? With a camera” - after such words you don’t have to read any further. It is immediately clear that the article was written by a theorist with no knowledge of photography.
It feels like it was written by a fanatical canonist, for whom the words Nikon and Sony cause allergies. And as you know, any fanatic has zero objectivity.
Didn't like it) Olympus is not represented!