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I have been doing some product photography with my £420 Android phone, a OnePlus 3T. I do not have an SLR camera but have considered getting one. Are the results likely to be that much different?

An example of a camera that perhaps looked good value was something like this...

Canon EOS 1300D DSLR

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-1300...TF8&qid=1486210688&sr=8-3&keywords=camera+slr

Having said that, I have no idea if that is good for product photography or not! Also, not sure if I need to buy another lens and all that! Forgive my noobie speak!

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Jon
 
It depends on the product I suppose.....a £600,000 Rolls Royce might want something a bit better than a phone camera. A 20p iced bun probably doesn't need any more than a quick kitchen grab for farcebook.

What value do you put on the product? Iif it is likely to be a considerable business, then the cost of good photography (and by cost, don't just think £s) is negligible, in fact many products it is the value of the photography and the image that is portrayed which is fundamental to the products perceived value to the target audience and therefore crucial to the success of that product or business. Too many people see photography as a COST, savvy business people see it as an INVESTMENT.
 
Product photography is one of the few areas that can actually benefit from larger high resolution sensors. I typically use a D810, and medium format is common. But it depends a lot on what type of "product photography" we are talking about... if it's small "web catalog" light tent type stuff, then it probably doesn't much matter.
 
sk66 said:
Product photography is one of the few areas that can actually benefit from larger high resolution sensors. I typically use a D810, and medium format is common. But it depends a lot on what type of "product photography" we are talking about... if it's small "web catalog" light tent type stuff, then it probably doesn't much matter.
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Surely that depends TOTALLY on what you plan to do with the image. A D810 image will print at A2 size (60x40cm) at roughly 300 ppi, a medium format image even larger. So if you need to print ultra high quality at A2 or larger, you need that high resolution sensor; if not, not. But that applies to ALL types of photography - there's nothing special about product photography here.
 
StewartR said:
there's nothing special about product photography here.
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I wouldn't say "only" product photography, but it is one of the few situations where you can be fairly certain that it can be used optimally, and you will actually benefit from the higher resolution potential (and other factors).
 
I watched a video on tony and chelsea northrups youtube channel and they quickly tested a Olympus E-M5 Mkii vs a D810 and with the EM5's high resolution mode they were very impressed with the quality for product photography!
 
Michael Little said:
I watched a video on tony and chelsea northrups youtube channel and they quickly tested a Olympus E-M5 Mkii vs a D810 and with the EM5's high resolution mode they were very impressed with the quality for product photography!
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Side note: I can't get away with them... rank average photographers which makes watching their live critiques nauseating.
 
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