anrflaud

I am looking to purchase a new camera that would qualify to take pictures for my on-line business. I sell quilts on-line so I need a camera that brings out the dynamics of colors.
I have owned a Canon EOS Rebel S but sadly is now in the closet because of digital, also have a Canon PowerShot SX100IS and it takes great pictures but is not big enough for my present need. My question is: what is the best and easiest to work with a, Canon or Nikon? also what size camera?

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

A, welcome to the Hog. If your film EOS camera has a lens on it, that same lens will work on a newer Canon camera body. Might save you a few dollars. Depending on what you want to spend, any of the new digi Rebels should work well for you.
Look for one with an articulating screen. That will allow you to take pics at different angles and perspectives of your quilts, but still allow you to see them on the screen! Good luck
SS

davidheald1942 Loc: Mars (the planet)

Just what do you mean *what size camera*?

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Well, it looks like you have liked Canon's in the past.
If you want something easy, maybe an SX 50?
Or if you need a wide angle lens something in a DSLR?

For web posting you just need decent JPG (J-peg) photographs. Because if you put some burgeoning picture up that loads too slow, folks click on.
First the picture and site has to be fast. Then bigger pictures with greater detail can be hyperlinked from the pages.
It doesn't take an expensive rig to do web sales. ;)

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

You seems very intent on capturing accurate colors, as well as all the colors in your quilts. For this I highly recommend a camera with wide Dynamic Range. Your best choice is clearly a Nikon or Sony for this purpose. In the listings of the best cameras based on Dynamic Range only (no other factors considered) Canon only has one camera in the top 100, and its the G7 (56th) which uses a Sony sensor. The highest rated Canon DSLR is the 6D at about position 103 I think.
Here is the total scoreboard of cameras Dynamic Range listings, there are 277 digital cameras that have been tested:
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Ratings/Landscape

Canon does fare somewhat better at Color Depth with 4 cameras in the top 50, including the 1Ds Mk III in 31st place, still behind almost every Nikon body:
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Ratings/Portrait

anrflaud

Thanks for your info , yes I definitely need a wide angle lens. Didn't know if I have to have a 7000 or can I do with a 6000 Canon, my question also was : is a Nikon easier with all the sizing or is Canon and Nikon relatively the same?

anrflaud

I was thinking about the Number of a Canon , like DSLR 6000 or 7000, that's a Canon and don't know much about Nikon

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

REF: Nikon v Canon. They're much the same. The typical Nikon and Canon entry levels will have a VR/IS kit lens (vibration reduction/image stabilized) in the 18mm to 55mm range that will give you a comparable 28mm to 88mm zoom lens on a film camera. If you want something wider than that, you should consider Canon as they have some excellent rated, new and (relatively) cheaper wide angle lenses targeted for a EOS Rebel body. As SS pointed out, your old Rebel film body may have an EF lens that can work on an Canon EOS digital body although the functional status of that old lens(es) will need to be confirmed.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Your budget would be helpful. What you like to shoot would also be helpful. Canon/Nikon matters little no matter what anyone says.

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

I would get an average sized camera. An 8x10 view camera would be too large and bulky and a Minox would not give you much in the way of IQ.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

How do you display your quilts, open, framed or folded? How much detail do you want to be seen (design, stitching, knotting)? When I took pictures for a raffle, we folded the quilts with a corner back, laid them on the floor and I took pictures from a ladder. Hanging on a frame or rack may require a camera with a lens capable of rendering a full width image that can be cropped into a wide "panoramic" format.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Anrflaud, it's important to know that in the real world, Canons are well known for having VERY nice color, more so than the cameras that have been mentioned.
Tests that are done in laboratories can give us a lot of useful information, but particularly the tests done at DXO do not always show up in the real world shooting environments.
Lets not lose sight of the FACT that more professional photographers use Canon cameras than any other brand and I'm pretty sure they are quite aware of all of these lab tests that are being thrown at you. Also Canon sells 30% more DSLRS than it's nearest competitor. Again, there is a reason for this.
To give you an example of the color that Canons are capable of, I'm posting a pic for you, taken with a 5 year old junky Canon camera that probably is not even on the DXO map.
These guys are not wearing quilts, but they ARE wearing VERY colorful fabric. I'm sure you will find the colors completely to your satisfaction. I can post dozens of shots to demonstrate the colors!!
As I said, In the real world, Canon DOES deliver.
Maybe MT can show you a more convincing shot to demonstrate his position. After all, the proof is in the PUDDING! :lol:
Again, welcome and enjoy.
SS

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JPL

Just get a good cellphone, like the Nokia lumia 1020. That would be the perfect tool for you in this case. Good image quality and you can email or share your pics directly from the phone. If you want to use a camera for this then look for a compact camera with wifi and good image quality. No need to spend money on a dslr for this. It is just too expensive, heavy and complicated.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Another issue with Minox is film: finding it, paying for it, and getting it developed. I used to use my Minox C quite a bit, but then Minox USA changed things and I couldn't get the film developed.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

I find Canon and Olympus colors to be consistently better than Nikon colors in pictures that my Nikon-shooting friends and I compare time and time again. We all shoot raw, and it's not that the Nikons don't get pretty vivid colors, they just need more work in post-processing. We're all an amicable group, but the colors just stand out every time, regardless of any laboratory measurements. :-)