Shutterstock Photographer Forum :: View topic - Inexpensive Compact Camera for SS Shooting?

nemosdad · Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 607 Location: Wakefield, RI

Does anyone here use a Nikon L100 for Shutterstock work? I'm looking for an inexpensive, but suitable, camera that's more compact than my DSLR. Thanks for any information on this camera or others you might recommend ($250 max price). Again, thanks.

luissantos84 · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:41 pm

buy a Nikon D40 or D60 on second hand!

frankspee · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:12 am

A Powershot G9 (secondhand) or anything from the IXUS series (stay away from the cheapies though) from Canon should produce something acceptable?

nemosdad · Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 607 Location: Wakefield, RI

Thank you. M.G.

jeffbanke · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:27 pm

Personally I would forget the PS idea, go for a smaller DSLR if you like, but here is the problem, 90% of the quality of an image is based on the quality of the glass! There is no P&S that can compete with even the lowest grade SLR lenses, and since many of us are using Pro grade lenses, the competition is getting stiffer and stiffer for any P&S to compete in this market, it just will not cut it. So I am afraid you will be wasting your money. If you want to throw money in a better direction, buy some pro grade glass for your SLR!

pio3 · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 139 Location: Italy

I have a canon G9, I'm sorry but most of the time the pics, even shooting in raw, are not so good as it would seem... especially if you check it at 100%.