I'm a beginner in the photography world, and I want to learn photography specially (food photography) to start my own business (Digital marketing and Graphic design company) , of course the first thing I decided is to buy a camera, but I have a tight budget, so I confuse between two cameras (Canon eos 1200d vs Nikon d3100) in my country Egypt both of them have the same price , but the question is what is the best camera of them will help me in food photography and in my startup at all as a beginner. Please help
Either one would work pretty well. Between the two I'd probably go for the Canon, primarily because it has a few more megapixels and that can really help in food photography. However, you should also consider the cost of lenses - while the 18-55 that comes with either is alright, you'll probably want to pick up a macro lens at some point. So you might want to check out some lens prices in your area and figure out what's going to cost less in the long run.
Both cameras will be good for food photography, but you should also make sure to budget a 50/1.8 lens as well. If you can easily borrow or rent additional lenses, I would pick the brand based on that.
Agreed.
Greetings Mohamed. Since both models are of fairly similar performance and price point, I don't think it matters wether you choose Nikon or Canon since it sounds as if you don't have any prior allegiances.
The bigger unmentioned argument is what lens do you plan on using? A kit zoom lens isn't a great choice for what you're trying to do. I'll have to agree with both previous posts on this. Since your budget is tight, I'd strongly urge that you look into the (full frame) 50mm 1.8 lens for either camera. For about $125 and nearly exact close focusing specs between brands, it's a great choice. I say this on three points only really; shallow depth of field, sharpness and cost. In the case of a micro lens from either brand, both are also similar in performance and price point, around $475-$600, Nikon being the more expensive and probably the top performer. So Nikon will cost you a bit more in the long run if you need a micro lens someday.
For food and product photography I shoot Nikon and use only these prime lenses; 50, 60, 85 & 105.
Remember that you'll always spend more for lenses that you will for cameras. It's meant to be and the camera body just isn't that important in this conversation. In my experience (& grossly overly generalized statement) the crucial components of any photograph (besides the subject) will always follow this order: 1.Lighting 2. Lens 3.Camera body.
Good luck and I hope this helps.
Thank you very much