Basic photography equipment for beginners: what you need to get started!
Before we even start with photography gear for beginners, I want to make one thing clear: gear does not compensate for skills.
Although the equipment that you own will have an impact on the work you do and the photos you can take, learning the basic skills of photography is the most important step.
You won’t need newer and better gear until you learn to use what you have, and in fact, you are so good at using, that your skills exceed the technical limitations of what you have.
What I mean to say with this is that I firmly believe you should buy the minimum amount of gear you need to get started. This literally means a camera, a lens, and a memory card. Having a computer to process images would be handy, but that is almost a second step. If you get a basic camera and a basic lens, you are ready to start learning.
In this video we talk about photography gear for beginner photography. Best camera bag, best camera for beginner, best lens, photography hard drives, and more.
List of recommended gear:
Nikon z6 with adapter for all Nikon lenses: https://amzn.to/32bDzhj
My older Nikon d750: https://amzn.to/34iuwhu
Favorite lenses:
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S: https://amzn.to/329dobk
Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S: https://amzn.to/3hesumc
Camera Bags & Lens Cases Recommendations:
Lowepro LP37176 ProTactic Backpack 350 AW II: https://amzn.to/3gjLkXE
Lowepro Pro Camera Backpack: https://amzn.to/32dggDM
Koolertron Shockproof Camera Bag Insert: https://amzn.to/2Q8cXs4
S-ZONE Water Resistant Camera Insert: https://amzn.to/3l3Q47y
Powerextra Lens Cases: https://amzn.to/2YjnMfo
Tycka Lens Cases: https://amzn.to/3j3B8UP
Hard Drives Recommendations:
Desktop Drive: LaCie d2 Professional 4TB: https://amzn.to/3gh2OUG
Portable Drive: LaCie Rugged USB-C 4TB: https://amzn.to/2Qc4jZy
Cards & Card Reader Recommendations:
XQD Adapter: Sony QDA-SB1 Xqd USB Adapter: https://amzn.to/3jbuWdR
Card Reader for both XQD and SD cards: https://amzn.to/31dWjgR
New XQD Card: Sony Professional 64GB Memory Card: https://amzn.to/3aTVUUp
SD Card: SanDisk 64GB: https://amzn.to/2YiYE8m
Compact Flash Card: SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB: https://amzn.to/3iVY6xe
Tripod & Monopod Recommendations:
Sturdy tripod & ball head: https://amzn.to/34jeovW
Travel light tripod: https://amzn.to/2FES0mx
Monopod with legs and head: https://amzn.to/3iZG2Ck
UV Lens FIlter & Reflectors Recommendations:
Tiffen 77UVP 77mm UV Protection Filter: https://amzn.to/3gdgrEo
Neewer Light Reflector 5-in-1 Collapsible Multi-Disc with Bag: https://amzn.to/2Qbn2EG
Studio Photography Gear Recommendations:
Neewer Studio Photography Kit: https://amzn.to/3aUcCD7
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Gear I started with
04:22 My gear now
06:53 Cameras
09:41 Lenses
11:37 Bags & cases
12:25 Hard Drives
13:23 Batteries
14:00 Cards and readers
14:47 Tripods
15:37 Lens filters and reflectors
16:30 Software
17:46 Studio photography
18:27 Final note
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