Equipment Camera stand/equipment recommendations?

I don’t know if this is helpful, but I use a canon T3i for my stopmotion photography, and I like it. It’s an older model, but it’s pretty easy to use, which is not always true for professional-ish cameras. I took out a T5i once and I was so lost. It’s also nice and light. I took out a Nikon camera so I could use a macro lense one time, it was so heavy I struggled to take a photo holding it. That is the kind of camera that you need a tripod for sure. I haven’t used the T3i to photograph my doll yet though. I take it out on rent from the school, and I didn’t have a complete doll until this summer.

 

It depends on what you want. Are you looking for a table top stand, or a convertible one that you can adjust? I personally use this one. I have a Nikon and the stand comes with a cell phone holder too, and my Samsung takes better pictures than the Nikon. Anyway, the stand has extendable legs so it can go from a table top to a 50" camera stand.

 

Ah, sorry I couldn’t be much help. I just use stop motion photography as an umbrella word. It covers stopmotion animation, as well as just taking pictures of the sets and puppets I’ve made.

 

Thank you.

 

Do you mean a tripod? If so, you can spend as much time choosing the right tripod as choosing the right camera (and I did...). You can spend hundreds on a tripod (and, again, I did) or you can get something pretty useable for a great deal less. Travel tripods are usually cheaper (and lighter. Good if you want to take them outside). However, they tend not to be as stable. There are some good brands around. I started with a basic Slik aluminium tripod and now have two carbon fibre ones; a travel tripod for outdoors and a more robust tripod for indoors. They are a mixture of Manfotto and Sirui heads and legs. I suggest having a look through a couple of the guides on best budget tripod and see what is the current favourite. This is one of them. Top 10 Best Budget Tripods Under £100 2018

For lights, you can get very cheap studio light set ups on eBay. I would get ones with a small softbox (maximum 60cm), as that really is the most versatile light modifier. For bulbs, it's a matter of preference. Halogen bulbs give good colour representation. However, they heat up very quickly and will melt a cheap softbox, or set it alight. I use good LED bulbs. The colour representation isn't that good, even when the white balance is set perfectly. However, I do like to work slowly and adjust my lighting without having to switch on, take the shot, then switch off again immediately so I don't burn the house down.

 

I'd avoid that one like the plague.
If you're not carting it around then heavier is better.
Maybe something more like this
https://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-MK...d=1536770436&sr=1-6&keywords=manfrotto+tripod

For lights, my personal preference for the dolls is to to use constant
lights rather than flash and to prefer LEDs over CFLs.
The lights that I use most re these LED panels.

https://www.amazon.com/Aputure-Amar...eywords=aputure+528&psc=1&smid=A2LXBKOLL3J3K6