What camera do I need to get for Dental School?
Here are the required specs from the school.
1. SLR body, Canon or Nikon recommended 2. Macro Lens
a. If camera is 2/3 film size sensor recommend 60mm to 70 mm
b. If camera is full size sensor recommend 70mm to 105 mm
3. Should be able to reach minimum 22 F stop
4. Lens or camera should incorporate anti shake devices
5. TTL ring or twin head flash that allows selective flash intensity right and left 6. Nice item
a. Live view screen
b. Ability to manage color output
7. Price range should be in the $1700 to $2200 range
Thanks for the help! I would rather not spend $1700 - $2200 if possible.
T3i body $549
60mm macro $409
Ring flash $504
There are cheaper flashes, see last link
You'll also need SD cards, you'll probably need a UV filter to stop the front element of the lens getting saliva and condensation on it, a spare battery
They're being a bit demanding to expect image stabilisation. It's not on the 60mm lens, above, but is on the 100mm lens but that's outside the specs unless you get a full frame camera and that'll be over your budget.
Here is what we use in the medical media lab
Nikon D7000 with AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED.
We have the camera on a tripod when shooting any patients head, where eyes, teeth or other facial features. While that lens has image stabilization, we leave it turned off since the camera is on a tripod and the electronic flash attached to the front of lens negates the need for it.
The 105 mm lens gives us a good "stand off", especially important if we're documentation an injury due to some kind of trauma
The colour management is either sRGB, AdobeRGB in camera. We shoot RAW files and place a Colorchecker passport in the first frame we shoot. That becomes the standard white balance for that lighting setup.
Macro lenses can be stopped down to f22 and often to f32. However, the theoretical improvement in depth of field gets eaten up by diffraction reducing the sharpness. The image quality tends to drop sharply past f16.
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