What is the best camera out there to use for professional photography?

you want an SLR (Single Lense Reflex) camera. Also the more MP (Mega Pixels) it has the better the quality your photos will be. Use a site like pricerunner, so you can find the exact product you want for the price you want. Any more questions, just reply back

If you are going digital, i suggesting that you look at the newest Nikon D50, it's got all the bells and whistles at a great price. If you like film, I'm going to suggest the Minolta Maxxum series. I've used them professionally and find them very accurate and responsive. Enjoy your imaging session! :)

I've been looking into the Nikon D80 and the D200. I also considered the Canon Digital Rebel line, but a photographer friend told me to consider how plasticy they are and how much less rugged than a Nikon they are. When I thought about that, I stayed away. Plus, I really wanted to use Nikon lenses. I also looked into the Lumix L1 by Panasonic with the Leica lens. But the problem on that one seemed to be that it would not be easy to get more lenses. Plus, more lenses would be very expensive. When I worked in pet photography, I didn't have a problem with my Nikon CoolPix 8700 (one of those cameras that is almost like an SLR, but not quite). It's just kind of dying on me now. I can't decide if I'll get it fixed and still want to use it once I have an SLR, or if I should just sell it as is.

There are several DSLR cameras out there that are professional quality, without the professional price. Nikon and Canon make some of the best. They also are above industry standards in lenses, which is something to consider. There are several good brands out there who make lenses which fit many different cameras. A good intro camera would be either the Digital Rebel XTi or the Nikon D80. Both are just under $1000 and come with a decent lens. For professional shooting, though, you'll want several different lenses for different situations. Portraits and weddings, a good 135mm lens will be best. Other than that, a good zoom lens, say 70-300 would be a good one to have, and a shorter lens, which would be the one that comes with the camera. Another thing to look for when looking at lenses is the maximum f-stop. You really want something greater (smaller in number) than a 4-5.6. A 2 or 2.8 is optimum. After that, it's about editing software, but that's a whole other ball game.

Hey we are far from progessionals, but we take tons of photos. If you are going digital SLR I hear the top models are quite similar. There is the Rebel-which is obviously a big cheese in top end cameras. Those cameras are nice, but it you don't know how to use all the manual controls then they are likely not worth the money spent on them. Good luck on the artistic journey.

If your budget limits you to under $900US then go for the Canon Rebel XTi with kit lens (400D) 10.2MP. Nice cam for the price. If you can cross $900 then definatly go for the Canon 20D or better yet the 30D. They are more professional cams than the Rebel range which are more pro-consumer. But with good Canon "L" lenses the Rebels would kick butt (of course that's major $$$). Once you go SLR then it's all about the lens and the eye behind it... not the cam so much.

Since your a starter I recommend you to use the latest from canon it's the eos 400d it has all the features you need it has 10.2 or 8 (i forgot the exact number)megapixel and a spot meter