I am a visual artist and am looking for a new camera to document my artwork and art exhibitions myself- mainly for catalogue reproductions and exhibition invites. I am a drawer/illustrator but also make 3-D installations. My drawings are tricky to photograph as they have very fine lines and a lot of the white space left over on the paper. My installations are large also detailed and intricate, but in contrast to the drawings they are very colorful.
I am looking for a camera that can take pictures with great image quality, with emphasis on lighting, details, and colors- even under not so optimal lighting arrangments (exhibition spaces). The lighting situation in my studio is alright.
Price is a main issue (the starving artist story...), the cheaper the better, but I am willing to make an investment.
I would probably do a lot manually, but I must admit I haven't used my old analogue SLR camera in about 10years, but I am willing to learn/re-learn the works.
I won't be needing video functions or any extras of those sorts. The camera would be used mainly for work, and once I get the hang of it again, surely also for some hobby photography.
In advance, many thanks for help :)
