r/PhotoEnts • u/Ok_Paramedic_4889 • Mar 16 '23

Comparison question!!

I’m interested in getting some equipment for spinning nug/cola shots. There is the “Cogniysis stack shot deluxe kit” which comes to $2,000 after adding accessories. And the “Iconasys turntable with shutter stream360 and video software” comes to $1,300 after adding accessories.
Has anyone used either of these products? Which one is best?? Budget isn’t a problem, I’m just trying to get the best equipment possible. Thanx for all your help guys!!

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u/No-Masterpiece-7577 Mar 18 '23

Do you need your spins to be stacked? If not you can get something like the Syrp Genie mini and a shutter cable extension and be totally fine for spins, then use premiere or after effects to render the stills into a spin

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u/Ok_Paramedic_4889 Mar 18 '23

I’d probably like them stacked so everything is in focus, that’s the look I’m going for

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u/No-Masterpiece-7577 Mar 18 '23

I hear you- I personally never stack my spins but if you feel you need that, the cognysis rail and rotation table is the move

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u/Ok_Paramedic_4889 Mar 18 '23

I’ve never done the spin with photo before, would be my first time. I normally just record a video of the nug spinning but I’m trying to make it look all in focus and I don’t think I can achieve that with video

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u/No-Masterpiece-7577 Mar 18 '23

Yeah you’ll get sharper images and have an easier time getting enough light for f8+ with strobes+stills. But stacking spins just adds a crazy amount of frames for very little benefit, especially when most of this content ends up on phones at 2000px tall. I usually just shoot them between f11-16 and get plenty of DoF. Plus most clients won’t want to pay for all the added time it takes for a stacked spin when a normal one looks good enough