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Jadoon
Welcome.
I did a lot of product photography some years back....mainly tabletop items like shoes, electrical equipment, ornaments, food, brass and stainless components. The choice of camera is not THAT important provided it is sat on a sturdy tripod. Product photography is more about lighting. So having good lights, reflectors are more important.
The same is true about lens choice. For tabletop items where you are working close, it is more common to use small fstops to give more depth of field. ( unless you deliberately need to restrict depth of field for artistic effect.) So most lenses, even zooms, will give good results at say..f8.
I've used the D7000... It's a nice camera. But it's no better than the lesser Nikon cameras like the D5500 and D3300 models. What is sometimes useful in studio is a tilting screen. It enables you to shoot more easily, at lower or higher angles as product may require. You can also get tighter focus using an enlarged rear screen.
As a lens recommendation I would go for the 18-105 lens. You will be surprised how in studio having a longer lens becomes useful. It gets you away from light stands, it diminishes your reflection in shiny objects. I used to shoot brass door handles with a 300mm lens from across the studio...where I was hidden in darkness.
I hope that gives you some help.
Thanks Eric
Yes you are right the light is the key factor. I have not only done some home work on it, but also on photographic tent etc etc.
Just one more thing, about image Stabilization, in D7000 or D5500, no image stabilization, does it matters? I did not check it yet but I guess there will be lens stabilization on a 18-140mm lens. So any suggestions.
Regards