Lee
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Feb 9, 2004 23:32:23 GMT 1
Post by Lee on Feb 9, 2004 23:32:23 GMT 1
In the "old" film cameras a pin hole lens was used for shooting small closeups with depth of field. Does anyone know what the equivilant of a pin hole lens would be in a digital camera?
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stanhas87
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Feb 10, 2004 4:13:51 GMT 1
Post by stanhas87 on Feb 10, 2004 4:13:51 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
On the subject of cameras I also have a question:which is the best one nowadays?
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skunk
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Feb 10, 2004 5:37:56 GMT 1
Post by skunk on Feb 10, 2004 5:37:56 GMT 1
um, I just went to this camera store B&H (on the net too, I believe) and told them I wanted a digital camera with a nice macro lens. If your camera has a little flower logo somewhere, you're set! For most digital cameras aftermarket macro lenses are available if you need even closer pics. I use a Canon Powershot A80 (christmas gift to ourselves...), and then I crop the pictures on the computer as I cannot fill the entire shot with a car with the standard lens.
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Feb 10, 2004 17:17:07 GMT 1
Post by Albert on Feb 10, 2004 17:17:07 GMT 1
I bought my Casio digital camera 3 years ago. I chose it because it has a super macro. I can take pictures with the camera at only 1cm (0,4 inch) of the subject.
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stanhas87
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Feb 10, 2004 18:42:27 GMT 1
Post by stanhas87 on Feb 10, 2004 18:42:27 GMT 1
Dear Albert:
Got you.I want to get one in order to photograph parts of my collection and send the interesting items that I have to the Internet.An album.
Of course,I will have to know how to use it.
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Feb 18, 2004 0:33:50 GMT 1
Post by cfesmire on Feb 18, 2004 0:33:50 GMT 1
I use a Sony Cybershot and am quite happy with it, especially since it is an entirely affordable (under $400) camera. I would like to pass on some advice from someone expert in the art of digital photography that he emailed me some time ago. I will add that my own photos have greatly improved after following this advice:
1. Turn the flash off 2. If possible (not knowing where you live), take photos outdoors with sun at your back 3. Turn ON the MACRO mode (little tulip flower looking indicator or button; should be a button on your camera) 4. Set camera to maximum resolution (called Super-Fine on your camera) 5. Do NOT get too close; it is better to back up a little and get the best possible focus from your camera's autofocus and them crop the photo to the subject than to get real close without good focus 6. Experiment! The one great thing about digital photograph that mistakes only cost you time and you can learn from every mistake. 7. Sometimes we can do some "Photoshop magic" on photos that are in focus and high quality even if they are too dark so don't let that discourage you too much.
You might find it handy, until you're comfortable with your process, to take notes of settings, distance, lighting, etc. so that when you get results you're happy with you know the settings to try again.
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Lee
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Feb 18, 2004 3:15:55 GMT 1
Post by Lee on Feb 18, 2004 3:15:55 GMT 1
For putting things on ebay I use a scanner instead of a camera. I have talked to a couple of dozen sellers who have posted good, detailed pictures and ask them what they used. Most replied that they had scanned the object. My scanner only cost $100.00.
I now have a much better idea of what to look for in a digital camera thanks to the posts everyone has left. Thank you Lee
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Feb 18, 2004 8:55:48 GMT 1
Post by Sylvain on Feb 18, 2004 8:55:48 GMT 1
I’ve finally bought myself a digital camera, a Sony Cybershot as cfesmire. Really fine and very simple to use! And to take pictures of models, the way he has described seems the good one.
One thing I have understood: the more millions of pixels you can afford, the better it is for macro photography.
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Feb 18, 2004 16:45:13 GMT 1
Post by Albert on Feb 18, 2004 16:45:13 GMT 1
Congratulation Sylvain, enjoy it. And add to the excellent description by cfesmire another point. Check the white balance to get true colours. This feature is Automatic and also there are some preprogramed ranges depending on the type of light (day light, fluorescent, tungsten, shade) but, at less in my camera, can be adjusted manually too.
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Mar 12, 2004 0:24:29 GMT 1
Post by cfesmire on Mar 12, 2004 0:24:29 GMT 1
Taking a good picture of a model with a camera is certainly a project in itself. Setting the model in the proper stance, lighting, distance and focus are all important. I have just discovered that once the photo exists on your computer, there is a myriad of things one can do to both enhance the photo and to alter it as well. I use a very simple and affordable picture viewer called Graphic Converter and these manipulations are few, however I just got a demo of Adobe Photoshop and some of the things one can do are really amazing. I have added some "motion" to a few pics on my photo album and am rather surprised at the results. f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/stryper50
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Mar 19, 2004 14:02:36 GMT 1
Post by cfesmire on Mar 19, 2004 14:02:36 GMT 1
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Mar 19, 2004 16:35:02 GMT 1
Post by Eric on Mar 19, 2004 16:35:02 GMT 1
I wonder what the picture quality will be like. I suppose it's going to be kind of shaky when this car is pushed around the track.
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stanhas87
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Mar 19, 2004 19:18:16 GMT 1
Post by stanhas87 on Mar 19, 2004 19:18:16 GMT 1
Dear Chester: It reminds me that Lionel,by the late 1980's,released a camera system for their trains.Despite its $400.00 retail price,it was a best-seller.This way,if a wrck happened inside a tunnel,the modeler could get to it quickly.A very useful item,indeed. Nick K
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Jun 11, 2004 21:17:42 GMT 1
Post by Lee on Jun 11, 2004 21:17:42 GMT 1
Because of what has been said, I went out and bought a Sony cybershot 5.0. It has got to be the greatest little camera that I have ever used. I can take a picture, down load it into my computer and email it to someone - all within a couple of minutes. The film stick holds something like 380 pictures shooting in the VGA mode. The rechargeable battery lasts for more than two hours. And it is small enough to fit in a pocket. The best part is there is no cost for anything after buying the camera such as film and development. Now I have no excuse for not taking pictures.
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Oct 24, 2004 22:51:37 GMT 1
Post by mrbst30 on Oct 24, 2004 22:51:37 GMT 1
Taking a good picture of a model with a camera is certainly a project in itself. Setting the model in the proper stance, lighting, distance and focus are all important. I have just discovered that once the photo exists on your computer, there is a myriad of things one can do to both enhance the photo and to alter it as well. I use a very simple and affordable picture viewer called Graphic Converter and these manipulations are few, however I just got a demo of Adobe Photoshop and some of the things one can do are really amazing. I have added some "motion" to a few pics on my photo album and am rather surprised at the results. f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/stryper50I use a cannon powershot s45 Joe, My sister took some photography classes in collage and gave me some pointers. These few things helped my pictures tremendously. Hope there of some help to everbody else. 1) Make sure your background is neutral. White object set in dark background or vice versa produces awful quality picture. the light sensor in the camera picks up the mass on the background and misses the object. 2) Make sure you have a good light source that if possible is on top and in front of the object, otherwise you get backlit conditions or awful shadows. 3) if you zoom in to far the camera cannot autofocus on the object, she showed me most digital camers come with software that allows you to trim the image. With patience I can produce a photo like this, which I think I can still improve on.
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