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| Rachel |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 20:54:27
Slightly odd I know... But I have a very old camera I want to replace but on a tight budget! I mostly take pictures of my pets, my son and occasional scenery.
Would love to get brilliant quality images like I see from some on here! |
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 19/05/2012 : 11:58:46
mines an olympus of some sort |
| eeji |
Posted - 19/05/2012 : 11:47:50
I have to agree with that, I do a lot of underground photography where there is no light at all so have to rely on wide apertures, long exposures and light painting to get anything decent so I would choose something with manual controls any day. This also means I can get the exposure down to 1/1000 which gives a nice sharp photo of a snake that doesn't want to sit still :) |
| oakleyman18 |
Posted - 18/05/2012 : 22:42:26
True, the more MP, the more you can crop, but you should never base a cameras quality on just the MP value. I would rather have a 2MP camera with a decent aperture, sensor size and lens than a 44MP camera without those. Let me try and explain...
I would make an assumption that a majority of the peoples on here that take the best pictures use DSLR's, because the sensors allow in more light, and the lenses are going to be way bigger than a mobile phone. Mobile phones for this reason will never replace DSLRs, but at the end of the day, it revolves around two factors. Cost and... cost :D
If you want really really good pics, you need a DSLR really, and you can get a fairly good entry level canon/Nikon/Sony for around £350/400. Up from there it gets pricier and better, but below that you're looking at point and shoots, which will never really achieve the affects I think you're after.
For good macro lenses by the way you're looking at around 150/200, but then they can go up to more value than the camera itself!! |
| eeji |
Posted - 18/05/2012 : 20:48:42
one of the benefits of higher resolution is you can crop down without having to lose any quality |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 18/05/2012 : 17:32:09
Too much is made of high megapixle cameras, don’t be fooled. Unless you’re really gearing up for poster-sized prints you simply don’t need anything more than a 6 to 8 megapixel camera. I have a 12 megapixel and my old Fuji was only 4 but be assured the quality of prints up to A4 is just as good.
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| claire_daz |
Posted - 18/05/2012 : 10:24:50
Lol eeji i only have 3 so your's is better than mine |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 17/05/2012 : 20:54:32
quote:
Originally posted by mikeyd_26
dont get a nikon coolpics, if its for your reptiles the picture quality is not so good unless i use flash and with snakes not having eyelids i dont think they appreciate this too much!
so for my reps i use my old 10mp kodak, not the best but does a job :)
I've got a coolpics with a fag paper stuck over the flash! |
| eeji |
Posted - 17/05/2012 : 20:52:26
all these mega pixels is making me feel a bit inadequate, I've only got 5mp! :D |
| mikeyd_26 |
Posted - 16/05/2012 : 22:20:28
dont get a nikon coolpics, if its for your reptiles the picture quality is not so good unless i use flash and with snakes not having eyelids i dont think they appreciate this too much!
so for my reps i use my old 10mp kodak, not the best but does a job :)
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| a2c7 |
Posted - 16/05/2012 : 20:35:14
Canon and Nikon are industry leaders in photography, but if you just want a point and click one you'll get great spec out of something cheaper - Sony have nice features as well. |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 16/05/2012 : 16:53:10
silly question time... do most digi cameras have a macro setting then? ignore that!! had a play with the camera think i've figued it out!!   |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:46:20
quote:
Originally posted by a33272
Remember if u get to close to things u need to change them to macro so it can focus close up
Yep, macro is your friend!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/cyberdanx/Plissken/DSCN3172.jpg |
| a33272 |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:31:50
Remember if u get to close to things u need to change them to macro so it can focus close up |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:26:48
I use my sony phone camera or my Olympus one. I tend to set my cameras onto the sports settings when doing the snakes, chickens as they move so fats, only down side is that these pictures normally have to be done outdoors when its sunny. |
| Rachel |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:23:10
That is exactly my issue lol my camera is 12 mega pixel and my phone is 8 but it gets better shots... Most of the time! Cheers for the replies! |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:22:06
I've got an 8 year old, 7.1mp, Nikon. Some of the buttons don't work unless I twist the whole thing.
The other thing is knowing how to use the functions on the camera, and how they react to distance, image modes, etc. A lot of it is trial and error until you find the 'right' way to do it... |
| serena_08 |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:17:00
Although saying that, my phone has an 8mp camera and takes some better pictures  |
| serena_08 |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:11:55
I bought the Olympus VG-120 from Argos for £50, it's 14mp and very good :) |
| eeji |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:08:26
i've got an ooooooooooooooooooooooold sony f707 that does me fine :) |
| Georgina |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 21:03:12
I use a sony a50 |
