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I use a Kodak Z740, 5 Mega pixel, and it seems to me that it isn't the camera that's important, it is the lighting! You need a high resolution camera, but getting the correct light to get a good picture is proving to be very difficult.. Any suggestions on this one?
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Originally posted by tequilax42
I use a Kodak Z740, 5 Mega pixel, and it seems to me that it isn't the camera that's important, it is the lighting! You need a high resolution camera, but getting the correct light to get a good picture is proving to be very difficult.. Any suggestions on this one?
I have an excellent suggestion, one which made me a better photographer: http://browncopper.com/photography.html |
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Well, I broke down and got a new digital camera. I went with the FZ7. I was really leaning towards the S3 but for everything I wanted, the price point was higher than I wanted. I didn't buy it for coin pics (I bought it for the zoom, optical image stabilization, and the manual modes) but it seems to do a pretty decent job on coins too. This one was the first one I did with a cent from the change jar and my normal set up on a mini tripod:  Bigger pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stujoe/267447071/and this one was done freehand just holding the camera above the coin:  Bigger pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stujoe/268968801/I wouldn't say they are perfect but I am happy with them. And I am very happy with the camera overall. Here is a link to some other photos (coin and non-coin) that I have taken with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stujoe...9194/detail/. Edited by Stujoe
10/14/2006 07:59 am
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Stujoe, I would say you've proven that the Panasonic is up to capturing coins properly. Great shots.
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Wow, this thread has come a long way!  I am very pleased with my choice of the Canon S2 IS and it is clear that this digicam has a lot of advantages over other cameras (e.g., optical zoom while in macro mode), but it is also clear that while many other cameras will produce excellent results for coin photography, the most important factor is the person behind the camera. For discussions on how the S2 IS is used, e.g., settings, lighting, etc., see https://goccf.com/t/8403&whichpage=1 . (This thread evolved from coin grading to coin photography.) And https://goccf.com/t/8403&whichpage=1 . (This is in Coin Photography where it belongs.) I post these to cross reference what has become a basic coin photography reference topic. Fred |
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How good is the Canon S2 in taking regular pictures? Not related to coins.
The pictures in this thread is not available anymore. Where can I find coin pics taken using this Canon?
Since S3 was introduced does anyone think the S2 will be discontinued soon? I would like to get a camera but funds are not available at the moment.
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Shatsi, I used my Canon 2S all summer taking photos of "scenery" before starting on coins. It's far superior to my old Kodak DX3500 for landscape pictures in more ways than I can state. For one thing, what you see through the viewfinder is what you get. For another, it's myriad of adjustments permits photos under virtually every lighting condition except total darkness (e.g., change of ISO [film speed], shutter speed, f-stop, whitening). If it has any limitations, it might be the numbers of settings outside of the "automatic" settings requires some practice. It is my understanding that the S2 IS is no longer in production having been supplanted by the S3. However, the S2s are still available from Beach Camera at $279 (down from the $340 I paid). I think now is the time to buy an S2. http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/Sea...non&cti=3620 |
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A great place that I used to find real world photos of the cameras I was thinking of buying is http://www.flickr.comDo a search for the camera model you are looking for and there will probably be someone using it. Or a lot of someone's. ;) For the S2: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=s2%20is&w=allA lot of the photos will have the EXIF data available so you can check to see that they were actually taken with that camera and the settings that the person used. BTW: I have used an S2 at work and I think it it is a fine camera. I use an FZ7 at home. -- Stujoe http://www.digitalphotopeople.com |
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so if I can get one of these canon s2 is for less than $80.00 bucks I should buy it? The local Pawn shop has one for 75.00 but I wasn't sure it would do coins well so I didn't even ask about it
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Stujoe, thank you for the link. Great site. I've bookmarked it for future reference.
Morgan Fred, at beachcamera did you the package deal? I definitely need one, my pictures are dismal. I guess I shouldn't wait since they don't make the model anymore. Thank you for the info.
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Bryan, if the camera fully worked, I'd grab it in a Yankee second, but I'm not at all certain I'd buy one from a pawnshop. There's no way to test it without using a laptop and I doubt a pawnshop would guarantee it. Shatsi, I bought only the basic camera and learned to live with the tiny little 16mb storage chip for the summer. A couple months ago, I bought a 512mb memory card. My rationale for not buying the 1 gigabyte storage chip was that it would not download onto a CD (limit about 750mb). I also bought a camera cover at Walmart instead of buying the stock cover. Recently, I bought rechargeable batteries and a charger to replace the non-rechargeable alkalyne AA batteries (the S2 takes four) I had been using. The regular batteries would use only about 25% of their charge before the voltage dropped too low for the camera to function (from about 1.5vdc to 1.4vdc), yet otherwise the batteries were perfectly good. However, I have only so many flashlights and other batteries which use AA batteries, so the slightly used batteries are just gonna sit around until they get lost or I throw them out. Fred |
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the Pawn shop has a 30 day guarantee on the stuff they sell, and is a Yankee second like a NY second to us North Carolinians?
Edited by Bryan1315
11/11/2006 11:31 am
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that is one thing I do not like about the camera, my JVC QX3HD has a rechargable battery that you just take out of charge in the rechargable pack, and if the battery is dead and you are around a plug in all you have to do is hook the camera to the rechargable pack and use it that way. My camera is a HighDifinition camera I got off of ebay for about 30 bucks a year or so ago and thats is what I have always used to take the pictures I have posted here but would like to have something a little better |
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