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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, great improvement, SuperDave! I may have to try out the fancy, confusing areas of coin photography soon.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There's a lot of good advice on some other threads - I would go back and check them out. I am not yet "great" at taking pictures, but have managed to get some decent looking shots. The keys to me are: 1) Lighting - I have been experimenting with Edison bulbs, halogen, natural light, etc. - as well as varying angles and filters 2) Use macrofocus 3) Use a tripod and timer to minimize camera shake 4) Basic photo editing software to be able to crop and make minor adjustments After you get these things down, you can start getting into setting exposure, contrast, etc. I haven't really ventured down this path yet. Edited to add - the Kodak 10.3MP is probably not the biggest issue Edited by KenKat
07/16/2010 11:31 am
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Pillar of the Community
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You two guys have something up your sleeves. I've tried and tried to get my picture improved and put hours into determining how many pixels would add up to 92 kbs. I've even tried to solicit for more space as Superdave suggested. Even tried to join the Frappers thinking I might get more kbs.... nada. Until the site allows say.... 150 kbs for pics, most of us will not be able to post photos like yours. You and wheatguy do wonders with your pics and I'm jealous of your photos!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow wheatguy, you took those without a tripod? Those pics look fantastic.
You must have some steady hands.
I've got a Canon Powershot SX120IS, and it seems capable, too. One feature I'd like in the next camera is a memory card slot that ISN'T on the bottom of the camera. Tired of taking it off tripod to move pics. Or maybe I need to try to tether it to the computer.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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carmykle, photo size is not a concern if you use an external hosting service such as Flikr or Photobucket. You can also get a CCF gallery. The size limit only applies to direct uploads. rastatodd, my advice to you is find a camera with the best optical zoom you can afford. Go for at least 5x but 7-10x is even better if you can afford it. A copystand or tripod is also a necessary accessory. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good advice Biokemist and thanks Steve! I took those photos of the Morgan about a feet away and then cropped it in Photoscape. Here is the same images, except with a close-up of the date (without a tripod or microscope) and made a bit smaller. It's surprising how an affordable camera can take pretty good photos.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
487 Posts |
Anybody familiar with a Canon PowerShot SX110 IS. One up for auction on the "Bay" used. Comes with the following:
-Canon SX110
-2GB MicroSD [with SD adapter][with CHDK firmware preinstall] (Kingston brand)
-2 Tripods, one that rotates and other is as stand still
-Manual
-Accessories [untouched brand new]
--The Camera adapter that connects audio and video to a tv
--The usb adapter
--2 Panasonic AA batteries
Any thoughts?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great shots Wheatguy! I'm using a SD790IS with good results too!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I am using a Sony Cyber-shot W290 point and shoot with minimal manual settings. I happened to get very lucky with them and found a good balance of things.  |
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Valued Member
United States
487 Posts |
Question for wheatguy, the pictures that you toke using the Canon SD780IS did you have to manipulate the aperture or do anything special to get those good pictures?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, I just uploaded the pics to my computer, cropped them, and uploaded them to CCF. I did combine the Lincoln cents into one image. Quote:
Great shots Wheatguy! Thanks! I remember buying the camera off a recommendation from you, it was definitely a good choice. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have made my decision on a Canon PowerShot SX110 IS 9.0 MP with 10X optical and 4X digital zoom. Read the reviews on CNET website, out of 25 reviews 19 of them were 4 to 5 star ratings. Majority of the reviewers championing the cameras zooming ability's! Now to try it out and see what lighting I will need. Read the thread about lighting found it very helpful. Wheatguy I did look on ebay for your Canon SD780IS and found selection to be limited do to pricing thanks for the camera advise! Edited by rastatodd
07/18/2010 09:58 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks! I remember buying the camera off a recommendation from you, it was definitely a good choice. Oh, that's right! Yeah--great macro camera, huh? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh, that's right! Yeah--great macro camera, huh?
Absolutely awesome. |
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New Member
United States
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Found this camera on ebay for $89. It's a cheapo but perfect for my low budget. It's an Olympus FE-370 Red with macro AND super macro. Only problem I'm not sure if it has a place to connect my tripod, if it does I'll probably buy it. Any thoughts? Focus Range (from lens surface) Normal mode: Wide: 23.6" - infinity (0.6m - infinity) Tele: 39.4" - infinity (1.0m - infinity) Macro mode: Wide: 3.9" - infinity (0.1m - infinity) Tele: 23.6" - infinity (0.6m - infinity) Super Macro mode: 1.2" - infinity (3cm - infinity)  |
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Posted 07/16/2010 11:30 am
