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In Reply to: Digital camera sugestions...and how to properly photoshoot your system ? posted by AdamC on June 28, 2004 at 13:28:03:
I saw Srajan (www.6moons.com) at CES in January with a new camera. He was able to take some very close-up shots, and if you look at his site, you can see that they come out very well.
Regards,
Geoff
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The camera mentioned was the Nikon Coolpix 5400. I bought it especially for the extreme macro capability. Jeff Day at 6moons bought one too. He occasionally complains about the auto focus not locking properly in dim light. Apparently this model doesn't use IR and seems a bit more sensitive. Personally, I hardly ever encounter this but it's fair to mention that it seems to be a generally considered weakness of this model. For my specific needs and budget, the Coolpix 5400 is everything I need - hey, the darn thing is way smarter than I am and can do things I'll probably never use. What I like most? The swivel monitor. It allows to take pix from truly odd angles or with the camera butting up to a wall, or from far above your head...The MUSEUM setting in the scene mode is great for non-flash dim light scenarios. I hardly ever use a flash to avoid reflections but do manipulate pix in Photoshop afterwards where lightening up an image, altering contrast and saturation etc. is easy...
Doug Schneider at SoundStage likes to use an auxiliary flash that points at the ceiling or some reflective secondary surface to get better light without reflections from the subject you're trying to capture. That's more advanced than what I do but I seem to be able to do okay without it.
it does macro pretty well for a dinky pocket camera. I've been able to get close ups of the acid etched codes on small 9 pins.Chris
Use the Canon S400 here. Some background: Grew up using Leicas (yes plural) and have owned a Hasselblad (complete 503 kit with large flash, TTL meter, etc).Srajan mentions close up photography and the Canon easily can do this in both low and "normal" light. While the S400 is not fully manual, there are a half decent amount of adjustments in the "manual" mode. i HIGHLY recommend you check out reviews of various digital cameras at www.dpreview.com .
FYI: The S400 is FAR from my first digital camera as the ones i have owned include:
Kodak D40
Olypmus D360L
Olympus D600L
Canon D30
Canon S400
...and a few others.What i enjoy about the Canon S400 is the good color/white balance, it does well in variable lighting, small form factor, durable metal body, and ease of use. It is nearly set and forget. In an ideal word i would rather have a Hasselblad with digital back, a few umbrellas, a softbox or two, some large white "cards", a few muslins, and other bits. Covering shows means one must be light, fluid, and as such compromises need to be made. This is especially true at the Germany show where chrome and glass are the norm.
No matter what camera you choose, it is your photographic talents/eye that matters most IMHO. It matters not if you use a Leica or an old Pentax K1000... beauty is in the eye of the photographer.
S300 for me, after a couple of others.
All the pics posted here at AA for CES were done with my Nikon 5400, as are all my review & show pics at 6Moons. It works great except for occasional closeups in very low light - but that is helped immensley by using a good tripod - the ultra versatile SLIK Sprint Mini in my case.
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