Keldyn buys a Digital Camera

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those are some breathtaking pics

[Louisville Slugger]

More pictures:

[youm0nt Veteran]

http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/156061...PG/DSCF0020.JPG

http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/156061...PG/DSCF0031.JPG

http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/156062...PG/DSCF0045.JPG

http://www.smartgroups.com/picvault/156062...PG/DSCF0067.JPG

more here

Edited July 27, 2003 by Spyder

[CherTon]

Boogsoftball those pics are just beautiful.

[Neo003]

Just bought samsung digimax 420 and took a pic outside the house

[digitaljames]

Had to try and get this image last night. Couldn't stop and take the shot properly, had to hold the cam out the window. Very cool colors huh?

[lammmetak]

Louisville Slugger: ur flowe r pics are magnificent try to get a bee on it or something that would be real cool

[Spyder Veteran]

i've been to Banff in Alberta.. its absolutely indescribable how amazing it is. Lake Louise was awesome as well.

[BroChaos Veteran]

yay! i can join in the fun here!! yesterday i just picked up a canon g3! :)

it's so nice, but i hardly know how to do anything.

[youm0nt Veteran]

yay! i can join in the fun here!! yesterday i just picked up a canon g3! :)

it's so nice, but i hardly know how to do anything.

Nice camera you picked up :woot: Enjoy it (Y)

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i've been to Banff in Alberta.. its absolutely indescribable how amazing it is.  Lake Louise was awesome as well.

Ack! I don't have a pic of Lake Louise.....The first pic was Lake Morraine, and the second was Peyton Lake.

[BroChaos Veteran]

ok, Boog, how do i do those macro pics?? where can i get some good tutorials?

i put the cam in macro mode, and on wide zoom, i put the lens like 5-10cm from the flower (that's what the book said i think), and i took like 5 pics, but on all but one, the background was focused and not the flower...

here's some of my first pics.... i have hardly any camera experience...

Edited July 27, 2003 by BroChaos

[Knight']

Some pictures my dad took of me Waterskiing! I've uploaded them onto my website (underconstruction)

Broadband required

http://www.btinternet.com/~sim.fs/Home/Waterski.htm

[youm0nt Veteran]

ok, Boog, how do i do those macro pics?? where can i get some good tutorials?

i put the cam in macro mode, and on wide zoom, i put the lens like 5-10cm from the flower (that's what the book said i think), and i took like 5 pics, but on all but one, the background was focused and not the flower...

here's some of my first pics.... i have hardly any camera experience...

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnw...va/100_0044.jpg

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnv...va/100_0041.jpg

The flower picture is good :D

[BroChaos Veteran]

thanks! :)

i had to hold it still with my other hand thought, cuz the wind was blowing like crazy :p

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ok, Boog, how do i do those macro pics?? where can i get some good tutorials?

i put the cam in macro mode, and on wide zoom, i put the lens like 5-10cm from the flower (that's what the book said i think), and i took like 5 pics, but on all but one, the background was focused and not the flower...

here's some of my first pics.... i have hardly any camera experience...

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnw...va/100_0044.jpg

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnv...va/100_0041.jpg

Did a little research, and what you could do is buy a macro lens. But it depends on how "macro" you want to go. The G3 has a macro mode which gets close. If you want to get closer you can buy the 58mm adapter for the G3 and screw on a macro filter, which will get closer. You can check the specifications on the camera at Canon's Powershot.com site.

The Nikon cameras have a reputation for being able to get very close, especially the 990/995 and successors (the ones where the body swivels in two halves).

The G3 is an excellent camera for all sorts of photography, so are the Nikon units. I believe both need adapters to hold filters, both can use external flashes.

As you know, the beauty about digita cameras, is if you don't like the pic, erase it and take another. :)

Looks like it won't take you long to become good. That flower pic is really good.

[BroChaos Veteran]

ok, Boog, how do i do those macro pics??  where can i get some good tutorials?

i put the cam in macro mode, and on wide zoom, i put the lens like 5-10cm from the flower (that's what the book said i think), and i took like 5 pics, but on all but one, the background was focused and not the flower...

here's some of my first pics.... i have hardly any camera experience...

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnw...va/100_0044.jpg

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8q9jbnau/g/rnv...va/100_0041.jpg

Did a little research, and what you could do is buy a macro lens. But it depends on how "macro" you want to go. The G3 has a macro mode which gets close. If you want to get closer you can buy the 58mm adapter for the G3 and screw on a macro filter, which will get closer. You can check the specifications on the camera at Canon's Powershot.com site.

The Nikon cameras have a reputation for being able to get very close, especially the 990/995 and successors (the ones where the body swivels in two halves).

The G3 is an excellent camera for all sorts of photography, so are the Nikon units. I believe both need adapters to hold filters, both can use external flashes.

As you know, the beauty about digita cameras, is if you don't like the pic, erase it and take another. :)

Looks like it won't take you long to become good. That flower pic is really good.

thanks for the info man. :) what kind of camera do you have? a nikon? i'd scroll back and look, (i'm sure you posted it somewhere...) but this thread is way too long :p

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I haven't bought it yet, as I have been wanting to upgrade from the Kodak DC215. (1 megapixel), and am seriously looking at the Canon Powershot S50. Oh yes. It's very nice. :)

[BroChaos Veteran]

i considered the s50 and the s45 a lot, but still opted for the g3. i didn't like the sliding doors on them, and i really like how you can flip the lcd around on the g3. i hear so many people complain about scratching/cracking their lcds, or getting their nose on it when they use the viewfinder. none of those problems with the g3.

hey i got a question maybe someone can help me with. i just took the camera to a concert, and when it started it was still light out, and as it got progressively darker, the pics got progressively blurrier. i was never using flash, and i tried all the modes (auto, frame, landscape). i'm guessing they got blurrier, because the lens was staying open longer, to let more light in, but then that makes my hand jitters + the musicians moving become blurry, is this correct? and if so, what can i try to make it clearer?

[Louisville Slugger]

More Pictures:

Baptist Church built in 1890, by the Wachusett Reservoir.

Dead fish I saw while walking along the reservoir.

The reservoir.

[phased]

hey look its a dead fish

[Timan Veteran]

Whats the best camera yall recommend for about 200 - v

[BroChaos Veteran]

well i've seen the Canon A70 go for about $250. i've heard it's a pretty decent camera for the price. after doing a lot of reading, i've concluded that sony and canon are generally the best (according to dpreview and dcresource).

[Timan Veteran]

will check it out, thanks.

[Chouzan]

Whats the best camera yall recommend for about 200 - v

Also look into the Canon PowerShot A300, incredible quality for a 3.2MP camera under $200.