Keldyn buys a Digital Camera

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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...

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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

The flower picture is good :D

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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.

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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.

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 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?

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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).

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