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Post by jasman on Apr 24, 2005 15:43:43 GMT -5
I was wondering what is everyone's opinion/experience on a relatively low cost digital camera (less than $200)with the best Macro capability that would be ideal for taking watch pictures.
I have an old Olympus D490 and a relatively new Sony DCS-W1 both with macro mode but both get me frustrated as the closest macro focus I can get is not close enough (the whole watch will show in the picture, cannot get a clear focus if I try closer). I tried a Nikon Coolpix 5200 at Best Buy and that one appears to work great (it would focus close enough to fill about 1/4 of the watch case).
In one of the previous posts, someone mentioned the Nikon 4500 and the Nikon 3200. I wonder if there are any other good ones people have experience with.
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Post by sb127 on Apr 25, 2005 19:28:22 GMT -5
I can't necessarily help you out answering which camera has the best macro, but.....
Any camera with a high number of megapixels will get you roughly the same shot as a macro shot. Instead of placing the camera a bug's butt away from the watch, you can take the pic from a little bit of a distance and then crop and resize the finished pic. I take my pics at 4 megapixels (2272X1704) and then crop & resize to about 700X500.
Hope that helped in some way. ;D
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Post by martynjc on Apr 27, 2005 15:54:17 GMT -5
In one of the previous posts, someone mentioned the Nikon 4500 and the Nikon 3200. I wonder if there are any other good ones people have experience with. I have the Nikon CP4500 and it works great (2cm macro distance). Any of the Coolpix range have excellent macro capability - price seems to be directly proportional to the MPix of the snensor. Get a 3MP and then crop as said before - and you'll get a good price. Hope that helps..
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Post by jasman on Apr 28, 2005 20:26:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the advise guys, I might try what you suggested (i.e. cropping the picture). Sometimes, I'm just too lazy fussing around with the picture after I've taken it. I'd rather click a few dozen pics in a row, then pick out the ones that are decent and throw away the rest.
The Nikons seem to be best for macro shots (based on what most people say), I was just hoping someone else have first hand experience particularly the fairly cheap models (3100, 3200, etc.).
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