buying a digital camera

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Submitted By: Anonymous

Posted: March 10, 2005 - 7:07pm

I need to buy a digital camera. i will be using it for taking shot of jewelry (macro) i will be using the photos on the internet and for slides. the images for the slides must be of high quality, ( used for submission in shows and for publication). I looked at the fuji finepix e550 but the macro image quality did not appear to be fine enough. the cost of the camera is in my price range. any suggestions will be appreciated

Submitted By: Peter K. Burian

Joined: Apr 19 2011

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Re: buying a digital camera (Macro)

Posted: March 11, 2005 - 11:14am

kmetalsmith: I believe you are interested in a digital camera with a built-in lens, and not an SLR camera that accepts a full system of lenses.

There are dozens with a Macro capability, but it would be impossible to test all of them. I am currently testing the 7 megapixel Pentax Optio 750Z and am impressed with the quality of images in general and in Macro mode too.

You mention that you also want "slides"? Do you mean digital projection?

Peter K. Burian, Contributor, Shutterbug magazine

Submitted By: Larry Berman

Location: Pittsburgh

Joined: Mar 7 2005

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Re: buying a digital camera (Macro)

Posted: March 13, 2005 - 10:15pm

Hi Peter, I think he means getting 35mm slides made from digital files for applying to art shows. It can be done with anything 3 megapixel or greater but requres filling the frame and a 2x enlargment. Recommended pixel dimensions are 4096x2730 and a lot of people have worked successfully with [url=http://slides.com]Slides.com[/url]

I have instructions on [URL=http://www.bermangraphics.com/artshows/digitalslides.htm]preparing digital files for slides[/URL].

Can someone enable UBB Code again so all the links appear properly?

Submitted By: Larry Berman

Location: Pittsburgh

Joined: Mar 7 2005

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Re: buying a digital camera (Macro)

Posted: March 15, 2005 - 11:06pm

The correctly formatted links from my previous post:
Slides.com
I have instructions on preparing digital files for slides

Submitted By: ronk

Location: Quensbury, NY

Joined: Mar 15 2005

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Re: buying a digital camera (Macro)

Posted: March 16, 2005 - 3:21am

Would not using a film camera with transparency stock make sense for this particular use? The slide film can be scanned for the internet, duped and printed as the need occurs.
If the poster already has a film camera with macro capabilities, buying just a scanner, or getting high res scans done, might be more cost/time effective. It all depends upon the quantity and frequency, of course.

Submitted By: anton

Location: Reno, NV

Joined: Mar 16 2005

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Re: buying a digital camera

Posted: March 16, 2005 - 7:35pm

I get the impression from your post that you may be unaware of some of the other things that you will need to be successful as a product photographer. In addition to the camera, your will need some kind of tabletop studio. It might be something like Smith-Victor's TST Digital Desktop Studio Kit or the one I use, the "Magic Studio." You will also need some lights. It doesn't matter whether you choose tungsten or fluorescent continuous lighting, or a set of strobes. You will also need a tripod to put your camera on and a remote release appropriate to your camera to reduce the chances of camera shake to zero.