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Re: Choosing a Digital Camera/New Photos Up
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Sun, 5 Dec 1999 03:40:28 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message <38496885.5739D2F4@pilot.msu.edu>...
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> Frank Filz wrote:
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> > Mr L F Braun wrote in message <3848B160.33487CE2@pilot.msu.edu>...
> > > Well, I went out and found a camera that was under $200. It's only 850K
> > > pixels, but it seems to work all right, and what's more it's in colour
> > > and it's no worse than my horrible film photography. At least this way
> > > I don't waste film or time.
> > >
> > > Oh, and don't hesitate to tell me if spending another $100-$200 would
> > > really be worth it; I'm new to digital cameras and their problems, but
> > > already I see an improvement. That's the real question here right
> > > now--whether to return and trade up or rest with what I've got. (Only a
> > > couple of pictures, notably the ironclad foredeck, are at the "fine"
> > > resolution.)
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> > Picture quality looks pretty good. One thing you do need to do is either • not
> > use lights so the camera will use it's flash, or get yourself some photo
> > floods. A tripod might help also.
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> I've thought of a tripod, just for stability's sake--I have arthritis and • it's
> bad enough that I just can't elminiate camera shake.
You can get a decent tripon for about $20. Unfortuanately it won't totally
eliminate camera shake unless your camera has a remote. The tripod will hold
the camera fairly steady, but it may still move when you click the shutter.
One trick which would probably work is to use the self timer if it has one.
> > What brand is it? I just saw a camera in Best Buy for $129. Mike Walsh • has
> > been telling me to watch for a new camera, and I think the Best Buy • camera
> > might be the one (hope to ask him today before running out shopping this
> > evening).
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> It's a Fuji DX-10; CompUSA has them for $199 right now (but there are no
> rainchecks, and when they're sold out they're sold out). You can get a • rebate
> on the media reader so it's effectively free with the camera (after you • wait
> three months to get your rebate, naturally). 1024x768 is pretty good, it's • got
> a 1.6x digital zoom (I wanted 2x optical, but I'll take what I can get). • If
> you're interested in the camera, you have to ask about it--I stumbled upon • them
> last night, the flyer came out today, the "sale" starts tomorrow--but I got • it
> for $199 last night.
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> > I suspect that you would have to spend quite a bit more to really
> > significantly improve your picture quality. Now spending in the $300-400
> > range will get you more features like zoom, and perhaps better macro
> > capability, but I suspect that for most uses for quick processing of • images
> > for web use, that your camera will do just fine. If the camera you've • been
> > taking the black and white shots with is a good SLR, you can always use
> > color film in it to take your real close shots (assuming you have or get • a
> > good macro lens) and other tricky shots. You can take the "best picture
> > possible" with the digital camera to serve as a place holder while you • wait
> > to get your film back (of course this then assumes you have a scanner, or
> > get a Photo-CD with your film).
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> That's a little more involved than I really want to get. :) I know so • very
> little about photography in general, save astronomical photography, which • quite
> patently is *not* close-up work...I just want to fight blurriness and get • some
> decent shots.
Well, I think I've just sold myself on a Sony Mavica FD73 (I think that's
right). I went to Best Buy today to look at the $130 camera they had. It
looks ok, but not real super. I also played with the Mavica. This model is
$499. It has a really good macro mode. It looks like it can focus on
something as close as touching the front of the lens housing. In the store,
it got enough light to take a good picture from less than 1" away.
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) they didn't have them in stock.
Frank
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| (...) The only thing I don't like about the mavica is if you aren't under florescent or halogen lights (which btw turn blonde hair green in photos) you aren't going to get that great of a shot indoors even with the flash, it's too hot. I have to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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| Frank Filz wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Here is the camera that I was telling Frank Filz about: (URL) is based on a chipset from SoundVision ((URL) my company, Mentor Graphics ((URL) designed. The camera is targeted at the entry (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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| (...) I've thought of a tripod, just for stability's sake--I have arthritis and it's bad enough that I just can't elminiate camera shake. (...) It's a Fuji DX-10; CompUSA has them for $199 right now (but there are no rainchecks, and when they're (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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