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Re: Photographing Lego's? Go digital.
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lugnet.publish
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Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:16:15 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Matthew Miller writes:
> Macro. :) I'd agree -- this is an important feature.
I'll second that! For doing close-up LEGO photos, it might even be the most
important feature you need.
> It's also good to get a
> model that can take good shots in low light without the flash, because lego
> and flash don't mix well.
I'll second that too! My camera[1] takes great close-up pictures with the
macro, but only if there's *copious* amounts of natural light. In fact, I've
only been satisfied 100% with its quality on outdoor shots or indoor shots
where a really really really bright hot light was used.
Of course, the camera is using 2-year-old technology (no, not technology for
2-year-old's! ;-) so I'll bet there have been some nice advancements in CCD
technology since then.
> [...]
> I'd recommend getting a camera that uses compact flash, [...]
I gotta chuckle on that one -- thinking back to the old days of flash bulbs
(ya, I'm on old fogie! :-), the phrase "compact flash" meant something
entirely different than "flash" does in today's digital world. :-) :-) :-)
--Todd
[1] Sony Mavica FD-91
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| (...) Urp, re-reading what I wrote above, it doesn't sound like praise for the camera. Actually, in the cases that I'm not 100% satisfied with its quality, I'm usually about 90% to 95% satisfied with it. Drooling over some of the Nikon pix I've (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| (...) Macro. :) I'd agree -- this is an important feature. It's also good to get a model that can take good shots in low light without the flash, because lego and flash don't mix well. If it's for online stuff, resolution isn't the most important (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.publish)
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