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| "James Stacey" <james@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message news:GtDnC3.L8t@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) non-rechargeable (...) Let's not forget rule #1 of modern photography, always carry a spare battery, rechageable or not! Adrian (learned the hard (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| I've got a Kodak DC3800, and its colour balance is fantastic. It dosent have an analogue zoom which means its not much use for long shots (I want on holiday to Scotland and had lots of photos of scenery with tiny castles in the middle) but its great (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general)
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| I bought a Fuji A201 today - great camera! The macro seems a bit fuzzy, although I've only had a couple of hours to play with it, and I ended up taking photos of my TIE Interceptor using the normal mode, auto flash, normal quality at 2MP, then (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general)
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| John Henry Kruer wrote in message ... (...) Your best bet on a small allowance is a cheap webcam (the cheapest I see here is CN$30, so US$20) for closeups and a normal 35mm camera with the pics developed onto a CD for overall pictures. I'm still (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| I'm also buying a digital camera (finally!). I'd like one for general use, as well as taking pics of my MOCs, preferrably for $CDN 500 or less. Print quality is not a priority. Can anyone provide comments on the Sony DSC-P30? It's currently on sale (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general)
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| "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gt9xoB.48D@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) in (...) I know this will sound weird, but the Target in Norman, OK had cheap a digital camera with cables and a 8MB flash card for 35 dollars. I do (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) In 2002, webcams are a whole different breed. My favorite is the Intel PC Pocket camera which is running at (URL) can be brought very close using the manual focus. Bonus: It can be unplugged and used away from the PC. (Manual focus is disabled (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Webcams are the tethered cameras (serial port, USB, whatever) made famous by Connectix (and others) as little balls that sit on top of your monitor and transmit your face. Earthlink gave them away with a subscription for a long while. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Excuse my ignorance.. but what is a web cam? And what makes them so cheap? Do they just have worse quality? John Kruer (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Sadly, thats about as likely as a pig growing wings. My parents think that 3.50 is alot, and I shouldn't get half of it! They just tell me to wait. (...) :-) Well, I tell my parents about the kids who get 50 dollars a week, (and show me proof) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Now THAT'S interesting. At twelvish, huh? Maybe I should have asked the other moms how much they give their kids instead of relying on my eight-year-old to tell me what kids these days are getting for an allowance.... Seriously, if you can (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Yeah. I'm short on funds too. That's why I'm selling some of my extra Lego in the buy-sell-trade column. I think It's gonna be a while until I get myself a decent camera. :) Just my two brickz... <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member NO. 1112 (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) I remember what it's like being a kid with limited income :( Like someone said, you could always look at getting a cheap webcam and using that. (Just remember you get what you pay for) Though instead of doing that, I'd probably try to find a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| There are a fair few low end cameras around. (In the UK) you can pick one up for a bot £40 - £50, so it may be birthday present fodder. You could always buy a cheap webcam or if you've got a scanner just use conventional photos and scan em in, like (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Ugg... Is there any camera a kid with an allowance of 3.50 could afford in a YEAR? John kruer (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) I paid $840 for the Coolpix 990--excellent camera--but that was over a year ago. My roommate got a 995 for under $400 recently because of all the rebates. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) The Nikon is a GREAT camera...the newspaper I work at uses these for impromptu photo shoots at dealers and stores. I used the following criteria for a camera: Macro Flash (that's a given on digitals these days) Zoom Movie mode (just in case) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| Note: Nikon makes a great camera! it's called the Cool Pix 995 and it just had a major price drop to 599.99 (it's on it's way to the discontinued bin) THOUGH... you can get it cheaper, much cheaper, look at buydig.com (I found them on (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| In lugnet.general, Erik Olson writes: Hmm, activebuyersguide points out these low-end cameras, all with macro: Macro is essential for Lego close-ups! Do not leave the store without it! Olympus Brio D-150Z, 1280x960, serial (no USB!), $259 Olympus (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| Browse (URL) www.dcresource.com (other big sites have been pointed out) General answer: get a budget model 2MB camera with macro mode, for about $300. Look first at Canon, Nikon, and Olympus, who make the best high-end cameras. Example: New 2MB (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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