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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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(...) Eh, no biggie. I gave it a try. I was taking pictures of some other stuff anyway. My photography skills are fledgling at best. (...) -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears Michlug - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Thanks Bobby. I got Mavica FD87. I like it, but I still yearn for that manual focus. I haven't figured out how to best take extreme closeups yet. (people in .publish.photography, any help here?) (...) Yeah, this is a far cry from your usual 2 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Thanks for the info Hops! I had missed the link since I navigated to the group via the tree-view menu, which put me right in the sub-group, and thus passed by the root group of lugnet.publish -which is where the helpful links are shown on the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) How is it that you end up posting in the correct newsgroup but do not see the link to this page: (URL) you are accessing this information via something other than the webpage, but the webpage has several links running down the left side of the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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Hey, Woo-hoo! I found the right newsgroup for my inquiries! And I see by looking around my questions on lighting and camera types have been discussed already. Thanks! One topic remains, which I do not see discussed formerly... Photo Manipulation. By (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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DEFINATELY get a macro lens camera. Your lego shots will be much better. I use one for all my Lego on eBay etc and believe me it makes a difference. Richard. "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:sandlin-A3AB82....net.com... (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Not necessarily. Here's a Nikon you can afford: (URL) recommend it because it has a 1.6 inch focus range (i.e. you can get within 1.6 inches of the subject and retain focus) Good for photo'ing LEGO! :^) (...) Macro lets you focus when your (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) that (...) I'd (...) ......... I'm in a similar predicament. "Which camera ?" "Other stuff" - well, maybe sometimes. * But it's important to me to be able to do some lego close-ups. Can someone point to some specific cameras (which have the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Definitely. It's also good to have one that takes good pictures in low light, since you want to avoid using a flash with lego. (Too shiny.) Check out (URL) for good digital camera reviews. (24 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish.photography)
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Well Geordan, Jordan needs help on this perplexing problem as well. =) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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"Shaun Sullivan" <Shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:GL3r2q.BEF@lugnet.com... (...) into (...) until (...) same, (...) law (...) Toshiba is (...) taken (...) Well, I don't know about the M61, but I'm now the proud owner of the M65. It's (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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Thanks for the tips, Fiddled around in Image composer and came up with this, I used the pick points and cut thing, it didn't take too long, but everytime I'd get what I wanted with the magic wand, and I'd click cutout, it wouldn't cut out, just go (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Thanks again, -Geordan- (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Thanks Dave! I'll definitely keep that in mind next time I post pictures, the graininess was already there though on the original photo, I think I figured out how to fix that though. :-) (...) Thanks again! -Geordan- (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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my two studs: outside natural sunlight is the best. don't underestimate cloudy/overcast days though. overcast days are ideal conditions for photographing artwork for slides so it my work for lego models (i don't see why not). give them both a try (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) One final thing you might try (and again, Photoshop works wonders here) is adjusting the levels on your pics. I did this to the two pictures you highlighted above and there was a remarkable difference. Even using 'auto levels' in Photoshop (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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