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Unfortunately, there is no option for "takes good closeups." Many (usually cheaper) digital cameras cannot focus any closer than about 2.5-3 feet. I went through the options and it recommended a whole bunch of bargain-basement cameras, but I'll bet (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Can I get in on that bet? My Kodak DC215 (a fairly cheap camera, obtainable now for under $250) has a macro mode that lets you focus as close as 8". The regular focus mode (fixed focus) is no slouch either, working from about half a meter to (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Especially see (URL) some of the better close up work I have done with this camera. Will (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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Aw, heck. I got that decimal in the wrong place again. I'll send you your $.01 soon. ;^) Thanks for the pics. ~Mark (...) them (...) post to (...) $250) has a (...) mode (fixed (...) My (...) soft, (...) no (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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Mark Sandlin <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:Fv32HI.2H1@lugnet.com... (...) Au contrare, all the good cameras have "macro" features (listed in the Buyer's Guide). They tend to be in the more expensive price tier, though ($500 US and up). (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I've worked on "softening" the flash a bit by taping a couple of layers of tissue paper over the flash. I suppose a grey filter could work, too, but tissue is nice and cheap, plus it diffuses the flash a bit. Natural daylight seems to be the (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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Will Middelaer wrote in message ... (...) (fixed (...) My (...) soft, (...) I'll second that, I also have a DC215 (a fancy gold one!) and it has a good macro mode. My complaint about the camera, though, is that its flash is way too harsh, and makes (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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FUT .publish (...) Well, my Sony Mavica takes pretty good closeup shots. My dad bought it a year and a half ago for ~$250 (I *think*) and I'm sure prices have dropped since then. I dunno what price range you're looking for, but even I (on my $5 an (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I really like my Nikon Coolpix 950 for taking pictures of Lego. It's got a great feature for taking good shots in low light without flash or even a tripod. This might not be terribly useful for most purposes, but it's great for little shiny (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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Heh. I'm sure you do. But at ~$800 I sure won't be considering it. Thanks anyway, ~Mark (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Nikon's just come out with a newer slightly fancier model -- I bet there will be a lot of used 950s on the market soon.... (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Do you have a page up of examples? (LEGO in low light, bright light, macro zoom-in, etc?) One of the most frustrating things about the Mavica is that its CCD really needs a lot of light to take clear pictures. --Todd (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I don't yet; I've got a bunch of pictures (ie thousands; not all of lego) that I need to go through and sort and process and so forth. The pictures on Karen's web page at (URL) aren't the best we've taken, but they're pretty decent. (I think (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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