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Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:17:07 GMT
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Yuck!
My advice: save up about $300 and you can buy any one of a variety of real
nice megapixel cameras with close-up macro and smart card capability.
Trust me, it'll be worth it to you in the long run.
~Mark
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Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
> From: "Bryan Hodges" <bhodges@SPAMBLOCKcos.wantweb.net>
> I picked up a digital camera made by Polaroid for $100 at Walmart. It's not
> the best digital camera, but it does have a preview screen (a must) and it
> came with the serial cable and the power adaptor (another must.) It only does
> 640x480 and will only hold 15 pics, but it's fine for photographing Legos. It
> certainly beats the Agfa Esmile I had (no preview screen, no power adaptor,
> very low quality pics.) Unfortunately I don't know the model number, but I'll
> post it once I get home and can find it out.
>
> I've also found a way to photograph my models up close. This digital camera
> does not take close up shots very well, they end up very very blurry and
> dark. I have one of those lighted magnifying glasses on a spring-loaded arm
> that I picked up at a hardware store for $20... I placed my model on the table
> the light is attached to, put the magnifying lens in front of the model with
> the light on and snapped a picture. The picture came out very clear. It's
> definately a great method for close ups.
>
> I've taken some new pics of my Imperial Shuttle, and I plan on updating my
> site within the next few days... you'll be able to see how well this method
> works... :)
>
> -Bryan
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| Hey Mark. It's apparent that a "macro" feature is sought after among the digital camera models. What exactly does this feature enable a camera to do? I'm thinking about a Kodak DC280...respectable resolution, USB and MAC compatability. I'm visiting (...) (26 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I picked up a digital camera made by Polaroid for $100 at Walmart. It's not the best digital camera, but it does have a preview screen (a must) and it came with the serial cable and the power adaptor (another must.) It only does 640x480 and (...) (26 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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