Macro photos thread--any macro pics

Seamaiden

Seamaiden

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overfiend said:
i just use my cannon power shot and put a magnifying glass in front of the lens then use the zoom on the camera to get good close ups
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I wish to hell I had a rig to get photos through my jeweler's loupe. My father experimented with crystal micrography (I think that's what it's called), where he built a rig to take photos through a microscope of crystals that he grew on a glass slide, then placed a polarizing filter between the camera and the crystals. The photos looked like satellite imagery, but this was before satellite imagery became commonplace. I wish to hell I knew where those slides were.
 
bonz

bonz

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right to the usb port. i`ll look for the link and post it for ya. they dont have them yet where i am but i ordered one
 
bonz

bonz

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these have been around a long time but for labs and are 3 to 10,000 bucks. so now we can finaly afford one. i haven`t seen any shots from it yet but at 200 x i`m sure they are good. cant wait to get it. my cheep digi does good shots on macro and only 3 x zoom. so take some of my shots and compare that to 200 x. wow
 
genfranco

genfranco

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im in the market for a good camera under 500.... any suggestions?...

this is the one im liking so far..




http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8791/8791097le.jpg

Normal: 16" - infinity; Wide: 5' - infinity; Macro: 4" ' infinity (zoom position 1); Macro: 0.4" - infinity (zoom position 2)


does this mean i can macro and have the lens focus .4" away from the camera?.. dont really understand the settings and the reviews have mixed signals... it seems that the people complain about low light pics... but i think its them not knowing the settings... i also dont want a camera that needs to be messed with all the time to get good shots... i mean to do a macro shot i would think to be normal to change some settings... but what yall think of it?... anyone have better for cheaper type deal?
 
havocdb

havocdb

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genfranco said:
im in the market for a good camera under 500.... any suggestions?...

this is the one im liking so far..




http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8791/8791097le.jpg

Normal: 16" - infinity; Wide: 5' - infinity; Macro: 4" ' infinity (zoom position 1); Macro: 0.4" - infinity (zoom position 2)


does this mean i can macro and have the lens focus .4" away from the camera?.. dont really understand the settings and the reviews have mixed signals... it seems that the people complain about low light pics... but i think its them not knowing the settings... i also dont want a camera that needs to be messed with all the time to get good shots... i mean to do a macro shot i would think to be normal to change some settings... but what yall think of it?... anyone have better for cheaper type deal?
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that means your lens should be at least 4" away from your subject for proper focus.

If you want to take good shots, you want a camera that is going to allow you to change important settings fast. ISO, Shutter speed, fstop, flash intensity, focus modes, etc. you may not use those now, but if you get serious about taking pictures, you won't use automatic point and shoot mode anymore.

never used that cam before. i've always used canons. I can definitely recommend the S5IS from canon. it's very nice for a high end, non slr.
 
bonz

bonz

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it might be wise to buy a cheepo one like my 70 buck special and learn a bit first. now that i have i am seing the features i would like to have on my next one. mine is just a point and shoot basicaly. i want more control over appeture. there are different settings on mine for it but not with macro on.

oh and i love that dragon fly bud. nice shot
 
genfranco

genfranco

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bonz said:
it might be wise to buy a cheepo one like my 70 buck special and learn a bit first. now that i have i am seing the features i would like to have on my next one. mine is just a point and shoot basicaly. i want more control over appeture. there are different settings on mine for it but not with macro on.

oh and i love that dragon fly bud. nice shot
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Im allready upgrading from a nto so cheapo sony camera... i want the macro shots for my buds..

18x optical zoom sounds really good..plus 10.1MP?... i dont know man but i compared both that cannon and this nikon and i really want the Nikon... T
 
bonz

bonz

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to me that meens that you can focus at a sloser range. that would close the appeture. extreme close ups.
dont hold me to it i am still learning but i think thats it basicaly
 
bonz

bonz

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i have heard they have a superior lense. hell your is better than mine. except the macro setting. mine is only 3x zoom znd 5.1 megapix
 
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