Digital Camera

[DOO-E]

Hi,
I have been thinking about buying a Digital Camera but i want something that has alot of zoom to it and pics up alot of detail. Something that can pic up realy small objects. Anybody has any suggestions or good things to say about their cameras?

[powerboy]

You forgot to mention one very important thing.... Budget.

If you want a top notch camera, pick up a Canon Pro1 its got an 8 megapixel CCD, 7x optical zoom. It is truly an awesome camera, as long as you dont mind the $1600 price tag. :biggrin:

[DOO-E]

:eek: Well I want something that has high definiton and can zoom in on fish eggs and what not :eek: time to start counting the pennies

[BMW Rider]

If you want to get really close up shots, you'll want to get a camera with a good macro feature. Also you'll want the maximum optical zoom you can get. Digital zoom is pretty much useless, all it really does is crop the photo down in size which you can do with almost any photo editing program. That is the other important purchase with a digital camera. Usually the software that comes with a camera is minimalist at best. You will want to get a better one if you really want to make the most of your photos. Also, don't get too hung up on the pixel rating. there are many ways too calculate the total pixel count of the camera. Some cameras are better than others with a higher pixel count. Ask to see some photos taken with the camera set at its maximum resolution, and then compare what you see. You can also look for some ratings of various cameras online. www.pcworld.com is one site that has some good information on digital cameras and photography.

[Quinn]

I would definitely check out the review sites, however I do feel that my new Fujifilm A340 is an excellent camera and does very nice macro shots. I am looking at buying an underwater housing for it. I'll upload some of the photos I took of tidal pool critters on the coast next week, in the meantime you can see some shots I took with it at http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/. It shoots at 4MP and has 3x optical zoom, and costs around $300 now. A decent camera for a low budget. I remember my first digital camera cost me $400 and shot at 640x480 (.5MP maybe?) with no zoom. :lol:

A few good examples of the macro function:
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0514.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0529.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0538.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0540.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0544.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0553.jpg
And my favorite:
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/backyard%20aug%2005%2004/DSCF0551.jpg

[DOO-E]

Wow that is pretty good

[Invigor]

holy smokes, those pics are insanely crisp. it must take a certain talent to take shots like that...I can't take macros if my life depended on it and I had the best camera in the world to do it with :(

[StirCrazy]

here are a couple from a fuji S602z, was 1500.00 a couple years ago but you might be able to find one for under 700 now.


http://members.shaw.ca/cyltic/inverts/conch.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/cyltic/inverts/crab.jpg

STeve

[Richer]

I use this (http://www.panasonic.ca/English/audiovideo/digitalstill/dmcfz10sk.asp) camera for my shots. I find that its a relatively unknown camera, but it works quite well for me. The megapixel rating isn't high, but its relatively high optical zoom makes up for it. You can see a few examples of some macro shots that I made here (http://www.telusplanet.net/public/metroopt/Vacation/Pictures/Flowers/).

-Richer

[monza]

This site has tons of info http://www.dpreview.com/ and this one http://www.dcresource.com/

so much reading .... this was my pick have not bought it however, thought it was crazy to buy another camera just for my tank Macro shots....
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp4500/page2.asp

Dave