Daniel Hunter on mon 23 jan 12
I am in the market to purchase a new DSLR...I am comfortable with=3D20
cameras...have lots of old Nikon Fs...I want to photograph my work...
my old Cannon DSLR is a problem...what I see is not what I get...and
it drives me crazy...
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I don't necessarily need all the extras...but don;t want to miss something
important I will need later...
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any help would be appreciated.
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Daniel Hunter
Vinod Chettur on tue 24 jan 12
Any of the current crop of Nikon or Canon bodies will do. If you want full =
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frame it will be very expensive. My personal preference would be for a good=
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105mm macro lens. I have a Nikon D60 (low end body) with a 105 Nikkor Micr=
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o AF D lens which is very sharp.Vinod
I am in the market to purchase a new DSLR...I am comfortable with=3D20
cameras...have lots of old Nikon Fs...=3D20
http://www.vncstudio.com
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gary navarre on tue 24 jan 12
Pentax gives pretty good bang for the buck so when I get the bucks I'll pro=
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bably upgrade from their Optio W30 & W80 underwater compacts I'm using to o=
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ne of their DSLR and a couple of lenses. The first Optio 60 I got must have=
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gotten dust in the lens mechanism and froze open so when their underwater =
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cameras came out I figured that would be great for shooting in the studio. =
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Once I got to adjusting the white balance once in a while I started getting=
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what I see. I'd like to take some photography classes some day so I'd lear=
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n more about seeing flaws like noise and such but for now I'm satisfied wit=
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h most all the shots you see in my links. Some shots got published in a loc=
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al calender contest to raise funds for the Dickinson County Conservation Di=
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strict and got a cash award for one. The thing to do is check out the camer=
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a review sites for more objective opinions and see my links for examples of=
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some photos and videos I shot. Some videos were taken with a JVC
Everio and just about everything is re-sized for smaller file uploads. I'v=
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e had print enlargements and they look fine. Enjoy your search and stay in =
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there eh.=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0=3D0AGary Navarre=3D0ANavarre Pottery=3D0ANavarre E=
nterprises=3D
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: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG =3D0ASent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:00 PM=3D0A=
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ect: [Clayart] What's the best camera?=3D0A =3D0AI am in the market to purc=
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a new DSLR...I am comfortable with =3D0Acameras...have lots of old Nikon F=
s.=3D
..I want to photograph my work...=3D0Amy old Cannon DSLR is a problem...wha=
t =3D
I see is not what I get...and=3D0Ait drives me crazy...=3D0A=3DA0=3D0AI don=
't neces=3D
sarily need all the extras...but don;t want to miss something=3D0Aimportant=
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will need later...=3D0A=3DA0=3D0Aany help would be appreciated.=3D0A=3DA0=
=3D0ADaniel H=3D
unter
Guillermo on tue 24 jan 12
On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:25 -0800, Daniel Hunter =
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wrote:
>I am in the market to purchase a new DSLR...I am comfortable with=3D20
>cameras...have lots of old Nikon Fs...I want to photograph my work...
>my old Cannon DSLR is a problem...what I see is not what I get...and
>it drives me crazy...
If you mean color balance wise, then your problem could be as simple as
setting the proper white balance for the particular set up. If in fact y=
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our
camera is the culprit, then any of the big name cameras should be capable=
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of
helping you make great product images, with the help of the proper lighti=
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ng
set up (either with natural or artificial light), which need not be an
expensive one.
If you think that these Jeff Campana's product images are good, BTW, they=
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were made using a high end point an shoot:
http://jeffcampana.com/photo-archive/
Then read Jeff Campana's article:
http://jeffcampana.com/blog/2009/03/turning-pots-into-jpegs-part-one-the-=
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setup/
I recently bought my wife her first DSLR, only 'cause her point and shoot=
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died, I bought a Nikon D5100 so she can make use of the old Nikon lenses =
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I
already have, she particularly likes the articulated LCD monitor.=3D20=3D20
Guillermo
Carl Ross on thu 26 jan 12
Just a shout out to Sony... I bought a Sony A580, and LOVE it!!=3D20
I also use Adobe Lightroom which is pretty reasonably priced and organize=
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s your=3D20
pics very nicely...
In another time I may have bought Nikon just because Simon and Garfunkel =
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said=3D20
so mama don't take my Kodachrome away....
-Carl in Page Springs
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