Coral Pics

Sry, i did not know where to post this...does anyone have an opinion on what is the best camera for taking macros of corals and such...i have a old pentax that is well awsome but i wanna put online...and i hate scanning so...i can spend like 350-450 thanks [smiley=thumbs_up1.gif]

 

I would ask Jason McKenzie he takes some awesome pictures ;D.................. John

 

Hi Bruce!

I use a Sony Cybershot (it is a couple years old now) with a Carl Zeiss Lens (10X zoom). From what I understand, there is a PROBLEM with the new ones giving a purple haze (hey now....that's a song aint it) on the pics.

If you have a decent camera shop around you may be able to pick one up used for the price you mentioned. I would get one that is 2 or more years older tho.

It has macro feature, zoom lens, manual focus settings, etc. It's a nice camera and easy to use because I know NOTHING about photography!!! LOL!!! Oh yeah, it is digital.

 

Hmm ic...

 

do u mean like this camera on ebay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48543&item=3854374983&rd=1 ...eep thats alot of cha ching

sry bout double post

 

Er, um, no not that one. The one I have is a 5 megapixel...
Lemme see what I can find....

 

Here...this is the one I have but this one is new. I'll bet you can find used somewhere for a bit less

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48543&item=3854516969&rd=1

 

This is the exact one I have , but a used one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48543&item=3853681403&rd=1

 

what is the diff between the one for 900 lol (with all that deluxe package and crap) and this one? and for this one would i ned to buy and lenses or and if so can u tell me what kinds, is the one u showed me more of a camera or a recorder?

 

This is a great resource for camera shoppingdpreview
The most important thing is to remember what you want to do with it.
I have found it very important, when taking pics of my tank to have a camera that has a very small minimum focus distance. Also with todays photo machines it is not always necessary to get the most mega-pixels. I can take a 300K file and get a good quality 8X10 off a digital minilab. So don't feel that you have to get and 8MP camera. Go for features and quality of the mp the camera has.
I would investigate Fuji, Canon, Minolta, Nikon, and Sony,
Also goto a store and try the camera before you buy. I have found a lot of cameras have a huge delay between the time you push the shutter button and the pic is taken.

Jason