Wortown Mick
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Im havin a hard time taking detailed cylinder pics, anyone know a few tricks?
D300 with a macro.. and ring flash :greenchainsaw:
Less pricey is the (Nikon) D80. Ring flash is nice... but not needed.
Macro lens, like a Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 VRII would be nice. Spendy though.
I have a D80 with a Nikkor 18-200 zoom. Works for me.
go analogue, still years ahead...
I use a D200 with 18-70 kit lens but a D40 or D40X with the 18-55 VR kit lens will work great also. The VR allows hand holding with the slower shutter speeds. The Macro Nikkor is great but not needed, and the 10.2MP of the D40x allows you to crop and enlarge, so you don't have to be in "macro" close!
Al
I had a D40x for a while, but I returned it and got the D80. The D40/D40x is just too limited in too many critical areas, IMO. I have yet to try the 18-55 VR. I had the 18-55 and 55-200 VR set with the D40x. I could not quite get my photos to pop the way I wanted, and I did not like changing lenses. The sensors in these cameras is very sensitive to dust. One lens is easier... no changing lenses, no dust, simpler system. VR is the way to go!
Personally I would (and did) pay more for the lens than the camera... and I agree on the D40x over the D40. More pixils means sharper images and easier enlarging.
No way. My professional photography brother has dumped all his film cameras for digital now. All Nikons, some Leicas. I have done the same. Digital now has the capacity for film quality photos up to 11x16.
Now film cameras are years behind. And film? I can download my photos in 12 seconds... and process them on my laptop. The money saved on film and processing will pay for the camera and lenses in short order.
Im havin a hard time taking detailed cylinder pics, anyone know a few tricks?
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