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DZBReptiles
at Sat Dec 30 08:08:20 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DZBReptiles ]
Those picture where taken with two different cameras.
The spider (arachnid) was taken with a Nikon CoolPix 5700 5mega pixel point and shoot. It is a real macro monster and Nikons
CCD sensor is very sharp. I use to work in a photo lab and recomended the nikon CoolPix above all other point and shoots.
The only problem with any point and shoot is the shutter lag.
The time it takes from when you push the button to the time the camera actualy capture the picture is to long in my opinion.
You almost have to anticapte the shot and pull the trigger right before it happens.
Now to the other pics. they where taken with the same camera, but two different lenses. The camera is a Canon 10D digital SLR
6 megapixel. I love Canon and due 99% of my shooting with this camera. It is very fast at 3 frames per second (newer models are even faster 5 fps). The Cmos sensor is not as sharp as the Nikon, but it is most often mistaken for film. The lenses I use Canon. The first is a 28-135mm telephoto (the spider shot) with Image stabalization and an ultra sonic motor (very fast). The second lense is 75-300mm lense (the wasp/ skipper shot) with image stabalization and the USM, also fast, but not as fast as the 28-135. The image stabalizer really helps to reduce camera shake when working without a tripod. Both lenses have macro zones, but are not true macros. For that I use an extension tube which increases magnifacation and reduces the effective focal range. I top it all off with a Canon EX580 Speedlite. So there you go my set-ups, in total when I bought them five and six years ago about $3200.00. Not to bad considering we're spending that much on one ball morph. And by the way I still recomend Nikon Coolpix to any one.
Jeff
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RE: What kind of camera are you using????? - DZBReptiles, Sat Dec 30 08:08:20 2006