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just wondering what kind of cameras you guys are using. i've used a range of digital cameras from a 150dollar HP to a 400 dollar ( can't remember the name)
and it all ends up to be blurry if i try to get any even remotely close up pictures.
i want to get more of the skin texture/pattern of my satanics and ( soon to be 3 more mossys and 3 more satanics)
i'm thinking of going to a non digital camera because with my experience they just don't have the quality.
please let me know.
andrew gilpin

You really have to learn how to use them, here is a pic of my redeye female I took, very clear, nice close up !

I use a Nikon coolpix 4500 and I have been learning for almost a year. And still stink,

Lighting, is a big part, so many settings, shutter speeds, just a ton to learn.

Lilly the frog is awesome, BUT...... there are many days, I dont use the proper flash or whatever and I do get a stinko pic !

Nice thing about digi's you can practice forever, just delete the ones that stink.

But if ya work on learning the camera, they do get better !!!

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Eve

Hey Andrew, the camera I use is just a 3.1 MP Kodak EasyShare DX4330... I paid about $300 for the cam and bay about 2 years ago... You can pick one up on Ebay for around $100 bucks now... I do have lens attachments that serve several different functions, but most of my pics are taken with a naked lens... Digital cameras are frustrating... Usually to get an absolutely clear pic I have to rest the camera up against something... The SLIGHTEST movement will throw the clarity...
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Ben

That is a great picture!... I also have some red-eyes, and they are very hard to get a clear, non-washed out shot of...
You're abosolutely right Eve, lighting is a huge factor... When I get my great pictures, the settting is almost always staged, such as bringing in a seperate light source... Here is my favorite picture I have taken of one of my Red-Eyes... It's not exaclty on, but its very close and the lighting allowed for great color...

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Ben

i just got a nikon coolpix 3700 for my birthday in february, and thats been what i use to take all my pics. its 3.2 megapixel, and the only things you need to get used to are the closeup shots and lighting and whatnot, and a lot of trying to hold the camera steady.

I borrow a camera when need to take pics, I still haven’t decided which one to get hahaha. The one I have been using is a canon, I forget the model.

Steve