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| Darren |
Camera queryCan anyone recommend a good camera for taking pics of flies, something under £100 if possible
Darren 
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| fossil-fish |
Darren, less than £100 should buy you a good digital compact. Get one that has a macro setting that allows close up work. One important item would be a small tripod. I find that my compact lets me down when I try close up work holding it. The camera is well capable of doing what I want it to do, but working so tightly I get blurring from camera shake. Not really a problem for me, as it is an occasional requirement and my flies are not that good anyway.
Take the photographs further and wider than you really need to get a clear image and then crop to the final image either with photobucket or your own computers software. My current DC is a Kodak which I only bought because at the time I had no computer and bought it as a package including a printer. A complete and utter waste of money. Prior to digitals my last two 35mm compacts were Canons and they were superb for what I used them for. If I was buying again a Canon digital compact would be my first choice. |
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| Watty's Rock |
I'm not much of a photographer Darren and don't know a lot about cameras, But a friend of mine recommended a Nikon coolpix 7600 for a novice like me. Easy to work and with some good functions. It has the macro setting for close up stuff. It is easy to use (after a bit of practice) and when I bought the camera it cost me around £120 and then a memory card had to be got as well. Worth checking out.
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| tack4 |
great advice from FF above m8
to me THE MOST IMPORTANT BIT OF KIT FOR CLOSE UP WORK IS A TRIPOD. 
re a camera more mega pixesl = better image size for cropping there are hundreds to choose from SD cards are as cheap as chips. macro a good function to have too! blue background makes fly stand out better |
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| tack4 |
check these out m8
http://compact-cameras.shopcompar...mp;min_price=90&max_price=120
lumix has a top lens nikon and canon speak for theselves shop around for best deal mind |
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| Darren |
Thanks for the advice lads, plenty to go on there 
I will do a bit of homework now
Darren
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| Beatnik69 |
On honeymoon there were quite a few times when I was wanting to take pictures at night but experimenting with different apertures and shutter speeds etc. Alas I had no tripod and it became a bit of a running joke between us that I would complain about not having a tripod and she would tell me to give over about tripods; then anytime I saw someone with one I'd say in a childish sort of voice 'He's got a tripod'. On our second week we were in Rome at the Trevi Fountain and the usual punters were milling around trying to sell us roses or crap watches when this guy came over selling... mini tripods!! We nearly fell off our seats laughing. Trouble was they wouldn't have held my D40 up! 
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| admin |
Never good when on honeymoon and you cant get a 'tripod' lmfao im soooooo childish but it made me laugh | ||
| ChrisDickey |
lol "taking pictures at night" of the local wildlife?
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| FIREY BROWN |
honeymoonnow let me get this rightyou go on honeymoon with your new wife you bring a very large camera because you want to take photos at night using different speeds
Admin this is a brilliant thread please dont lock it
beatnik69 where`s the photos
FIREY BROWN |
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| Beatnik69 |
Drag your mind from the gutter sir! We were in Venice, Florence Rome and Sicily - St Mark's Square, St Peter's, The Trevi Fountain all lit up at night but no tripod for me.  And a D40 isn't that big!
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