Kingfisher Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hello All, I am no longer satisfied with my camera... I want one I can get good close-ups with, marbles mainly... Please??? Pass some of your expertise this way... Such as name and model... Trying to keep it under $400 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Sony Cyber Shot, the macro is outstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hi Kevin, And thanks for the reply... Sony Cyber Shot is kind of vague... Any particular camera??? I found a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 for $450, is it an over kill or what??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Good question... I'm in the same boat. My old Olympus is 3x the size of the newer cameras and it's mis-behaving... I was hoping to keep it in the $250 range... I've been using my son's Canon Powershot A510 (I think, at 5 years old, this one is also obsolete... I can't find any for sale) The macro on it seems to work pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Some great tipsmacro tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hi Kevin, And thanks for the reply... Sony Cyber Shot is kind of vague... Any particular camera??? I found a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 for $450, is it an over kill or what??? Sorry Gene, look for a t70 or t100 touch screen, i promise you will love it, easy to use and i get great mib pics. If i'm not mistaken, Ric also bought one and i really don't need to say anything but look at his pics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Darn near any point and shoot camera with a macro mode will take good marble photos. Canon is the current leader in point-n-shoots, but all are very good. I used a Nikon Coolpix for a year or so until getting a DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Darn near any point and shoot camera with a macro mode will take good marble photos. Canon is the current leader in point-n-shoots, but all are very good. I used a Nikon Coolpix for a year or so until getting a DSLR. What is a DSLR??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. Basically, its a big camera that you can use interchangable lenses on. My link basically, the user has full control over everything and the ability to buy specialized lenses for different tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. Basically, its a big camera that you can use interchangable lenses on. My link basically, the user has full control over everything and the ability to buy specialized lenses for different tasks. Thank-You for the info Catfish... Is all that really necessary??? It sounds like a professionals camera... In fact aren't most of us novices??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Of course its not necessary. If you read my first post, it says that any point and shoot with a macro mode will take great marble photos. Then I went on to say that I used a point and shoot for marble photos until I got my first DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 The Sony Cyber shot has the best Macro, it has a Super Macro Mode, so yeah your going to get better pictures with a Cyber Shot than any random point n shoot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Great deal this weekFrys specialcamera has great macro camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ive had both and took the Cannon back for another Sony, guess it's all in preference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 They all take good macro photos if you read the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobandPat Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I'll agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I just happened across this review.... It's a camera I wouldn't have thought about. But, the lense info is interesting and it does macro... I have no idea how biased or unbiased the link may be. Panasonic????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I bet that Panasonic takes pretty good pics for its price. Not so sure Leica (the lens manufacturer) is any better than other manufacturers these days, but years back, they were the cream of the crop. Of course technology has marched on and other manufacturers have caught up. I personally feel that Point and shoot manufactures enlist lens makers such as Leica and Zeiss for their very lond standing reputation for fantastic optics as a marketing gimik. Sure, they are great, but so are Nikon's and Canon's lenses. Could the average person tell which lens took which picture? Not a chance. Kinda like my Dodge truck with its factory stereo with "Infinity" speakers. Infinity is known for great audio equipment, but the mass produced crap in the doors of my truck sounds no different then the 20 dollar pair at Wally World. LOL IMHO, there will be very, very little difference between Macro capabilities in the different point and shoot cameras. Will there be exceptions? Sure. Am I going to wade through 100's of camera reviews?....NOPE. LOL I would suggest throwing a regular 'ol marble in your pocket and heading down to Best Buy or where ever and shoot some pics with the sales representative at the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipocritter Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Catfish said: "I would suggest throwing a regular 'ol marble in your pocket and heading down to Best Buy or where ever and shoot some pics with the sales representative at the store." Wow! Now that sounds like some really good advice if you are buying a camera for marble pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Great deal this weekFrys specialcamera has great macro camera I have been doing some real wrenching over this camera... Seems like a super deal, however... After a little searching, I have discovered that it has 2 major short commings... First is it has a short battery life (AA batteries) and second is it has no view finder... Come on gang what do you think about it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobandPat Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I spoke with a guy Friday that bought one not long ago. He allready owns Canon DSLR's and pro lenses, but wanted a smaller take everywhere camera. He took it to a Bears game and said it was just great... he loves it. On the other hand he didn't say anything about the macro mode.... I personally wouldn't worry about the battery situation or the fact that it doesn't have a view finder. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I spoke with a guy Friday that bought one not long ago. He allready owns Canon DSLR's and pro lenses, but wanted a smaller take everywhere camera. He took it to a Bears game and said it was just great... he loves it. On the other hand he didn't say anything about the macro mode.... I personally wouldn't worry about the battery situation or the fact that it doesn't have a view finder. Bob I'll go for it... Thanks Bob and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I might do it, too... My current camera takes 4 AA batteries... I keep 8 rechargeables... It can be a pain, especially when a kid sneaks in and takes two... So, keeping just 4 charged would be a lot easier!! One thing that really saves battery life is a card reader. Removing the card from the camera for download is a lot less hassle than hooking the camera up and keeps the batteries running a lot longer I don't think I've EVER used the view finder on my digital camera!! LOL Abe's of Maine has a deal on these, too... I'm bettin' they are slated for discontinue. I'm expecting at some point soon, the memory cards will be updated and prices will go up (If they haven't already) I like the fact that this one has a card that will work with my SanDisk card reader... I've had that long enough to be near the obsolete point!! (note the slashed price!!) Another thing I like about this camera is the fact that it's black!! A lot of camera models are available in several colors... Some even cost more because of a popular color... OK, I admit, having a "color-cool" camera would be nice... But, in close-up reflective pictures, I'd rather have a black camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I just ordered the camera, Thur Fry's at $199.00 shipping (FedEx 2 days) and tax $224.00... Should get it on Wednesday... Once again, Thank-You everyone for you useful input... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobandPat Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Don't forget to post marble pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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