Camera for knife pics

FOG2

FOG2

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I need to ask about buying a Digital camera to take pics of knives to sell and general use.

Im guessing that $200.00 is the max we can spend on one and less is better.

Please gimme some ideas as i know NOTHING about them.Which also means not to many bells and whistles to confuse me.

Suggestions please ?
 
I have an old Sony DSC W1. I does pretty decent job with that Zeiss objective. For these cheaper cameras you have to be careful about the optical quality.
 
My last few cameras have been from Nikon, and I have no complaints. When it's time to upgrade, I'll probably go with another Nikon.

-Mark
 
I'm by no means a camera expert. However based on advise from the wss forum I bought a Olympus Stylus 790. My mane criteria was it had to be able to survive my clumsiness. This one is shock resistant and water resistant, has its own charger and only about $135.00
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No light box. pic taken outside in the shade.
 
here is a pic I just took for you with the ole ladies SD880-IS

crappy dim light, handheld at about 1/30. Not saying this picture is well composed or good, but atleast it shows that you can pick it up, throw some change next to a knife on a paper towel under crappy light and atleast see what you need. Oh, and the face recognition works well. Nice especially when you are used to using the controls on an SLR to track/compose subjects.

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If you can get your hands on a RAW-capable camera it will make your life much easier. The RAW file format allows you to make use of all of the image data during processing. You can adjust white-balance, color depth, levels and more easily with little degradation.

It would be tough on your budget, but I think you could do it. Maybe a used Rebel XT and the cheap (but very high-performance) 50mm F1.8 lens. This setup will outperform almost any compact on the market today (with some exceptions). Having fully manual settings will also teach you a lot about photography.
 
firebert said:
If you can get your hands on a RAW-capable camera it will make your life much easier. The RAW file format allows you to make use of all of the image data during processing. You can adjust white-balance, color depth, levels and more easily with little degradation.

It would be tough on your budget, but I think you could do it. Maybe a used Rebel XT and the cheap (but very high-performance) 50mm F1.8 lens. This setup will outperform almost any compact on the market today (with some exceptions). Having fully manual settings will also teach you a lot about photography.
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There is a non-invasive (put it on your flashcard and if you don't like it just delete it, nothing gets overwritten) firmware for the majority of Canon consumer camera's (like my powershot) which lets you shoot in RAW and loads of other features. A quick google should turn it up...

Cheers Rody
 
firebert said:
If you can get your hands on a RAW-capable camera it will make your life much easier. The RAW file format allows you to make use of all of the image data during processing. You can adjust white-balance, color depth, levels and more easily with little degradation.

It would be tough on your budget, but I think you could do it. Maybe a used Rebel XT and the cheap (but very high-performance) 50mm F1.8 lens. This setup will outperform almost any compact on the market today (with some exceptions). Having fully manual settings will also teach you a lot about photography.
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Why not just get a D3x and a micro lens Or that EOS-1Ds Mark III and a macro lens.... No but seriously I agree that an SLR is far superior.
 
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