Digital camera??

PHalas · 01-22-2006, 02:27 AM

Anyone bought a reasonably priced digital camera lately ???

Looking to get a new one, nothing too elaborate W/ good closeup capability...Any suggestions??

I guess with the cell phones available today, that may be the way to go!!

Thanks,

PHalas

esarkipato · 01-22-2006, 05:19 PM

NO, don't expect to take great pictures of a tank with a cell phone! you should just shop for a camera with "macro" capabilities and at least 2x optical zoom. I had a canon powershot for like $80 that i have since lost, but it took really good closeups for the money I paid. Definitely check out ebay!

hoffboy · 01-22-2006, 06:46 PM

I've had three Canon digital cameras. All take outstanding photos and the user interface is intuitive. Great macros too.

Kayakbabe · 01-22-2006, 06:51 PM

I am absolutely thrilled with my Pentax WP... it's waterproof too up to 5 feet... so you can actually take macro pics right inside your tank! You can view them on the screen and click... there you are. Plus I take it whitewater kayaking, to the beach... it's the best all around digital camera I've ever had. I think it's pictures rival the Sony DS707 that I have. But the Pentax is smaller, more rugged, and waterproof to boot. I haven't used my more expensive digital camera at all since I bought the Pentax WP... Two thumbs up!

Wasserpest · 01-22-2006, 09:09 PM

Reasonably priced? Most of them are. What is the price range you are looking at?

Kayakbabe: Taking pictures from inside the tank? That's a new one. I wonder if fishies still act "naturally" with the Pentax in their tank.

PHalas · 01-23-2006, 12:35 AM

[QUOTE=Wasserpest]Reasonably priced? Most of them are.

Well if you have unlimited resources, I guess they are .

I suppose you get what you pay for, so how much you spend determines what you get...most of the time anyway.
The one I use presently was traded for a set used dado saw blades. It uses batteries up very fast & is not good at close up shots.

The cheapest I can find with a docking station, is where I'm looking first

**99RedSi** · 01-27-2006, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoffboy

I've had three Canon digital cameras. All take outstanding photos and the user interface is intuitive. Great macros too.

My Canon S230 digi-cam sucks royally. I've tried AUTO and MANUAL mode but I still cannot get good close-up pics of my dwarf puffers

.

I'm probably doing something wrong but I'm not sure what that would be.

I turn on surrounding lights, turn the flash off - no difference.

Ryzilla · 01-27-2006, 08:45 PM

I have the cannon SD450 and it ROCKS. I Love it. I have so much fun.. With the digital macro setting I can take up to 12x shots(though I dought my hands are steady enough). I would reccomend this camera.

Peace,
Ry

Prettyhead · 01-27-2006, 08:57 PM

I'm a nikon fan myself. I just bouth a Coolpix P1 but that has a lot of bells and whistles you probably don't need. My mom has an older coolpix, 4200 I think, and it does great, is durable (I know cause I dropped it lots), and takes great pictures.

I'm new to the aquarium world and haven't tried it out much for that purpose though, but almost all nikon digitals I've looked at have macro capabilities. That waterproof camera sounds intriging though...

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PHalas Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Fl Posts: 466	Digital camera?? Anyone bought a reasonably priced digital camera lately ??? Looking to get a new one, nothing too elaborate W/ good closeup capability...Any suggestions?? I guess with the cell phones available today, that may be the way to go!! Thanks, PHalas Last edited by PHalas; 01-22-2006 at 04:37 AM..

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esarkipato Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: W. Michigan Posts: 1,984	NO, don't expect to take great pictures of a tank with a cell phone! you should just shop for a camera with "macro" capabilities and at least 2x optical zoom. I had a canon powershot for like $80 that i have since lost, but it took really good closeups for the money I paid. Definitely check out ebay! __________________ -Ernie 29 Gallon Tank: 110W PC Lights, Milwaukee MA957 CO2, Fluorite/Sand Substrate, Checked into E.I. Rehab MY RENA FILSTAR XP3 PIMPS ME! (#67)

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Ryzilla Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,936	I have the cannon SD450 and it ROCKS. I Love it. I have so much fun.. With the digital macro setting I can take up to 12x shots(though I dought my hands are steady enough). I would reccomend this camera. Peace, Ry __________________ Peace, Ry I raise my sword in the air in the battle against clado. I have been beaten in this battle but the war is not over. As my wounds heal I amass another army, an army with many legs, an army of Amano's...... I thrust my tridant into the mass of medusa like staghorn. I am wounded but I refuse to take a knee.

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01-22-2006, 06:46 PM	#3
hoffboy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 308	I've had three Canon digital cameras. All take outstanding photos and the user interface is intuitive. Great macros too.

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Kayakbabe Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seguin, TX Posts: 322	I am absolutely thrilled with my Pentax WP... it's waterproof too up to 5 feet... so you can actually take macro pics right inside your tank! You can view them on the screen and click... there you are. Plus I take it whitewater kayaking, to the beach... it's the best all around digital camera I've ever had. I think it's pictures rival the Sony DS707 that I have. But the Pentax is smaller, more rugged, and waterproof to boot. I haven't used my more expensive digital camera at all since I bought the Pentax WP... Two thumbs up!

01-23-2006, 12:35 AM	#6
PHalas Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Fl Posts: 466	[QUOTE=Wasserpest]Reasonably priced? Most of them are. Well if you have unlimited resources, I guess they are . I suppose you get what you pay for, so how much you spend determines what you get...most of the time anyway. The one I use presently was traded for a set used dado saw blades. It uses batteries up very fast & is not good at close up shots. The cheapest I can find with a docking station, is where I'm looking first

01-27-2006, 08:57 PM	#9
Prettyhead Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 59	I'm a nikon fan myself. I just bouth a Coolpix P1 but that has a lot of bells and whistles you probably don't need. My mom has an older coolpix, 4200 I think, and it does great, is durable (I know cause I dropped it lots), and takes great pictures. I'm new to the aquarium world and haven't tried it out much for that purpose though, but almost all nikon digitals I've looked at have macro capabilities. That waterproof camera sounds intriging though...