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 08/13/2003 08:47:18 AM · #1
Hi, I own a Fuji FP 2800z but am in the market for a new / second hand digital camera which I can get a decent macro lense onto.

I know a lot of them say they can do macrophotography, but I am wanting it to the degree of filling a whole page with one bee / grasshopper etc. Very close in other words.

I am also wanting some manual controls such as shutter speeds, apature width etc as I miss this with my basic Digicam.

Also, does anyone know where a good place to buy second hand cameras are? (located in the UK) I ahve seen some good deals on ebay - but not sure if I want to part with 500 quid for a camera I haven't seen.

Any help very appreciated.

thanks

JP

08/13/2003 09:26:02 AM · #2
Check out the fuji 602z. It can focus down to 1cm. Not sure if i could get a bee to fill the frame but a this was no problem. No cropping done.

Message edited by author 2003-08-13 09:27:34.
 08/13/2003 09:49:05 AM · #3
The Olympus C-5050Z has a s-Macro setting that brings you as close as you can get. Like this.
 08/13/2003 10:06:29 AM · #4
The 602s super macro is great, but good luck trying to get 1cm away from a bee to get the shot!
Nowadays I usually use closeup lenses.

pros:
You don't have to get as close to your subject, scaring it away/blocking the light.
You can stack them to get even more magnification.
Will fit any camera with a filter thread.

cons:
Lowers image quality, especially when you stack them.
Very tight depth of field.

Message edited by author 2003-08-13 13:26:44.
 08/13/2003 01:17:31 PM · #5
Bod, i have a close up lens but never seem to be able to get a focus lock when i use it. Whats the best settings for it?


Mark......
 08/13/2003 01:24:18 PM · #6
Originally posted by jonpink:
Hi, I own a Fuji FP 2800z but am in the market for a new / second hand digital camera which I can get a decent macro lense onto.


Also, does anyone know where a good place to buy second hand cameras are? (located in the UK) I ahve seen some good deals on ebay - but not sure if I want to part with 500 quid for a camera I haven't seen.

Any help very appreciated.

thanks

JP


Olympus 750
7 CM macro 10X zoom fully manual EVF
Fuji 602 1 CM macro 6x zoom

Macro shots done with Olympus 5050

Message edited by author 2003-08-13 13:30:16.
 08/13/2003 01:26:23 PM · #7
Originally posted by marbo:
Bod, i have a close up lens but never seem to be able to get a focus lock when i use it. Whats the best settings for it?

Stay out of macro mode and bang optical zoom up to full. Place the camera 6 inches or so from the subject and focus. If it doesn't lock you should still be able to find the focus by moving the camera backwards and forwards. Once it looks close on the LCD tell it to focus again and it should get it this time.

You get a very tight area that you can focus on, and DoF is even tighter, but once you get used to the focus distance it becomes quite easy to get it right most of the time.
 08/13/2003 05:55:21 PM · #8
Thanks Bod, i will dust it off and try again.
 08/14/2003 03:30:42 AM · #9
Cheers for all your help (some great images too!)

Nobody mentioned the Olympus E20. Is that any good? At the moment I am decding against that and the Fuji 602

Thanks

JP
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