My Budget Just Increased to 400$

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/25/2004 09:42:02 AM · #1

Hi My budget Just Increased to 350-400$ to buy a new Digital Camera.

My Main need is for Product photography like this done for my work
.//www.orientalcraftwork.com
My need are -:
A camera that can give large amount of manual control instead of programme modes
Images should be Sharp
External Flash can be attached
Great Macro

Please Help

Message edited by author 2004-08-25 10:34:15.

Trinch

Canon EOS-40D

08/25/2004 10:18:37 AM · #2

Olympus C-750

(Note: Suggestions may be biased by ownership)

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

08/25/2004 10:21:13 AM · #3

Kodak's newest member... it's pretty cool. I'm asking Santa for one this year... ;o)

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

08/25/2004 10:22:03 AM · #4

Originally posted by General:

Hi My budget Just Increased to 350-400$ to buy a new Digital Camera.

My Main need is for Product photography like this done for my work //www.orientalcraftwork.com.

My need are -:
A camera that can give large amount of manual control instead of programme modes
Images should be Sharp
External Flash can be attached
Great Macro

Please Help.

What kind of resolution do you need?

When I've been in market for new camera what I have done is created a spreadsheet with one column each for all the things that are relevant - battery life, which type of media card, image resolution and quality, aperture control, shutter control, min and max ISO, and a whole lot of other things.

Then I go to somewhere like dpreview and fill in the sheet for every camera in my price range.

Makes choosing a lot easier.

For me.

PS I use the spreadsheet to narrow to 2 or 3 models but decide ONLY once I've held them in my hands and checked how the shape and position of buttons etc feel.

Message edited by author 2004-08-25 10:23:03.

Adrian Tung

Canon EOS-10D

08/25/2004 10:24:26 AM · #5

Olympus C750UZ
Olympus C5060WZ
Panasonic FZ-10
Fujifilm S7000

Not all really fit that $400 budget, but close enough depending on where you hunt for bargains, me thinks....

:)atwl

08/25/2004 10:30:45 AM · #6

Thanks for reply, Pixel dont matter as i have 1.92 Mega Pxel camera now but it was not meant for studio work. i.e I use External Flash , so i had to use Peanut Slave.It is not working now and i need a new camera .

I dont print than 8x10 that too very rarely and strangely my 1.92 was more than enough for that, it did lack some sharpness but beggars cannot be choosers.

One camera i really like but bit out my budget( i would have to buy Extra Card) is PananSonic's DMC FZ-10, i think it is a under rated camera but one negative issue is it has Proprietary Battery and that i hate. any Idea how much battery cost

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

08/25/2004 10:36:24 AM · #7

BTW ,Do you think i have done decent job on my web site, it meant to interact with Boutique Owners

Message edited by author 2004-08-25 11:00:27.

aKiwi

Canon EOS-7D

08/25/2004 10:53:00 AM · #8

Originally posted by Kavey:

PS I use the spreadsheet to narrow to 2 or 3 models but decide ONLY once I've held them in my hands and checked how the shape and position of buttons etc feel.

And check the colour matchesthe shoes / clothes you normally photograph in ;-)

I guess one of the issues here is the external flash.
Of course another option is to look for more expensive cameras, like the Sony F707 or F717 on e-bay or something.
It also takes proprietry batteries.

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

08/25/2004 10:55:16 AM · #9

i have a olympus c750uz, good cam, lots of manual controls.

Trinch

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/25/2004 11:00:22 AM · #10

FYI: A sample macro taken with the C750UZ

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

08/25/2004 11:06:22 AM · #11

i took this with the c750

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

08/25/2004 11:33:42 AM · #12

Couple of Question for 750 users,

External Flash Possible is Possible right. Should one used Safe Trigger when attaching external Flash. Does it only have a Hot shoe or a PC Socket also

I was a member of another forum where one of the Photographer used 750, he said IR triggering is possible. Is it right

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/25/2004 11:46:39 AM · #13

Originally posted by General:

it has a hotshoe tho i dont know much about safe triggers. no PC socket for the flash. and by IR triggering i am assuming you mean using an remote? yes, a remote comes with the camera. remote controls zooming as well.

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

08/25/2004 11:49:49 AM · #14

By IR meant was Infra Red Triggering.

So any 750 users used external flash.

In general what precaution one should take while attaching external flash with Digital camera

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

08/25/2004 11:52:17 AM · #15

Originally posted by aKiwi:

Originally posted by Kavey:

PS I use the spreadsheet to narrow to 2 or 3 models but decide ONLY once I've held them in my hands and checked how the shape and position of buttons etc feel.

And check the colour matchesthe shoes / clothes you normally photograph in ;-)

Not into shoes at all and not particularly into clothes... of course I do wear them... not butt nekkid all the time... but... hate clothes and shoe shopping.

BobsterLobster

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

08/25/2004 12:31:58 PM · #16

I love my FZ10, but for macro photography in this price range, only Fuji and Nikon are worth considering IMO.

08/25/2004 01:39:25 PM · #17

I normally compare rates at bizrate.com and Price grabber, any other place that i should consider

08/25/2004 01:43:41 PM · #18

I have never used SD cards, i have always used Compact Flash, Which brand is great

Adrian Tung

Canon EOS-10D

08/26/2004 05:19:15 AM · #19

Originally posted by General:

By IR meant was Infra Red Triggering.

So any 750 users used external flash.

In general what precaution one should take while attaching external flash with Digital camera

The issue with external flashes is that older flash models may have very high trigger voltages and modern digital camera hot shoes only support low voltages. These numbers are usually not stated by the manufacturers, but usually the "safe" zone is below 6V.

There are products such as the Wein SafeSync which protects the camera's electronics from old high-voltage flashes. You can also use a volt meter to measure the trigger voltage of a flash before mounting it though I am not too familiar with this technique.

Hope that helps,
:)atwl

08/26/2004 08:22:06 AM · #20

thanks

08/26/2004 08:28:07 AM · #21

i was just thinking if instead of attaching a wein hot shoe safe sync , can i i a use IR trigger whic operate on say 2 or 4 AA batteries