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sizzurp · 08-06-2009, 09:56 AM

hey boys lookin at getting a camera to capture those great shots both up close and far away. what do you guys recommend thats around the price range of 100 dollars and pretty sleek lookin?

ty for your opinions

DoobieDuck · 08-06-2009, 02:30 PM

Siz I copied your question and Googled it and came up with a bunch of results. Here is one link: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Degital-C...R1QOWTR6SZ3O1G
I am hearing peeps getting some great deals on eBay on used ones as well if you want to go that route. Good luck friend..DD

sizzurp · 08-06-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by doobieduck

Siz I copied your question and Googled it and came up with a bunch of results. Here is one link: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Degital-C...R1QOWTR6SZ3O1G
I am hearing peeps getting some great deals on eBay on used ones as well if you want to go that route. Good luck friend..DD

hey doobie, thanks for the input! i did the same thing and found a couple answers but i dunno which ones have teh capability for those up close macro shots. i guess what im asking is what specs should i be looking at or does anyone have any direct links to products they recommend?

DoobieDuck · 08-06-2009, 11:01 PM

Siz..there are so many variables, it really depends on what you are considering close up or macro. I shoot close up images but not many that I consider macro, but many others do. My input would be the really good macro images here at IC take much more than a $100 camera can produce, I have tons tied up in equipment and I still can't get good macros...there is lighting, tripods, lenses, that pixel thing LOL, and many more tech things to think about. So it is hard to recomend for you friend and I don't want to see you disapointed. I did some research for you and found these I'd recomend but all much more spendy.
Canon Powershot SD700IS
Olympus SP320
Sony DSC-H2
www.fredmiranda.com is a photography site that has reviews on digital cameras and lenses that may help you. Research, and lots of it, is how I do it when I'm buying a new lens or camera. DD

Dr Dog · 08-06-2009, 11:07 PM

Yeah I have to agree

I have well over a grand tied up into my camera and I can get really no closer than this. I thhink this makes for a good shot

To get those all "up in the trics face" shots you need to spend a few grand

GeneticHeirloom · 08-06-2009, 11:13 PM

google search : DIY Cheap Macro, I found 2 Videos, and 6 different ways to make cheap lenses using male-male or tin cans.

edit : for less than 10 bucks

08-06-2009, 11:15 PM

I got a killer deal on a Sony CyberShot DSC-H2 at a pawn shop for $140. It does great work. Even takes good movies. 6.0 MP of really good equipment.

I give it 8 stars on a 1-10 star rating!

sizzurp · 08-08-2009, 09:41 AM

will i be able to take pictures of the trichomes with either one of these guys?

https://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-PowerShot-...d=p3286.c0.m14

https://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-PowerShot-...d=p3286.c0.m14

FreezerBoy · 08-08-2009, 12:02 PM

They both have Macro settings. At 10 MP I'd think they'd be serviceable. If Trich shots is all you want, consider the BioniCam. I have an intense love/hate relationship with it. I despise everything about it in use. Then I put it down, upload the shots and I'm madly in love.

It's pricing trampolines up and down. $30 or less, I heartily recommend it. MSRP of $80, probably not.

08-15-2009, 01:51 AM

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I got a killer deal on a Sony CyberShot DSC-H2 at a pawn shop for $140. It does great work. Even takes good movies. 6.0 MP of really good equipment.

I give it 8 stars on a 1-10 star rating!

I got a cyber shot too!!! I loveeeeee it!

08-06-2009, 09:56 AM	#1
sizzurp Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 40	best camera for around ~100 dollars? hey boys lookin at getting a camera to capture those great shots both up close and far away. what do you guys recommend thats around the price range of 100 dollars and pretty sleek lookin? ty for your opinions
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08-06-2009, 02:30 PM	#2
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	Siz I copied your question and Googled it and came up with a bunch of results. Here is one link: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Degital-C...R1QOWTR6SZ3O1G I am hearing peeps getting some great deals on eBay on used ones as well if you want to go that route. Good luck friend..DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow
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08-06-2009, 11:01 PM	#4
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	Siz..there are so many variables, it really depends on what you are considering close up or macro. I shoot close up images but not many that I consider macro, but many others do. My input would be the really good macro images here at IC take much more than a $100 camera can produce, I have tons tied up in equipment and I still can't get good macros...there is lighting, tripods, lenses, that pixel thing LOL, and many more tech things to think about. So it is hard to recomend for you friend and I don't want to see you disapointed. I did some research for you and found these I'd recomend but all much more spendy. Canon Powershot SD700IS Olympus SP320 Sony DSC-H2 www.fredmiranda.com is a photography site that has reviews on digital cameras and lenses that may help you. Research, and lots of it, is how I do it when I'm buying a new lens or camera. DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow
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Dr Dog Sharks have a week dedicated to me Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CANNADA Posts: 7,216	Yeah I have to agree I have well over a grand tied up into my camera and I can get really no closer than this. I thhink this makes for a good shot To get those all "up in the trics face" shots you need to spend a few grand __________________ Federally Registered Designated Grower THE BUD HUNTER Medicinal Marijuana Advocate
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GeneticHeirloom Rubbermaid Grower Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Shield Posts: 475	google search : DIY Cheap Macro, I found 2 Videos, and 6 different ways to make cheap lenses using male-male or tin cans. edit : for less than 10 bucks __________________ OCD for Genetics; 11 strains and counting. Current Grow: Torn down :( Legal herb grow: Leonotis leonurus Wild Dagga All posts and replies by Genetic Heirloom are fictional, all pictures are doctored and fake, Genetic Heirloom is a fictional character and no real person uses this account.
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08-06-2009, 11:15 PM	#7
LolaGal Guest Posts: n/a	I got a killer deal on a Sony CyberShot DSC-H2 at a pawn shop for $140. It does great work. Even takes good movies. 6.0 MP of really good equipment. I give it 8 stars on a 1-10 star rating!
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08-08-2009, 09:41 AM	#8
sizzurp Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 40	will i be able to take pictures of the trichomes with either one of these guys? https://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-PowerShot-...d=p3286.c0.m14 https://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-PowerShot-...d=p3286.c0.m14
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08-08-2009, 12:02 PM	#9
FreezerBoy Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,517	They both have Macro settings. At 10 MP I'd think they'd be serviceable. If Trich shots is all you want, consider the BioniCam. I have an intense love/hate relationship with it. I despise everything about it in use. Then I put it down, upload the shots and I'm madly in love. It's pricing trampolines up and down. $30 or less, I heartily recommend it. MSRP of $80, probably not. __________________ . . FreezerBoy's Destroyer Diary-Completed...... FreezerBoy's Thunk Diary-Completed...... Beginners Links
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