camera

[bristolminelab]

I spent around 4 years at night school shooting with 35mm and a Bronica etrsi medium format so was a die hard film man so going over digital was something i was not keen on as i soley shoot in manual , so point and shoot was very alien ,
But finaly i did change and went for a fujifilm bridge camera( by using a bridge camera such as this it allows you to become for createive with manual shutter speeds  and f stops) which has been very good and have owned for around 6 years now. here is a example
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/cameras-camcorders/digital-cameras/bridge-cameras/fujifilm-finepix-s6800-bridge-camera-21270348-pdt.html
Also by downloading your photos to a site like photobucket enables you to upload photos in high resolution to sites such as this 

[bristolminelab]

example only shot in 6.5mp

[Chef Geoff]

This is why I said don't pixel chase as it's worth knowing that a "normal" computer monitor can't replicate quality above around 3.5mp, I use a 14mp camera when detecting and also a 36mp professionally but if I took the same subject in the same lighting conditions and posted them on the net you would notice little if any difference and this is why lens quality is paramount

[bristolminelab]

The Light is everything in photography. The job of a photographer is to capture light into an still image.  All the time we spend fiddling with white balance, thinking about exposure, tone, contrast is basically all about trying to best capture the light we see that reflects back off our subject.

[Val Beechey]

Well I'm going to add my 2p of idiot proof advice.   Point and snap, that's the way to go, but with a camera that does what you want it to do.
We have a Panasonic DMC-FX500  Wow that's pricey, I can hear you say, but what about 2nd hand. Have a look at a new one on Amazon (link below)  and then consider one of the 2nd hand ones (on same advert) £88 or £150 and £150.
This is the sort of Macro it's capable of (below)  even Geoff has complimented me on some of my shots.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMCFX500-Digital-Still-Camera/dp/B0018DE54A

Val

[bristolminelab]

Well I'm going to add my 2p of idiot proof advice.   Point and snap, that's the way to go, but with a camera that does what you want it to do.
We have a Panasonic DMC-FX500  Wow that's pricey, I can hear you say, but what about 2nd hand. Have a look at a new one on Amazon (link below)  and then consider one of the 2nd hand ones (on same advert) £88 or £150 and £150.
This is the sort of Macro it's capable of (below)  even Geoff has complimented me on some of my shots.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMCFX500-Digital-Still-Camera/dp/B0018DE54A

Val

Exactly Val does what you want it to and gets the job done that all you need in a camera

[Chef Geoff]

Great shot Val but couldn't you find a better more cuddly subject  Yes a lovely camera and most is down to the Leica lens

[david995]

Thanks everyone for your input

david

[John Winter]

Last Word?  

David - If you simply want a method of posting pictures on a forum, then I recommend a scanner.
I reckon 99% of the pictures I place on forums are made with a scanner. Here are some examples:

[pjguy68]

A must when buying any compact camera is to have both Macro and auto focus, I suspect your vivitar is fixed focus, my inlaws have one and its useless for anything other than outdoor shooting. I use a Fuji Finepix S1800 (bridge camera) 12 mega pixel, and a Samsung S500 compact 5.1 mega pixel which I have had for about 10 years both take cracking macro shots. I also use a mini tripod not the gorilla but similar one bought from 7 day shop,
http://www.7dayshop.com/7dayshop-tripods-bendy-tripod-wirepod-selfie-pod-fits-99-of-cameras

[welsh john]

Last Word?  

David - If you simply want a method of posting pictures on a forum, then I recommend a scanner.
I reckon 99% of the pictures I place on forums are made with a scanner. Here are some examples:

Those scanned pix are so clear.

[bristolminelab]

Last Word?  

David - If you simply want a method of posting pictures on a forum, then I recommend a scanner.
I reckon 99% of the pictures I place on forums are made with a scanner. Here are some examples:

Great pictures John

[John Winter]

I deliberately chose bulky objects to show what a scanner is capable of ... it also takes cracking pictures of coins of course:

[bristolminelab]

I think they have come a long way over the years great light and colour saturation, they used to have very muted colour when scanning thicker items