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| Whatisee PRO Tue 27th Dec 2005 18:31
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In May 2005 I purchased a Minolta Z2. It was a great camera on which I took about 5 or 6 thousand shots up until Tuesday the 20th when somehow I fried the electronics.
For Christmas I'll be using my old Olympus 3000C. Then I'll be savings for a new one. I could get another Minolta DiMage of some kind (cost between 3 and 4 hundred US Dollars) or save a little longer and get a Digital SLR with the basic lens. My son thinks that's what I should do. Of course that will probably take me until next Christmas.
The Olympus 3000C is a good camera but I have gotten used to be able to using the super macro on the Minolta. The closest I can get with the Olympus is about 8 or 9 inches.
So if any one a has a suggestion as to a digital SLR or a good "through the lens" digital that will take super macros as close as 1 or 2 inches) let me know.
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| Lensvision Tue 27th Dec 2005 18:39
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I've got a Pentax istDS DSLR and since I got extention tubes I can make like super super macros.
I'd start saving for that SLR.
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| PhotoPro PRO Wed 4th Jan 2006 03:23
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Originally posted by Lensvision:
I'd start saving for that SLR.
I agree with LV! Unless you have to go completely w/out a camera - I wouldn't buy another compact.
I got a Nikon D70s for Christmas with the stock lense and am very pleased with it so far. The D70 was Popular Photography's Camera of the Year in 2004. If that is a little too rich for you, consider looking at the D50. You lose some features, but it is a spectacular dslr for the price.
Like LV said - you can add extension tubes and get close enough to touch your subject.
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| Elly Wed 4th Jan 2006 18:26
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to show you an example of what you can do with extentiontubes.
On my canon300D with an old 38-76mm lens and some macrofilters in addition.
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/625/625cd5e7a26b6105f1166864b50ff076.jpg
This is the eye of a dead butterfly.
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| Whatisee PRO Fri 3rd Feb 2006 07:09
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Wolfe's in Topeka, KS have a Dog Sale every February we went there Thrusday to see what they had in their adapter rings. I also wanted to see what they had in cameras on sale. They have a Pentax *istDL with two lenses (18-55mm and a 100-300mm promaster) for 700 plus tax. I liked the feel of it. Reminded me of some of the cameras my Dad had when I was young.
"Lensvison" uses the *istDS. Does anyone use this model? I think that I may be able to come up with the money before the sales is over.
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| Lensvision Sat 4th Feb 2006 20:38
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Wildspirit uses a istDS too. He's very satisfied with it.
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| TonyF2009 Mon 7th Sep 2009 06:13
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the little D70s is a great little camera, it's been my spare for a few years now and I love using it :) even use it as a main camera when I can't be arsed to lug the heavy 2x about lol
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| TonyF2009 Mon 7th Sep 2009 06:15
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the stupid little flash is dead good too and I've had no probs using it to fill even very big areas with light
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| LisaSam67 Mon 7th Sep 2009 21:33
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Originally posted by TonyF2009:
I can't be arsed to lug the heavy 2x about lol
I'll carry it around for you NO problem! Ship it my way m8
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| TonyF2009 Tue 8th Sep 2009 12:36
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you're wearing me down Lisa........lol please show mercy :(
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| LisaSam67 Tue 8th Sep 2009 13:12
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Originally posted by TonyF2009:
lol please show mercy :(
never muahahahahahahaha
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