Secretpaintgeek Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi all, First of all sorry if this is the wrong section for this question (feel free to move it if it is mods). I dont have a camera decent enough for any pics at the moment and its getting to be a real pain to borrow one everytime I wanna take a photo as it means I cant post WIP's as often as I'd like. So my question is, Does anyone know of a fairly priced camera that will do the job for me? I dont wanna spend a fortune as I would literally only be using it for posting pics in WIP threads and would rather put all my wonderful money towards resin crack :) Any advice/hints and tips would be great as I am pretty clueless in this area, As anyone who saw the pics in my newly started WIP will have noticed :P I know I will prob need something with a Macro function but thats about it Thanks in advance guys (and girls) SPG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 What sort of budget do you have? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3662529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is what I have. Fujifilm FinePix S4800. I like it well enough and it runs about 125-150$US Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3662542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Here's one for a REALLY tight budget, scroll all the way to the end, http://themetapicture.com/they-will-make-your-life-much-easier/ Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3662643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovemberIX Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I can recommend the Sony dsc t-70, it's a fairly cheap ($100) point and shoot with good macro ability, and small enough you can get it right on the table top or other tight spaces, for most of my quick shots though I just use my iPad air's camera (not bad, but not great, and also it just looks funny when I take pictures with it) Honestly though, I've found lighting to be far more important for pictures, doesn't matter how many megapixels you have if it's all hidden in shadow. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3662689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Most phones have a camera and with good lighting and a steady hand these will be good enough to take reasonably good pictures. I rue the day my old N95 bit the bullet. I could easily hold it steady and the camera on it was really good. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3663147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secretpaintgeek Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks for the replies fellas. Have tried using my phone camera but its only a galaxy y so the quality isnt that great. Maybe I'm just being fussy though. Budget is variable really but would rather not spend much as it wont be used for anything other than minis. That said though there is no point getting something so cheap its crappy. I'll have to check out some of the ones you guys have mentioned and weigh it up in my mind a bit more. Thanks for the feedback Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3663624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.k.i.t.t.l.e Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Here's one for a REALLY tight budget, scroll all the way to the end, http://themetapicture.com/they-will-make-your-life-much-easier/ Cheers, Jono That is awesome. Probably actually too good for mini photography. :) Pretty much any brand name camera will have a macro function, manual white balance (or at least a few settings for it) and a timer function. And thats all you need. Don't fill the whole frame (the picture you see on screen) with your mini, leave some dead space around it, and crop it later with Gimp or Photoshop or even MS Paint. Get a free photography backdrop from any site that has them (or make your own from a tutorial if you have Photoshop or something) DO NOT pay for one, a Google search will get you plenty free things. ;) Get some good lights, you can get some mini photography lights from China on ebay for £7 ($10 US approximately, I don't know where you are based) and consider a mini light tent, they are cheap enough too, but there are a lot of DIY tutorials out there, if you'd rather make your own. All in all you could get a decent setup for less than £70 (approx $100) all thanks to Google and ebay. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290047-camera-for-mini-photography/#findComment-3663848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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