Digital cameras
Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson (Mon, 02 Feb 2004 13:02:29 PST)
The message <002601c3e9a7$7c5dfb10$b8a879a5@DJ9SK221>
from "diana chapman" <rarebulbs@earthlink.net> contains these words:
Hi Jim:
Many thanks for the advice. I am NOT experienced with photography, and I am
not likely to get interested. I just want photographs of my plants, so I
absolutely don't want the high-end cameras. I did have a Koolpix 4000 for a
short while, and found it quite terrifying. I really want something easy to
use. Taking pictures of pollen grans or the hairs on a bee's leg isn't what
I want, but I do want to get within two to three inches and get a good
picture. For me, I need something that is not bulky, easy to understand and
easy to use otherwise I won't use it. When I was young I bought a good
camera to take on multi-day rock climbs to get photographs of the
spectacular settings, I took it twice and it stayed in the haul bag almost
all of the time. I never used it again.
Best.
Diana
Nikon colpix range seem to be particularly recommended for plant
photogrraphy because they have such a goof close-up facility. I have the
Nikon Coolpix 4300 which is down-market a bit from some of the ones
mentioned. I'm not sure how it compares with the 400 you mention but I
find it really straightforward. I think it's brilliant because it's a
happy medium between the point-and-shoot cameras and the more
complicated ones. You can just use it on auto which is dead simple or
you can be a bit more adventurous if you want to.
Janet