For those of you who might still be in the market for a camera, you might take a look at the Canon G series. I just bought an older G2 4 megapixel and took this shot. Good contrast and sharpness. Much better than my Olympus. This camera can be as easy or as hard to use as you want it to be. The linked pic was shot in totally auto mode. The G series also offers good macro which is important to us for watch shots. It's an older model, but still very capable.

Larry

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Hi Larry,

I'm still in the market for a digital camera but do not know which to choose. Let's see what your new purchase can do with a movement. Can you snap one and post?

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Sure Steph, make me work. Okay, here's a movement shot very quickly done. Auto everything again. I let the camera make all the critical decisions for me.


http://www.mwt.net/~check/950.jpg

Larry

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Wow!! You are right, it takes great pictures, and on automatic. I'm impressed! Thanks Larry.

I want to know more about your digital camera. Will you provide the information I need to research and check it out further?

Thanks again.

Stephanie O'Neil
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Why certainly.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2001_reviews/g2.html

These cameras retailed for 999.00 two years ago, but today, they can be purchased for less than 400.00 I might add that these cameras, as well as Nikons, are set to higher contrast settings internally. This works out great for capturing fine detail on a watch.

Larry

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Stephanie,

What you might not be aware of is Larry's lighting set-up which plays a big part in his remarkable pictures.

Give us the low-down on lighting Larry!

Lindell

Lindell, I generally use a good light set-up. But on these two shots, all I used was the trusty Ott Lite. Nothing creative at all, just a quicky shot with the camera in charge.

Larry

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Another movement shot. Wristwatch this time. I'm really starting to like this Canon G2.

http://www.mwt.net/~larry/go.jpg

Larry

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Larry, what accessories do you have/recommend for the G2?

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Sam, I've only had this camera for a few days, so I don't have any accessories with the exception of a larger memory card. I don't see the need either. This camera works well right out of the box with a good macro too. Good lighting and white paper for diffusion is all I need.

Larry

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...Larry...thanks to you I know what I want/need in a macro digital...a Canon G2 and an Ott-Lite...thanks!...Jim C

Just a little insight into the G2 and it older brother the G1.. I use both in my work and both are excellent choices.. The G2 will give you the biggest bang for your buck.. Most of my pictures are from a distance of 10-15 feet away. It is also very user friendly. If you can pick up either for around 400, jump on it.. We paid 800 for ours about 18 months ago.. No problems with either camera (battery, media cards, etc

I wonder if it might not be useful to open a new forum for camera discussions. The Canon G series seems like a great choice for those still looking, and a continuing thread on the models in this series would be a boon to those buying and learning to use these marvelous cameras. I could envision this forum under the Photo Gallery section or under Technical And Shop Talk.

If I did not already have a nice camera this might be my choice as well. However, I invested not too long ago in another nice camera, one of the Nikon Coolpix models. I believe others have these as well, but we are all at various stages in learning how to make the best use of it. I can think of many questions I might ask those who have had theirs longer, and I might even be able to help with some things I have learned through experience.

I do not know if one thread would suffice for each camera series, or if the models within the series are different enough to warrant their own thread. What do you other digital camera users think?

[I thought of this as I jealously admired the depth of field in Larry's photos and wondered how to get the same, if possible, with my camera. Great pix, Larry!!]

LarryS
What model of Olympus were you using? The photo's you posted are great, outstanding detail/focus. Thanks

Jerry, the key to good depth of field is a good macro. The closer you can get, the better. Also, if your Coolpix has any manual controls, which I suspect it does, choose a smaller aperture. The shot of my GO wristwatch was shot at f6.3. This is the only adjustment I made to take this shot. Everything elses was automatic. Wayne, I also use an Olympus E10. This camera does not have a very good macro, but it can be used in full zoom, so I could still get close-up shots. The problem though was zooming creates shallow depth of field. So, the key to getting in focus watch shots is stop down the aperture and get as close as you can.

Larry

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