macro again sorry for the spam

[dave]

i just got the canon s30 for christmas and i love it its a great camra but it leaves alot to be desired for macro shots which was its main purpose im considering taking it back for a digitial cam better suited for my needs i belive the s30 was 700 canadian i can add a bit but i would like to stay close to that price range what would you suggest

[Sean Day]

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=seanday&album_id=47914&image_id=31&courtesy=1


I took this very quickly last night. I am sure if I read the manual it could do better.

[Sean Day]

and this one
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=seanday&album_id=47914&image_id=29&courtesy=1

[DragnDrop]

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/321leucomelaseggsday10-med.jpg

10 day old Leucomelas eggs. The eggs themselves are about 1 cm diameter, so you can get an idea of how flimsy the gill filaments are.

I can only get to within 8 inches with my camera (Olympus C3030 Zoom), but it's possible to get a half decent close-up with the right settings. I use the highest quality photo setting, get as much of the photo filled with my subject, use optical zoom only whenever possible, and only minimal digital. Then I crop out the excess, and resize the photo. Starting with a high quality setting makes a world of difference in the final photo. It does mean the memory card is filled sooner, but fewer photos is a small price to pay for a good close-up.

Another use for the camera - when I can't see some detail with my aging eyes, I'll take a picture. It's amazing how easy it is to sex a juvenile dart frog when you can 'blow up' his/her feet to the size of the monitor :)

[Youkai]

I did this with a $400 Camera....if all you want is macro....
<a href="http://members.shaw.ca/youkai/geckos/gargeye.jpg">click me!</a>

[Lisa]

You don't have to get super close to take a good macro pic. I find i stay about 6-10 inches and use the zoom as nessesary. Many cameras have both the optical zoom feature where the camera lens moves and digital zoom where the picture it's self is enlarged after the lens has moved a certain distance. If your camera has this (and it probably does) you should be able to zoom in to the limit of the optical zoom and still stay at a decent distance from the subject. And with digital media it means you just erase the pics once you've copied them over to your computer.