in my early days, i used panasonic fz50 with closeup filters. i must say that was a great equipment and i could make some nice images out of it. although, the joy of using a dslr and macro lens is altogether different!
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Sengupta Ashok <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Hi! > > I can add one more camera rather two more cameras, > > a) Panasonic Lumix FZ100 (24K) and FZ35 (15k) > > cheers > > Ashok > > ------------------------------ > *From:* anand amembal <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, 14 November 2011 6:18 PM > *Subject:* Re: [ButterflyIndia] What camera do you use? > > > Hi Nelson, > This is a difficult question to answer. In the first place what is the > budget of the buyer, low priced cameras are good enough for shooting simple > pics like picnics, or distant objects even with 15 mp resolution. For > capturing butterfly images, you need to have a camera which can shoot from > as close as about 1 foot. If you need to have a macro function, then aim > and shoot cameras are available in the market, e.g. P500 by Nikon, but the > price is quite high. ( Rs. 18,750/-)..... other cameras are good enough but > the macro functions vary with each model, I personally would recommend > either Nikon or Canon which have closeup and macro functions. > > The Canon Powershot SX30IS Digital Camera with 14mp resolution and a 35x > zoom, is a good bargain - the cost is a bit on the higher side...... > 24,250/- approx. > > The Nikon Coolpix P500 Digital Camera is a 12mp camera with a 36x zoom, > and the price is approx. 19850/- > > You can check the two websites below for further reference: > http://www.jjmehta.com/digitalcamera.html > http://www.fotocentreindia.com > > With regards, > Dr. Anand Amembal > > > > --- On *Sat, 11/12/11, Nelson Rodrigues <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Nelson Rodrigues <[email protected]> > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] What camera do you use? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 12:08 PM > > > > Frendz > > Many college students and young people, who not in a position to buy an > SLR camera ,ask me which is a good compact or bridge camera that can > capture decent butterfly images > > So if you are happy with your aim and shoot camera ( or if you know > someone who gets good results from these cameras) could you kindly tell me > the name of this camera, model no and approximate cost so i can convey > this information to them. > > nelson rodrigues > > > > > > -- Gaurav Agavekar. -- Enjoy
