Picture help

[rawbomb]

I have a DSC-707 cybershot digital camera which takes great normal pictures but man does it take bad tank shots. I just wanted to know what lenses you guys typically use and if anyone has any good articles on take macro shots.

 

[NanoKat]

That looks like a nice camera that should have a good macro setting. Is it the picture of the tank fuzzy or too light/dark? Steve's Digicams website shows this nice macro shot from that camera:

 

[jessp]

i think a key is that you can't use the zoom w/ the macro setting you just have to keep the camera real close to the object your trying to shoot? however i'm not sure w/ his camera

 

[rawbomb]

yeah my shots have very dull colors and its hard to focus on the coral. I dont have any lenses though so im sure if i got one it would help out alot.

 

[bckane]

Re: Picture help

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9020331#post9020331 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rawbomb
I have a DSC-707 cybershot digital camera which takes great normal pictures but man does it take bad tank shots. I just wanted to know what lenses you guys typically use and if anyone has any good articles on take macro shots.

rawbom this picture was taking with the sony dsc-707 with a 62mm macro filter......not the best I took but you can get an idea of what your camera can do:

 

[jessp]

looks great

 

[NanoKat]

Hey, bckane...is that the add on "filter" type of macro adapter you used there? I have been curious about those and whether they work well or not.

 

[bckane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9030396#post9030396 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoKat
Hey, bckane...is that the add on "filter" type of macro adapter you used there? I have been curious about those and whether they work well or not.

Yes its just an add-on filter....works real well.......you can pickup a set of close up filters off of ebay for about 40 bucks....

Brian

 

[rawbomb]

Ty for info Bckane

 

[rawbomb]

any particular brand you recommend?

 

[bckane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9032645#post9032645 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rawbomb
any particular brand you recommend?

You know its like anything else.....you get what you pay for.!
Now for lenses's I would go with name brand....filters I've always used Tiffen. The close up filters I bought were a set of 5 filters.....made by DKE....think I paid somewhere around 35-40 bucks. I don't do a lot of closeup shots, but for the ones I shot with the cheap filter...they are not that bad....hope this helps.
Brian