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Originally Posted by 1buzz  OK,I'v been looking for what I have been told what I should do to get good close up pictures of my Orchids . You need to have a DSLR camera because of the ability to interchange lenses so i can have a Macro lens. I have checked out some of the best and Canon EOS 400D as the Camera and Canon EF 100 MM F2.8 Macro as the lens.They combine to be about $1450.00 . Then there is a cheaper model Olympus E 520 as the camera and Zuiko 35Mm F3.5 Macro as the lens. They combine to be about $538.I would love to have the cheaper model but I want to have good quality and good focus. Any thoughts or suggestions? |
With you really wanted DSLR - Canon DLSR body with 100mmF2.8 is a great macro set-up, it will give you life size images. Alternatively, a Nikon body with 105mmF2.8. External flash unit (ring flash will be ultimate) will be a great advantage on low light situation. A tripod or even a monopod will help you stabilize your camera set-up during photo shoot against shake. This set-up does come with a price, especially if you are going for that specialized macro lenses.
My cheapo set-up for macro/closeup is with 50mmF1.8 plus kenko extension tube and external flash with diffuser. I won't recommend the even cheaper manual focus extension tubes, bellows, stacked lenses and reverse lens set-up which will yield even higher magnification since your quite a newbie. You can explore that once you feel comfortable with macro and getting the hang of it.
My suggestion is to get your hands first on the set-up you want, go to a camera store try it and see how it feels.
Some P&S camera option that yield DSLR like macro images are Canon's Powershot SX10 IS and SX1 IS....both of which comes with a 28mm lens and 20X optical zoom (yes, 20x
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hope those helps in your decision making...rather than confuse you more.
