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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 11:37 am |
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Birddogone 3T WIS 
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Anyone who visits this site could not help notice the excellence in watch photography that most have here (me not included). I have a panasonic Lumix DMC TZ5 that I use like a drunken sailor on shore leave. What do most use here and with what lenses? Thanks, Rod
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 01:07 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Rod just give it time. I'd say mine are fair now. About 1 in 4 come out OK now. LOL Just look back about 3 years and mine are ??? not so good. Practice often. I have the Panasonic DMC-FZ35 myself. Fun camera.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 02:56 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Have a new Panasonic DMC-FS30 and still learning how to use it...
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 04:00 pm |
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stew77 Admin 
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Hi Rod, Great question...I'm a point-and-shoot guy out of convenience (would love to get a nice camera someday though), and like Skipdawg said above, I typically take many shots to get one that looks pretty good. I carry a Point-and-Shoot on family vacations and the like because it is so easy to slip into a pocket...better a so-so pic, than no pic at all. My older shots were taken with a Canon Powershot SD600....My more recent shots (and all my current pics) are taken with my "upgrade" camera, the Canon Powershot SD940IS - hey this one even shoots very nice 720P video in adequate lighting and it is a camera that is so small, I can take it anywhere.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 04:31 pm |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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I use a Pentax Optio A40 for most point and shoot and a Pentax istD with a Tamron 28-200 zoom for more serious portrait shots.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 04:53 pm |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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I have a canon power shot A550 and also my Nokia 5800 which outside in daylight is great. But overall nothing special. Neo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 04:59 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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I have a pocket point and shoot camera I still use too. A Pentax Optio Z10.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 05:07 pm |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Thanks for all the replies!! I guess I'll just have to keep on try'n....I just bought my wife a Nikon D5000 with 18x55 VR DX zoom lense and a Tamron 70x300 AF lense with macro feature. That said, I don't know &%$# about cameras, my bride is the photographer in the family. I understand the macro feature is good for closeups? Thanks again and keep those great pictures comin, it puts me in the watch buy'n mood.  Rod
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| Posted: Fri Oct 1st, 2010 06:51 pm |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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Mine is an Olympus Stylus 300. My pictures are just so-so because my camera is smarter than I am.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 2nd, 2010 06:37 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I use a Canon IXUS 120 IS 90% of the time and a Canon S90 for the balance. The 120 IS goes with me everywhere and is more convenient but the S90 is maybe the best P&S I have ever used. It has a mind of its own and shoots amazing optics and delivers perfect colors, light balance and skin tones. When I first joined 3T, I used a Canon 400D DSLR with a kit 18-55mm lens, which IMHO should win The Most Regrettable Lens Ever Made Award  . I stopped using that lens and shifted to a P&S.Here's IXUS 120 IS. 
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| Posted: Sat Oct 2nd, 2010 09:55 am |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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I use a Canon Powershot SX1100 or a Kodak Z650 with a polarizing filter. Imho the camera is less important than: A Tripod Proper lighting (natural lighting preferred) Using "the angles" to reduce crystal reflection and glare Use of MACRO mode Set the watch for the photo (10:10:24) And as stated before, you will need to take many shots to get some good ones. Practice practice practice!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 2nd, 2010 12:45 pm |
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stew77 Admin
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bigrustypig wrote: I use a Canon IXUS 120 IS 90% of the time and a Canon S90 for the balance. The 120 IS goes with me everywhere and is more convenient but the S90 is maybe the best P&S I have ever used. It has a mind of its own and shoots amazing optics and delivers perfect colors, light balance and skin tones. I thought this looked familiar...We are shooting with the exact same camera Jeff (even the same black finish). The Canon SD940IS in the USA is identical to the Canon IXUS 120 IS in the international market. A great little camera!
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