Posted: 10/27/2005 12:04:01 PM EDT
| Thinking about getting a digital camera. My dad got one a few years ago (3.2 megapixels I think), and the pics on that one look pretty good. I was thinking of a 5 megapixel as those aren't all that expensive now. What do you guys think? And for those that post their own pics of guns, etc. what kind do you use? |
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It depends on how many bells and whistles you want. I'm no expert but you want to be above 3 megapixels. And make sure you have a "Macro feature" on the camera for closeups. If not, your close up will come out blurry. I have a Cannon a 80 with only 4 megs and it works very well for an idiot like me! It's more than enough for my uses and I do have a tendancy to shoot a lot of closeups of pond and garden items. The resolution has been fine. I'm sure experts will explain how much more of a differance will make with a 5 meg camera. |
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When it comes to megapixels, more is better generally speaking. For most people that only want to take 4" x 6' pictures, a digital camera with at least 3 megapixels and and optical zoom (don't confuse this with a digital zoom) of at least 3:1 should take good pictures that you would be happy with. As the cameras get better, 4, 5, 6 even 16 MP are possible now. There is a saying in racing: "Speed is expensive. How fast do you want to go?" You can also choose between fixed lens and cameras with an interchangeable lens. You really need to figure out (1) how much you want to spend, (2) how many pictures are you planning on taking, (3) how complicated a camera do you want, and (4) what are you going to photograph with the camera. The SLR cameras are very popular right now. I have a Nikon D70 with a 18-70 lens and a 70-300 lens. It has 6.1 MP and takes great pictures. Canon also has the digital rebel camera. Sony, Olympus, Nikon and Canon all make good "put 'em in your pocket" digital cameras for $200-500. Just spend a little time figuring out what you want. You might try talking to some camera people, like Ritz Camera, Best Buy or B&H Photo. Good luck. |
| What kind of camera are you looking for? Point and shoot or DSLR? How much money do you want to spend? If all you want to do is post pics of your guns then a 1-2 megapixel camera will be fine. Personally, I use a Canon 20D, but it's way overkill for webposting. |
| I was thinking something that you can carry with you for holidays, special events, and yeah taking pics of guns to post! Probably not anything with a bunch of lenses. Kind of point and shoot. I don't really know much of anything about photography. Will go to the 300-400 dollar range. |
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The interchangable lens cameras are generally, at a minimum, prosumer models. Then they go up from there. In other words, its not what you buy to just take casual pictures (unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket). Just get a good Sony or Canon and you'll be more the happy. |
I use a Sony MVC-CD500 (5mp) and love it. It is larger than most, but the big display and the Mini-CDRW media format are worth the size trade-off to me. Like above, this is overkill for just web-posting - but I use it for everything (mostly taking family pictures). 
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