mikey Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 hello all, I am looking for advice on a good camera for lego shots. This may have been asked before but I can not find any suitable information. Firstly how much do I need to spend to get decent pictures? Is the number of megapixels important, and do all cameras come with a macro setting? I have a mini tripod (from a webcam), will this be suitable? Also, I plan to use the delay function ( I am thinking most cameras will have this) to minimise vibration, is this good practice? Can anyone recommend a suitable camera, ( I am in the UK ). Ideally I want the cheapest solution (hopefully under £50?) that will allow crisp shots, but do not want to waste money on one that is not really up to the job, only to find if I had put in another £10- £20 I could get what I want. I have no need to use this camera for anything else than lego shots, so I not worried by battery life/ memory etc. cheers mikey Quote
jonwil Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 I cant recommend specific models in your price range (plus I don't know whats available in your area) but I CAN recommend you buy a Canon. I bought a Canon (the IXUS 80) and its GREAT for taking LEGO shots. Plus others in the family own Canon kit (one family member has a large amount of Canon SLR stuff) and swear by it. Quote
green dewback Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) High megapixels are not really that important as you need to resize your pictures much smaller before posting them on the internet. It's not a bad thing to have more as it gives you more allowance for mistake. Most of the time you would be using the Macro or Super Macro setting to take pictures of your Lego which is around 30cm or less from where you want to focus. Get those with the lens that protrude out of the shell, don't get those with the lens inside the body. Some brands use japanese name but manufacture in China, so check on the label below the camera for "made-in-japan". If possible, try it out on the spot. Edited April 29, 2009 by green dewback Quote
Matn Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 With the cheapest Canon Powershot models you will have a decent camera for a relatively low price. I can recommend those, but check if they have the macro function (shown with a flower on the button). Quote
mikey Posted April 29, 2009 Author Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) With the cheapest Canon Powershot models you will have a decent camera for a relatively low price. I can recommend those, but check if they have the macro function (shown with a flower on the button). So Canon is a good make to get, the cheapest canon Powershot (A470) works out to be in my budget, and on the site it says: "FOCUSING Closest Focusing Distance: 1cm (W) from front of lens in Super Macro" Is this what is needed to get a good shot?, I would presume that your never going to need to have your subject that close to the lense? cheers for pointing me in the right direction Edited April 29, 2009 by mikey Quote
Matn Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 With pleasure and yes, that would be just perfect. My Powershot SX110, one of the Powershots that's going into a rather expensive direction, has also 1 cm focusing distance. I think it's the closest you can get. Quote
mikey Posted April 29, 2009 Author Posted April 29, 2009 My only problem now is to go in and buy it... They have the Lego Farm at the same shop!, and it's about the same price! cheers for the advice, am going to go for the A470, if I don't get side tracked by agricultural Lego! Quote
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