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Camera for shooting photo's
I need some help please. As I have been surfing the forum & looking at the great photo's it has come to my attention that the camera's I own will not do the job anymore.
I have an Omega 4 x 5 view camera that I (or Malcolm) would use to take front covers of model railroad magazine photo's.
You can not post photo's with a 4 x 5 plus the bellows of the camera are dry rot. So into the dumpster that went. I also have a Canon Rebel DS6041 (REAL OLD 1999 ISSUE) However the lens is EFS 18-55 mm
This is why I need help. What style camera & what lens for close ups.
I do not think my new Cell phone with the portrait setting will give me the close ups that require to show the rust & dust & cracks & splits that all of us long to see
Look forward to your answer
I have an Omega 4 x 5 view camera that I (or Malcolm) would use to take front covers of model railroad magazine photo's.
You can not post photo's with a 4 x 5 plus the bellows of the camera are dry rot. So into the dumpster that went. I also have a Canon Rebel DS6041 (REAL OLD 1999 ISSUE) However the lens is EFS 18-55 mm
This is why I need help. What style camera & what lens for close ups.
I do not think my new Cell phone with the portrait setting will give me the close ups that require to show the rust & dust & cracks & splits that all of us long to see
Look forward to your answer
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Rick
Note I am not talking about macro photography here.
it's somewhat interesting that you bring up this topic with the specific references you mentioned.
I took the below photo's last night. i took them with an Iphone 8 with 2 lights. i used the Halide app (recommended by Brett).
I have professional photographer lights left over from the old days
Who wants to bet the bulbs still work
This is the greatest forum
Where else can you ask a question & get an answer without someone making fun of you for asking
Alex thanks for the reference photos (the are great)
you very likely already have the lighting you need. i use the same lights that i use for building my stuff. They're daylight bulbs. So, the color temperature is already accurate. The lighting in the last photo is where i stopped light night when i took the above photos of the oil cans by the shack.
One other thing to consider with the Cell phone approach is like in this first photo. I was able to put my phone in between the trees to get the first photo. with an SLR, the body/lens would be too big to do this (i have a Canon 5D as well). if you look at the second photo, you can kind-of tell where i had to get the camera for the first photo. Depending on how much extra stuff you put on your diorama's this may be a moot point. But, thought i would mention this "added benefit" of the camera phone approach.
However, if you do want to get a camera, i would look at the Canon G series They're slim and very good and, can also save files in RAW format (a prosumer product if you will).