Cameras

Personally I use one of two cameras.  Mine is a Canon EOS 10D that I bought second hand a couple months ago.  If I don't feel like messing with that one I use my wife's Kodak M340 point and shoot camera.

In a pinch i've also used a cell phone camera; but not for pics I'd want to post online.

Richard

How I Photograph Scale Models...this should give you some insights.

Thanks Gerald, some good information to work with. I still havent decided which camera to purchase yet. I'll look somemore when I return home.

Thanks again

If you just want to use it to post photos online, then almost any digital camera will do that these days. The cheap no name $99 digital cameras are better than the expensive digital cameras from 3 or 4 years ago. My wifes cell phone could produce a decent enough photo to post online.

I'd just look for something that has a manual setting so you can adjust the white balance to the light you are using and that it has a macro setting. An optical zoom would also be nice as sometimes that will work better than a macro.

Where about's in good old Scotland are you from?

After testing all the cameras Wallymart had the Cannon Power Shot SD 1200 IS produced the best close-ups. Its 10.0 megapixels and smaller than a pack of smokes. I found than NOT useing the zoom produced the sharpest close-ups, also a tripod and useing the timer is manditory for them. Here is a example:

I paid 218$ Canadian for mine, like everything electronic its probally a bit less now.

This might be of help: How I Photograph Models This is how I first started using digital cameras, now I have expanded my equipment including a new camera (Panasonic DMC-FZ50).