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Camera for an Architect

  • 18-10-2006 10:22am
    #1
    thegloriousend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭


    Hey, I'm looking for recommendations for a decentish camera with macrofocus and a largish lense to maximise light capture. I have a budget of about 400E give or take.
    Any advise greatly appriciated


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  • #2
    Dr.Louis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Dr.Louis


    Take a look at the panasnic lumix dmc series (the bridge cameras) they have pretty big lenes for non-slr's and take brilliant photos!! (has a macro mode).

    The newest one is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 and is around €550 on the net... http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/389362/art/panasonic/lumix-dmc-fz50-silver.html

    But the older models are still available for about €330..
    http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/188449/art/panasonic/lumix-dmc-fz7-black.html

    Good luck!


  • #3
    thegloriousend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭thegloriousend


    Thanks alot, seems to tick all boxes but is a bit bigger than I was hoping for. Ideally I'd like to put it in my pocket, but if bigger is better than I'll go with it. I like the sound of the bridge camera too, I wouldn't know how to use a slr properly


  • #4
    Sebzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Sebzy


    Hi would you go for a medium format or dose it have to be digital???


    Seb.


  • #5
    leinsterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭leinsterman


    Apologies if this is unhelpful because it may work out to be is way out of your budget ... But if you really want quality result then you should consider an SLR camera.

    There are many good reasons for this but one key ones is lens options.

    For quality architectural pictures you need a tilt shift lens to correct for perspective errors and distortion inherent when your film is not parallel to the plane of the building (assuming you are standing at the bottom looking up) ... there are cheap ones available ... via Russian clone sites!!! ... there are also super cheap "lensbabies" which I'm sure could be adapted.

    See this link for a better explanation -
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_correction_lens

    Also, for interior work you really need a wide angle lens (not fisheye). This will enable you to get everything in the frame in tight spaces. anything from 12 to about 25mm is consider super wide and 25 - 45mm is wide. I'd recommend 20-30 form personal experience ...


  • #6
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    For architecture it's gotta be a 5x4 field camera :)
    Not for €400 though.


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  • #7
    thegloriousend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭thegloriousend


    Thanks for replies. I'm just starting architecture and have had no significant experience with cameras before so I'm fairly clueless as to the difference between bridge, slr, compact, medium format etc. I'm thinkin slr would be a bit too professional to start off with, I'm really just looking for something small, relatively easy to use and that has good macrofocus. My friend just bought a nikon coolpix camera which seems to do the job. I really like the features of the lumix posted earlier but would like it in smaller package, any ideas?


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