[SEL] engine pictures

[Elden DuRand]

Guys:

It all depends on just how much resolution you need.  I would like to get one of the newer high pixel count SLR cameras so I can use my bayonet 35mm film SLR lenses with but the cost is still a bit high for me to justify the purchase.

Right now, I'm using an older Sony Mavica MVC-FD100 (1.2 megapixel) and it does a credible job. 

It'll even do pretty good macro as long as you remember to zoom all the way out and sometimes fake-out the auto focus function, which I find to be one of the less than ideal things about this camera. 

If you want examples, go to my website below and look at the photos on The Homebrew Engine.  I've embedded full resolution photos (most only slightly 'doctored') behind every "front" lower resolution photo.  Just click on the front photo to get the images at the camera's maximum (and slightly doctored) resolution.

Note that this is not an ad for Sony.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of
> Listerdiesel
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 01:29 AM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] engine pictures
> 
> 
> On 07/10/2008, Jim O'Hagan <jdohagan at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Hi this is kinda on topic. I need to take some 
> high resolution pictures of
> > an ignitor and name tags for reproduction. My 
> early cheep digetal  camera
> > can't produce the necessary quality. Anyone 
> have any suggestions for an
> > upgrade. I need something user friendly. Thanks 
> for any suggestions pro or
> > con. Jimmy O'Hagan,415 892 0236
> > Jim O'Hagan
> 
> Jim:
> 
> Every one of the Sony cameras that we have has a 
> Macro facility that
> is excellent to use.
> 
> Go to:
> 
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
> 
> That will give you the main drop-down menu for 
> all the reviews by manufacturer.
> 
> The best all-round one we have is the Sony 
> DSC-F717, but there are
> many in the Cyber-Shot range, and of course there 
> are other makes as
> well.
> 
> All of our website digital pictures have been 
> taken on Sony cameras.
> 
> Peter
> -- 
> Peter A Forbes
> Email: listerdiesel at gmail.com
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