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Post by raVen™ on Sept 17, 2013 20:09:09 GMT -5
Hey guys, I'm looking into buying a new camera. The only thing I take pics of is my mattel collection. i don't do real life stillss wildlife etc, so I don't need anything fancy. I just want to get a decent digicam that can do short range focus. The Camera I have is an older 5M, but for some reason if I take a pic of my figs, it focuses on the ring or the wall behind and the figs in between are blurry. I've tried every setting on the thing and its just not a good camera. I even have a small tripod for it. while the pics on it are better than without, it's still bad.
I know most people probably just use their cell phones, but my cell phone has the same deal, cant focus on small objects.
I know professionals would use all kinds of lens attachments to make the scaling look realistic, but I just want my figures to not be blurry :/
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 20:39:25 GMT -5
Just get a nikon point and shoot thats what I have and it gets the job done. It was only like $100 or $150 too so thats not bad.
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Post by raVen™ on Sept 17, 2013 21:41:43 GMT -5
Just get a nikon point and shoot thats what I have and it gets the job done. It was only like $100 or $150 too so thats not bad. Jeeze are all cams that expensive? I wasn't looking to spend over $50.... |
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Sept 17, 2013 22:03:25 GMT -5
Just use ur phone. I have a cannon but for figs I use my iPhone.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 22:06:09 GMT -5
Just get a nikon point and shoot thats what I have and it gets the job done. It was only like $100 or $150 too so thats not bad. Jeeze are all cams that expensive? I wasn't looking to spend over $50.... I'm sure you can find one cheaper. Mine is just a cool pics or something like that. My wifes sister had just had a baby and my wife wanted a cheap camera so thats what we got. Just go to walmart tell them you want a cheap point and shoot and you should be out of there in the $50 range you want to spend. |
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 17, 2013 22:06:24 GMT -5
I use an obsolete Kodak Easyshare
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Post by slappy on Sept 18, 2013 3:52:25 GMT -5
I have a Logitech HD Webcam C270.  Just play with the settings until you get what looks best. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Sept 18, 2013 4:21:09 GMT -5
Its probably focusing on the background because you're too close to the figure. Therefore it cant focus on the figure.
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Post by The Madness on Sept 18, 2013 8:00:03 GMT -5
Just get a nikon point and shoot thats what I have and it gets the job done. It was only like $100 or $150 too so thats not bad. Jeeze are all cams that expensive? I wasn't looking to spend over $50.... Pretty much. $100 is super cheap for a digital camera, to the point that I'd probably wonder what was wrong with it. The problem most people seem to encounter on this board is that they take pictures WAY too close to the figure. There's no way a camera can focus that close. It's like putting something an inch from your eyeball and trying to focus on it. |
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Post by n2jib on Sept 18, 2013 8:02:20 GMT -5
Does it have macro focus?
Maybe u can try one that have such feature.
I'm currenly using my htc-one phone, but i think your customs need a better camera (than my phone) to do them justice.
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Post by raVen™ on Sept 18, 2013 8:19:19 GMT -5
Does it have macro focus? Maybe u can try one that have such feature. I'm currenly using my htc-one phone, but i think your customs need a better camera (than my phone) to do them justice. yeah thats the main problem. I also want to make shows and stuff but the pics are just garbage. They do turn out better the farther away I am, I've been doing that and cropping the pics in photoshop, but they still aren't good enough for what I need. |
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Post by TheHotshot on Sept 18, 2013 10:19:57 GMT -5
Buy a bridge camera. Cheap and cheerful  You can pick them up for under a $100 (not a top of the range one, though). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2013 10:23:27 GMT -5
Does it have macro focus? Maybe u can try one that have such feature. I'm currenly using my htc-one phone, but i think your customs need a better camera (than my phone) to do them justice. yeah thats the main problem. I also want to make shows and stuff but the pics are just garbage. They do turn out better the farther away I am, I've been doing that and cropping the pics in photoshop, but they still aren't good enough for what I need. Try using a photo box first that may help. Go on youtube and look how to make a cheap photo box you can make one for like $5 with a cardboard box and some tissue paper. |
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Post by "The Gothic Superstar" Ronin on Sept 18, 2013 10:36:23 GMT -5
my iPhone 4s takes some decent pics most of the time, takes a little tweaking to get the lighting right, sometimes the flash is perfect sometimes it washes out the pic. Im wondering if the 5s camera is much better. I used mine for poses n sequences too and they ame out pretty good, only trouble is I need a stand or something lol holding figures and a camera kinda sucks
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Post by raVen™ on Sept 18, 2013 10:40:15 GMT -5
ah that light box is cool, I found a good guide on google already, thanks for the heads up.
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Post by raVen™ on Sept 18, 2013 10:51:59 GMT -5
Well I'll be dipped. Heres what I did... Turn Arena lights on, Turned Room light on, backed up about 5', Used tripod, set cam to portrait, turned off flash, took pic and cropped in photoshop. I'm content with this here, thanks for the input everyone gave.  Don't worry about the single sided cage, my fed is a weird place..... |
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Post by Nivro™ on Sept 18, 2013 18:36:24 GMT -5
That picture looks pretty good but if you still want to upgrade cameras wait until Black Friday. Some store will have a camera on sale somewhere for a decent price. Last year I picked up a Nikon CoolPix L310 for $100, regular price was just over $200. Its an amazing camera and takes some of the best "figure pics" that Ive ever done....   |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 18, 2013 19:53:25 GMT -5
You can get very good pictures even with a decent point-and-shoot using the macro setting while playing with the room lighting/exposure. I shot this with the Canon S100. It's not cheap, but it's not crazy pricy either:   |
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Post by 3B on Sept 18, 2013 19:58:43 GMT -5
Mattel WWE figures actually photograph really well! I use a point & click, Sony Cybershot. What you want is to find the macro focus on your camera, often depicted as a flower on one of the buttons and then work on your lighting set-up. Forget the flash, that creates shadows and doesn't look good when photographing small objects. What you want is to light the figure evenly for crisp pics! So you may want to invest in some lamps. I use garage lamps which you can find in the hardware area of Walmart for $10-15 each. For great tips, check out this page: www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomtutorial.php?id=42 |
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Post by The Everlasting Spirit © on Sept 19, 2013 2:21:09 GMT -5
I Use a dslr which is amazing. The Nikon D5100 with main lens as an 18 - 105? Mm. However even with a compact camera I would recommend getting one with a reasonable optical zoom then taking your picture from further away then zooming in. This means you will be able to focus ok but also if the choose or need to use the flash it won't cause as much glare. Although close flashes can be diffused by putting a semi transparent material in front of it (or a soft box if your a pro)
On a side note I tend to take them from a good distance and use my 70-300 mm lens with macro function. This takes some beautifully close up photos. Will post one or two later.
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