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Old 15-02-2011, 02:16 PM
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HI guys want to take some close up fly photos what in your opinion is a good macro lens camera on a budget dont want to spending hundreds of pounds

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Old 15-02-2011, 03:31 PM
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I know a few of the lads use the Samsung NV5/NV7 compacts, they have a great macro.

I use a panasonic TZ7 and find it a great allrounder, good macro, 12x optical, HD video etc.

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Old 15-02-2011, 03:45 PM
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Great pic Pete!
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Old 15-02-2011, 03:48 PM
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Great pic Pete!
Cheers , they arnt half bad for a camera you can pick up for just over £100.
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Thats a cracking shot considering it was taken on a compact!

I use a Canon 40D SLR with a Tamron 90mm 1:1 macro lens with off camera flash - the downside of that is the cost of course but if I were buying something from scratch I'd go for a cheap SLR (Canon 350/400D, Nikon D40 etc...) with a bog standard 18-55 kit lens then get some £10 macro filters stuck on the end.

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Cheers , they arnt half bad for a camera you can pick up for just over £100.
I need one, don't have a digital macro.
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Indeed a very nice picture, Pete.
I've got a Samsung Digimax A50 for quick snaps, but they're nowhere as good as yours. Think I need an upgrade.

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How about a Canon Powershot A640, great bit of kit, screen can be folded out and rotated at all angles which is dead handy, there's one on bay for fifty quid, and it takes pics like this;

Canon PowerShot A640 10.4 Megapixel Digital Camera on eBay (end time 17-Feb-11 13:58:43 GMT)

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Cheers guys keep em coming have £100 to spend roughly

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Old 15-02-2011, 05:12 PM
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How about a Canon Powershot A640, great bit of kit, screen can be folded out and rotated at all angles which is dead handy, there's one on bay for fifty quid, and it takes pics like this;
Darren,
Great photo, what is the species as that one is going into my entomology database.
I Googled the A640 and over on this side Amazon has it for $900
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