Camera for RC reviews needed!

[supersonic]

Hi everybody,

I'm looking to buy a a camera mainly for RC reviews. That means I need a good makro mode and a good mode for action shots. I don't very much about cameras and photographing and I don't wanna spend a lot of time studying the manual. Point and shoot and look like oople, you got me? :D Also don't wanna spend more than 300€

What do you guys suggest? (and forgive the american english)

Thank's for all your input.

NIc

[jimmy]

Heya mate
You're best spending some time learning some stuff in photoshop if you want to do it on a budget. I now have three flashes and a light booth for static shots - but I used to use a piece of white paper and photoshop for similar results (admitedly I had 16 lights in my kitchen!)

For the statics you can get a pure white background simply by changing the levels in photoshop - and as long as the image is fairly well photographed it will look pro.
Some cheap external flash would be a really good investment - mounted on the hotshoe of the camera and pointed toward your (hopefully) white ceiling it will give you a really good diffuse bounce-light. I always use full-manual mode when using flash / photographing static shots like that - they often come out slightly underexposed (dark) which is easy to sort out in photoshop (over exposed photos can't easily be fixed).

Not sure what camera for 300 would be good - tbh, I'd go for any DSLR you can afford for that money, even if it's 2nd hand. I use a 50mm F1.8 for a lot of static shots (and crop them for close ups sometimes) which are around 50-60 ukp for nikon / canon SLR cameras.

You can probably get a really good prosumer fixed lens camera for the money you're looking for that will produce some good images, but for the best images you're better off with the crappiest nastiest DSLR and learning how to use it properly. :)

[Stu]

........I don't wanna spend a lot of time studying the manual. Point and shoot and look like oople, you got me? :..........NIc

As Jimmy has hinted above that's not gonna' happen.

Look for the following,

Pentax K100D or K110D
Canon 350D, 400D or 450D
Nikon D40 or D60

You may have to stretch your budget a little but any of these will get you images like some you see in the mag’s, but they'll not just pop out the camera by themselves. You will have to spend time learning how to get the best out if it before you'll get good images.

[Cooper]

agree with jimmy and stu :)

this is a cool tip for both of you guys, if you'd like translation, give me a shout.

it's a mini studio :)





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[jaank]

I would try to get a D80 with 18-55 and maybe add a 50mm F2.8 fix

[Cooper]

I would try to get a D80 with 18-55 and maybe add a 50mm F2.8 fix

I suppose f1.8 :)

[Big G]

on a 300€ budget I think you'll be looking at 2nd hand cameras.

I have the Canon 450D and with the kit 18-55 lens I'm finding it tricky to get decent shots most of the times. Still learning a lot and practice makes perfect :)

[supersonic]

Hi everybody,
thanks for all your input. I think I'm gonna wait until I can afford a real DSLR since I already got an average camera. Is there a good free software like photoshop out there where I could practise?

nic

[jaank]

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