The Camera Thread

[Aquamojo]

how about you name me one which is good that i can get for £100 (roughly$200)

I think the best on the market is Photoshop CS3. Trouble is that unless you had a previous version of this program the full deal cost more than your budget. I know there are ways around this...just not techy enough to figure it out.

With the money you have I would recommend Corel X (It might be version 11 now). You can do a lot with it, it uses layers, has some great color correction tools, filters and I think you get change on your budget.

If you are going to shoot in the RAW format you will need a program to process the images. Photoshop has a plug in that runs with their program...not sure about Corel.

Most cameras come with the appropriate software to convert from RAW to TIFF or JPEG which you can them work with in Corel. I'm sure there are 3rd party software programs that allow RAW conversion.

If you are interested in trials...I think you can download a free 30 day trial for both of the programs.

Good luck.

 

[rallysman]

Paint Shop Pro Photo XI is a great all around inexpensive program that will process RAW images.

 

[hurricane_redbone]

paint shop pro is now called Corel...
for clarification
I have Corel Paintshop Pro 11 and it rocks my world... I find it easier to use than Photoshop... unless your like a pro at photoshopping then dont bother with adobe... get corel

 

[rallysman]

paint shop pro is now called Corel...
for clarification
I have Corel Paintshop Pro 11 and it rocks my world... I find it easier to use than Photoshop... unless your like a pro at photoshopping then dont bother with adobe... get corel

It's still paint shop pro, just by corel instead of jasc.

Corel produces more than paint shop pro.

 

[Aquamojo]

paint shop pro is now called Corel...
for clarification
I have Corel Paintshop Pro 11 and it rocks my world... I find it easier to use than Photoshop... unless your like a pro at photoshopping then dont bother with adobe... get corel

Corel's product is definetly easier to use in the beginning. I think once you get used to PS CS3, you will find it just as easy with some extended capabilities. Plus I think there are lots of additional plug ins you can add on with little trouble. The upside...at least for me...is that it interfaces cleanly with the other Adobe products that I use like Premier Pro (video), Illustrator and GoLive (Web). In the end it's what you are most comfortable using as well as for what it's being used.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

ok thanks i may have more to spend yet but i'll have to wait and see.

 

[hatorihanzoe]

Hi guys, I wanted to take photos of my arowana but I am not sure what type of camera to buy and i've did some research and it seems one good one is the Nikon D40 with a 55-200mm VR lense. what is the difference between the standard 18-55mm lense and the 55-200mm VR? I know that the VR makes picture alot more sharp and eliminate camera shake.

 

[hurricane_redbone]

well if you got the money. the D40 Nikon or the Canon 400D are both great cameras for a good price. the 55-200mm lens wil be a great lens to have, but the standard lens is always good to have to for taking close up shots. When you buy a long range lens like the 55-200mm you are talking about make sure you check around for its macro capabilities or in other words the minimum distance you have to be from wat you are shooting...

 

[is300zx]

Hi guys, I wanted to take photos of my arowana but I am not sure what type of camera to buy and i've did some research and it seems one good one is the Nikon D40 with a 55-200mm VR lense. what is the difference between the standard 18-55mm lense and the 55-200mm VR? I know that the VR makes picture alot more sharp and eliminate camera shake.

The main difference is the focal length. Check out this site to compare the different focal lengths. http://www.tamron.com/lenses/learning_center/tools/focal-length-comparison.php

You can also go to www.photozone.de for lens reviews.

 

[Cichlas]

Don't forget that the aperture is likely to be different too. Generally speaking, the larger the focal length the smaller the maximum aperture is. So a long focal length lense cannot let as much light in so can cause problems if there is not enough light about. The smallest number is the important one in that respect, especially for fish work. i.e. f1.8 will be much better than f4.5 for instance.