Camera for photographing minis

[Bergil]

I know it's an often asked question but I figured I'd ask the question again.

Reason being, I'd like to be able to take photos without relying on others that have the equipment and spare time to give me a hand.

So, what's on the menu of affordable digital cameras for taking nice sharp shot of minis for people that are totally shit at such things such as myself.


Cheers in advance.

[pedro]

there are a lot of cameras available, and most of them will do the job
but the most important thing is to have a proper area with good lighting in order to have decent miniature photos
and a tripod so that you leave the camera still and take photos with the cameras timer

[Norton C Wongpower]

That.
I've got a decent camera but I can't find the cable thingy so invariably I use my iPhone for everything, most of the pictures that you'd've seen of my work in the last couple of years were taken on an iPhone, not saying its a fantastic camera by any means, just that you can take a decent pic on anything if you know what you're up to.

[wait, what?]

Affordable? Ehhh... i bought a rather expensive close up lens for a semi expenaive camera i already owned with a cheap tripod and lighting and i still use my phone mostly. Depth of field and focal length is just too much money to do right, but your phone is subsidised already.

[Gi6ers]

Canon powershot with macro and a daylight lamp with a circular bulb.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... nformation
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-PowerSh ... 3389b18499

You don't need a tripod, any raised level surface will do, a memo pad is perfect.

[Badger Loving Fluffster]

I use a Canon PowerShot SX120 but they do not seem to make them any more

Edit:

I just saw Matt's post above. They look like decent deals

[Hermit]

I agree that you don't need a tripod, as you can use the 2 second timer to avoid any camera shake (that's what it's there for ). You don't even need a massive pixel count. As long as the camera has a decent optical zoom (not just digital zoom), you'll be fine. There are many cheap, second-hand compacts available above 5mp that would do the job well.

[aliensurfer]

I just got a little home studio kit with back drop, lightbox, lamps etc stu, you are welcome to borrow them if you want when you get a camera

[SteveI42]

Doesn't really matter what camera you have as any of the modern digitals (within reason) should be capable of taking a photo with good enough image quality. Tripod beats fixed stand (finer adjustment to heights, angles etc), fixed stand beats hand held (more solid base so less chance of movement).

[pedro]

You don't need a tripod, any raised level surface will do, a memo pad is perfect.

of course not, but you can buy a mini one by less than £10


and not only is it better adjustable, but it also permits you to have a fixed configuration (if you mark the spot where the tripod is)

anyway, for me the better improvement to be done is to have a good light kit (it doesn't mean an expensive one), but to have a proper backdrop and a couple of lights

I think it's better for you to try to make some experiments with your current camera and a proper setup, and see the improvements in your photos