Photo help

[Rick Z]

What is the focal range of the camera you use to photgraph flies?

What software do you use to edit the images?

Thanks for the help.

Rick

[Marco]

Hey there Rick,
One of my digitals, a Pentax Optio WPi in it's macro mode can shoot at .9 cm. I use a free Google program called Picasa2 to tweek the results.
AND the camera is waterproof too.
Mark

[Ray]

I use a Nikon D70s with an f2.8 35-70mm lens. I set the fly about 18 inches to 24 inches away. They use Photoshop to crop and adjust lighting/contrast.

[J Castwell]

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[Diane]

Hi, Rick. I use a digital Pentax WP in macro mode on auto-focus. For some reason the manual focus mode makes the images a little more grainy.

I got the camera because it's waterproof, not because it's a great camera for interior still shots but with a tripod, it's working out.

I manipulate the images with Adobe Photoshop or, if they're composed well enough, I sometimes just upload them directly to an album at [url=http://www.photosite.com:f032a]www.photosite.com[/url:f032a]

I hope this helps.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Rick,

I use a Nikon Cool Pix 4800. Tha camera focuses to less than 1/2 inch allowing even a size 22 fly to fill the frame nicely.

I don't tweak any of the pictures, but use them straight from the camera.

Like Diane said, use a tripod to steady the camera. Any movement at close focal ranges (like your heartbeat or breathing) will make your task much more difficult.

REE