What kind of Camera do you use?

SR99 said:
Just a thought...

People might consider supplementing the advice on photographic techniques and equipment by going to a photography forum.

There are many valid contrary views on just about every photography topic (more than in detailing, if you can believe that), and you have far more experts to fill in the holes or oversights or give a perspective that better matches your own, on a photography forum.

Sometimes well-intentioned simplifications and blanket statements can leave out things that may not seem important to the person making the comment but end up being very important to you (to the point that you'd make an entirely different choice if you were better informed).
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Oh I looked there! Read a bit too! Reason why I ask here is ppl in detailing knows what kind of result I am after! I went to a camera store and ask a person which camera will show more swirls and what lens is good! He then asked me what is swirls mark! So that I have to explain the marks on your car and I can tell he looked at me weird and think "why would you take swirls mark on your car" lol so that's why I ask here and see if some pro here can shed some light
 
vwgti said:
Oh I looked there! Read a bit too! Reason why I ask here is ppl in detailing knows what kind of result I am after! I went to a camera store and ask a person which camera will show more swirls and what lens is good! He then asked me what is swirls mark! So that I have to explain the marks on your car and I can tell he looked at me weird and think "why would you take swirls mark on your car" lol so that's why I ask here and see if some pro here can shed some light
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Fair enough, but it's not a common question so you'd have to start a thread and give an explanation of swirl marks (99% of the population does not know what a swirl mark is), or maybe a link to an example photo that you want to replicate. It's really a technique question (lighting, angle, and nailing focus) and just about any camera/lens combo can take good photos of swirls with the right technique.
 
Canon T3I for me.
The one thing I did that helped was I took an entry level night course helped me get familiar with the basics
 
Canon 60D

nifty 50mm
Canon 15-85mm
Canon 70-200 f4 IS L
Tamron 70-300 VC
Tokina 12-24mm UWA

Also have a like new Canon T1i to sell with a 18-55mm non-IS kit lens
 
if all you wanna do is take pics of swirls. Then about 90% of the point n shoot cameras out there will do that for $99bucks. then again you need to know how to capture the swirls ith the camera. if you dont then a DSLR isnt going to help much either
 
vwgti said:
This is what my camera show

Before

50/50

After


Do you guys think camera shows good enough details?
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Vwgti: Actually, this one of your 3 photos shows the swirls pretty well when I digitally zoom in:
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and according to the EXIF data you were using:
Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS (you said Elph 320 in your post but the EXIF data says 520), 1/160 sec, f/3.4, ISO 200, multi-segment metering, no flash, 4.0mm focal length (4-48mm f/3.4-6.3 lens (35mm equivalent 28.4mm-340.7mm)), Auto exposure, auto white balance, macro mode normal, single focus mode, auto focus range, 1 AF point used.

So you're pretty much there, and may just need to work on angles and post-process cropping. You may find it harder to capture the swirls and get focus if you zoom in, but that's one thing you could mess with (you were using the widest angle setting). Even full auto mode is working for you. (PS, not trying to discourage you from buying a new camera if you want one, but you're getting reasonable results with this one)
 
SR99 said:
Vwgti: Actually, this one of your 3 photos shows the swirls pretty well when I digitally zoom in:
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and according to the EXIF data you were using:
Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS (you said Elph 320 in your post but the EXIF data says 520), 1/160 sec, f/3.4, ISO 200, multi-segment metering, no flash, 4.0mm focal length (4-48mm f/3.4-6.3 lens (35mm equivalent 28.4mm-340.7mm)), Auto exposure, auto white balance, macro mode normal, single focus mode, auto focus range, 1 AF point used.

So you're pretty much there, and may just need to work on angles and post-process cropping. You may find it harder to capture the swirls and get focus if you zoom in, but that's one thing you could mess with (you were using the widest angle setting). Even full auto mode is working for you. (PS, not trying to discourage you from buying a new camera if you want one, but you're getting reasonable results with this one)
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Oh wow! You know my camera more then me! That's creepy but helpful! All you did was zoom in? Crazy!!

I guess I am on the right track! :) but none the less, I might still try a entry dslr and decent lens like many suggest!!
 
SlowWRX said:
if all you wanna do is take pics of swirls. Then about 90% of the point n shoot cameras out there will do that for $99bucks. then again you need to know how to capture the swirls ith the camera. if you dont then a DSLR isnt going to help much either
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Very true! I guess photograph lesson is really what I should do!

Or read more on photography forum
 
SlowWRX said:
Well thats why the specs are there to set them apart. you cant dismiss them because of the user. If you lump everyone here into just looking for a camera to take nice pics and doesnt understand anything else then i wouldnt even steer them at a DSLR just point them at an advanced point n shoot and call it a day. it will cover everything they need from manual focus, decent AF, exposure control, macro shooting and a decent wide and tele end on them
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I agree... DSLR is overkill for a lot of users.
 
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