kshapero
South Florida Man
Probably just a point and shot. Nothing fancy. Need it mainly to take photos of items for sale since my iPhone 4 just doesn't do well for that kind of stuff. Any ideas.
Vincent.G
Well-known
What's your budget? That aside, X100 might be suitable for you.
bwidjaja
Warung Photo
how about some older generation m4/3 camera? you can get adapter to use with any legacy lens. Perfect for taking pictures of for sale items.
Thardy
Veteran
The epl1 can be bought for $150 at cameta camera.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Leaning more toward the Fuji X10 or something like that. (Just sold my Ricoh GX200)
bigeye
Well-known
I went with the S100. Same picture as G12 or X10. Not sexy, just really small.
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kossi008
Photon Counter
Didn't you own a Nex? Or am I mixing you up with someone else here?
Olympus XZ-1
kshapero
South Florida Man
kossi008 said:
I did but I am really sticking with film as my main rigs.
Snapper_uk
Well-known
Olympus XZ-1
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D.O'K.
Darren O'Keeffe.
I went through a similar process recently and narrowed the choice down to an XZ-1 or an X10: then agonized for weeks (during which I was able to use both for extended periods thanks to friends) before buying an X10.
I'm not a digital photographer, and use it only for colour snaps when wanting a change from the True Path of B+W film. Although the XZ-1 is better in some ways, for me the X10's winning points were its high build quality and very fine feel in the hand. In general, I much preferred its ergonomics to those of the XZ-1. Its optical viewfinder is also more convenient than the (very expensive) evf accessory for the Olympus--even though Fuji's frustratingly shows only 85% of the field and no exposure information.
But all this is entirely subjective. Objectively, both are excellent little cameras. I'd advise an extended play with each, if that's possible, before you decide.
Regards,
D.
I'm not a digital photographer, and use it only for colour snaps when wanting a change from the True Path of B+W film. Although the XZ-1 is better in some ways, for me the X10's winning points were its high build quality and very fine feel in the hand. In general, I much preferred its ergonomics to those of the XZ-1. Its optical viewfinder is also more convenient than the (very expensive) evf accessory for the Olympus--even though Fuji's frustratingly shows only 85% of the field and no exposure information.
But all this is entirely subjective. Objectively, both are excellent little cameras. I'd advise an extended play with each, if that's possible, before you decide.
Regards,
D.
FA Limited
missing in action
S100 is the only pocketable one mentioned so far if that is an important criteria
Lss
Well-known
For taking photos of items to sell on the large auction site, pretty much anything will do. Getting some simple lighting and backgrounds (even just large sheets of paper) can make a huge difference.
The LX-3 works very good for this, great DOF and super close focus. There is barrel distortion but that really doesn't matter for sale items. Plus it has a hot shoe if you use lights.
This lens was about 2 inches in front of the camera:
This lens was about 2 inches in front of the camera:
Aristophanes
Well-known
Canon S100 is easily the most pocketable performance compact.
D.O'K.
Darren O'Keeffe.
Yes, for posting pics of items to sell pretty much any camera would do--sorry, had I read the OP properly I wouldn't have given a largely irrelevant response!
Regards,
D.
Regards,
D.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
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btgc
Veteran
Or Samsung EX1 (TL500 in US?) ? Wider and cheaper than XZ1 for cost of HD video.
paulfish4570
Veteran
my little ol' fuji j10 does an excellent job up close; big, sharp files.
Actually there are some really good points here... many cameras work well for this application. Perhaps score an older LX3 or S90 from ebay.