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Old 14-03-2010, 12:30 PM   #11
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The photos taken in the competition are very nice.

You have a macro len right besides the entry DSLR Sony A330 ?

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The pictures in my thread with the photos taken at the competition are being taken using Sony A330.
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Old 14-03-2010, 12:41 PM   #12
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Those photos taken at the show are nice. They are taken with a macro len right ?

Olympus E510 was considered an entry DSLR at that time.

Do you think the current entry DSLR will take equivalent good photo without a macro len ?

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bro.. as a amateur, i used oly E510.. that is a entry camera like 2 to 3 years ago.. haha.. but i think it is enough as long as we have the patient to do so.. and most of the time the lens also matters quite a bit.. i will go for a entry-level body and a prime macro lens with flash.. just a tot..
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Old 14-03-2010, 12:54 PM   #13
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dun be surprised that compacts do produce better macros than DSLRs ... often its photographer .. not camera ...

compacts dun perform well with guppies .. becos focus speed is an issue
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Old 14-03-2010, 12:57 PM   #14
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hi bros,
u all keep talking about camera here n camera there. only make me itchy to buy 1 of the camera also. very tempting leh! thinking of canon EOS 50D. but not so early. any other canon to recommend bro?
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u all keep talking about camera here n camera there. only make me itchy to buy 1 of the camera also. very tempting leh! thinking of canon EOS 50D. but not so early. any other canon to recommend bro?
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Old 14-03-2010, 01:37 PM   #16
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Guppy life span is short. We only have around 2-3 months to capture the peak performance. Without a camera, we could not even have a snapshot of it.

If we spend more time in breeding, only camera could capture some aspect of its characteristics, such as pattern, size, color etc.

Not to talk about sharing how good / bad of our guppy to others, so a good camera is still important.

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The photos taken in the competition are very nice.

You have a macro len right besides the entry DSLR Sony A330 ?

Nope. I took it with kit lens. 18-55mm
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Old 14-03-2010, 02:19 PM   #18
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I've read various postings on the selection of DSLR cameras either on this forum (in chatterbox) or other specialised photography sites. Most experts recommend either Canon or Nikon. They also do not recommend the cheapest basic entry level DSLRs from each manufacturer, e.g. for Canon, the recommendation is a minimum EOS 500D. Just go these sites and you can read the reasons why the experts' recommedations.
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Those photos taken at the show are nice. They are taken with a macro len right ?

Olympus E510 was considered an entry DSLR at that time.

Do you think the current entry DSLR will take equivalent good photo without a macro len ?

Chiu
Hi bro.. nope.. i did not used the macro lens for those shots.. only a normal kit lens.. i agree with bro sotongMan that it is the photographer that makes the most differences.. but i also believe that there are limitation with compact cameras taking fish pictures.. limitations such as ISO, flash system, focusing speed and shutter lag are those that i experience when i was using compacts last time.. The higher end SLR ( like 50D and such ) will provide you a better usable range of ISO..This is very useful when u are faced with low light conditions..
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I've read various postings on the selection of DSLR cameras either on this forum (in chatterbox) or other specialised photography sites. Most experts recommend either Canon or Nikon. They also do not recommend the cheapest basic entry level DSLRs from each manufacturer, e.g. for Canon, the recommendation is a minimum EOS 500D. Just go these sites and you can read the reasons why the experts' recommedations.
Each brand has its own niche area. The photographer will be the one to bring out the best of the fishes. By manipulating the strengths of the camera brand to take the best pictures of the fishes should be the motivation.

Also it depends also on the budget of individual, no money how to high end?
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