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| Hi All,
I think I need to invest in a new camera for rose photography. Many years ago, I asked a similar question and recieved amazingly thoughtful responses. The right camera is essential for capturing the true essence of our roses. Unfortunately, my previous camera was damaged by the dust at our ranch and I have been using a lesser camera ever since. To me this is a question for the main forum since in my mind a good camera is important to my rose growing. Taking excellent pictures of my roses for my personal journal and for sharing with my rosy friends is very important. Without a camera tracking sports and growth is more difficult. A camera with great photo quality and the ability to take excellent macro photos is a top priority. I also feel strongly about a camera that does well in all light and accurately captures the color of the roses is important. I like taking pictures at dawn, in the middle of the day, at sunset and when its overcast. Ok, I admit, I absolutely adore taking photographs of my beloved roses. So, and recommendations? Any that you think I should stay away from? Your advice is important to me! Thank you!
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| I've always used the Fuji Fine Pix cameras and I like them very much. They are a very good camera at a more reasonable price than the Canons and Nikons. the one I have now is pretty old technology already but it's still working so I'll stick with it. It's the FinePixS700. For rose shots make sure your camera has a macro setting and that you can make adjustments for white balance and light conditions. With those three options you can get some really great pictures. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy (My Page) on Mon, Apr 16, 12 at 19:25
| I have a canon dslr and a macro lens. (Canon service is in Irvine and can clean your Canon Camera) One thing, certain colors can overwhelm the sensors-red. There are things that will help with flower photography. One is a translucent shade for the flower, it will cut some of the reflection and allow for more detail if taking pictures outside. Another is a Polarizer filter. A good tripod helps so does a remote release for the camera And of course no wind Foggy SoCal days are good, but you might want to put a white or gray card in a photo so you can color correct if needed. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Some of my wild and garden flower images are on my website
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| I had the Fuji Fine Pix, it had an excellent macro lens. I did upgrade to a Nikon DSLR (the D60) a few years ago. I love it and am learning a lot about photography. To me the white balance is very important to get the right color of the roses. Before all of my purplish roses looked red in the photos. An SLR is good because you can buy different lenses for different types of photos. But the most important thing is to learn about your camera and photographer. Plus there are so many photo editing tools out there. I recently was complemented on some of my photos from a friend who is a photographer. That made me feel good. Here is one I just took of Rosette de Lizzy:
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