Questions with digital photography

ExTeNsIvE_mOdDa · Oct 9, 2004

i run a website which reviews various computer hardware and modding supplies ect, you probably wont know what i mean, but the link is www.extensivemods.com but her is my problem, with some of my reviews, i have to take very close up pictures of things, but i can not seem to be able to get good crisp pictures. I am using a minolta dimage 7i 5mp camera. i will give you an example of what happens when i try to take close up pictures.

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Do you guys have any tips to make my pics sharper?

LizM · Oct 9, 2004

You need something with a macro setting. The camera will only focus a certain distance and further away from an object. You seem to be too close.

ExTeNsIvE_mOdDa · Oct 9, 2004

but that is the problem, i need it that close, my macro focuses at .30 meters, but i need closer pics

rangefinder · Oct 9, 2004

You're other option is to get a sharp focus, even though you might be farther away than you would like. The using an image editor like Photoshop or Elements crop the image to fit your needs.

ferny · Oct 10, 2004

I would suggest cropping to. But if you wish to get closer still the cheapest way will involve using close-up lenses. Which you can stack together to get in closer.
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/photo/macro.html#Add a closeup lens
http://www.alanwood.net/photography/close-up-lenses.html

Lula · Oct 11, 2004

hi there!
i had the same question while ago...
check it out:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8784

hope it helps

ExTeNsIvE_mOdDa · Oct 12, 2004

i worked it out guys! finally, i got everything into focus with the macro, and used digital zoom to get closer, her is the good pic http://www.extensivemods.com/siteimages/casearts/large/moddingkit20.jpg

jadin · Oct 13, 2004

By the way you can see in your original photo that parts of the computer monitor are in focus.

The digital zoomed photo would work I guess, but if you really want it to be top notch you shouldn't have any problem just shooting farther away and cropping. Five MP is plenty to get a close up shot using cropping.

Big Mike · Oct 14, 2004

There is virtually no difference between cropping and using digital zoom. Personally, I would rather have the freedom to do the cropping afterward than to let the camera do it.