The Professor
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I've looked at the various DSLRs and they all have features that make getting sports shots easy: Auto face detection/tracking, multi-shot burst mode, audio on videos, etc. They also do all kinds of in-camera processing.
I want to take close ups of jewelry. It tends not to move at high speeds nor have faces nor make noise. So those features seem totally useless to me. [In fact, because of my brain problem(s), I don't think I've ever taken a picture of a human in my life.] I will have an unlimited time to set up each shot. Also, because I have Adobe CS4, I just need to dump raw images onto my PC so paying for a lot of in-camera software seems unnecessary.
I need a macro lens of course, but one with a focal length of only a few inches. I want to shoot straight down onto my (high) desktop for some shots and having to be a meter away would mean I'd have to hang the camera from the ceiling! I understand that the live video mode is useful for lengthly macro setups like this.
The shots will generally end up on the web so resolution is not the big issue, but I need enough to be able to crop down to include a single tiny screwhead and still end up with a decent sized pic.
I do want complete control over depth of field and what part is in focus. I don't mind getting a kit lens with the package because I do some more 'normal' photography as well (though no humans, because, you know, my brain...).
I was considering a Nikon D90 or a Canon Rebel but I think this may be overkill. What should I be looking at?
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I want to take close ups of jewelry. It tends not to move at high speeds nor have faces nor make noise. So those features seem totally useless to me. [In fact, because of my brain problem(s), I don't think I've ever taken a picture of a human in my life.] I will have an unlimited time to set up each shot. Also, because I have Adobe CS4, I just need to dump raw images onto my PC so paying for a lot of in-camera software seems unnecessary.
I need a macro lens of course, but one with a focal length of only a few inches. I want to shoot straight down onto my (high) desktop for some shots and having to be a meter away would mean I'd have to hang the camera from the ceiling! I understand that the live video mode is useful for lengthly macro setups like this.
The shots will generally end up on the web so resolution is not the big issue, but I need enough to be able to crop down to include a single tiny screwhead and still end up with a decent sized pic.
I do want complete control over depth of field and what part is in focus. I don't mind getting a kit lens with the package because I do some more 'normal' photography as well (though no humans, because, you know, my brain...).
I was considering a Nikon D90 or a Canon Rebel but I think this may be overkill. What should I be looking at?
><gts