What do you use to take clear pics?

[turbo]

Is a good phone camera really all you need? I don't use iPhone - pixel 8 pro could be alright.

 

[Bullfrog]

phone cameras do a pretty decent job for day to day but they cant compare to "real" cameras. unless your a photographer or enthusiast though, phone cameras are highly useful in their ease of carry and quick to deploy category

 

[itchybro]

agree with bullfrog
depends on how good you want to go , iphone or similar will do a pretty good job but a dslr & lens is def a step above but so is the price & not as convenient as using your phone , def better shots though allot sharper imo
& when i say so is the price , depending on which you choose you'd spend less than half the price of the latest iphone but it's a cam only , you could use it to take quality vid as well i guess

 

[Bullfrog]

I bought one of the earlier sony mirrorless cameras when I went to India and that thing took amazeballs images . doesn't take long before you get sick of carrying it around though, even without all the extra lenses.

 

[turbo]

Ok sounds like getting an actual camera is the go. What would be a good cheap entry option for bud shots etc?

 

[itchybro]

i used to have a cannon eos d60d which was around the $400-500 mark from memory but i reckon if you get on cannon's website & look at the entry level which i think the d60d was back then you should be pretty happy i reckon
i also brought some lens filters which from memory helped protect the lens & improve the image quality

 

[Bullfrog]

Ok sounds like getting an actual camera is the go. What would be a good cheap entry option for bud shots etc?

do research . also consider a macro lens for your phone too.

 

[Mellow oldfark]

Had a shitty old Samsung it used to take a fairish closeup..
It died and got a Oppo and camera is shite.

 

[turbo]

i used to have a cannon eos d60d which was around the $400-500 mark from memory but i reckon if you get on cannon's website & look at the entry level which i think the d60d was back then you should be pretty happy i reckon
i also brought some lens filters which from memory helped protect the lens & improve the image quality

Those are the ones my research has led me to as well. Might put aside and save for a Canon around that mark.

do research . also consider a macro lens for your phone too.

That's what I've been using coupled with the macro on my phone itself for pics like this though it's so hard to keep steady for the perfect shot.

 

[benn0]

A DSLR is a great investment, wish mine didnt get knocked off had a Nikon D3200, it was the shiznit

 

[GlennT_59]

LOL, I actually use a Nikon. The latest I-phone 14 onwards and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra do have very good lenses these days and can cover a lot of situations but I do like having all the manual settings on the camera to compensate for different situations where a phone may be just OK.

 

[itchybro]

Those are the ones my research has led me to as well. Might put aside and save for a Canon around that mark.


That's what I've been using coupled with the macro on my phone itself for pics like this though it's so hard to keep steady for the perfect shot.
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dslr macro lens are expensive & you'll need a tripod as well , might wanna try getting a cheap tripod for ya phone first if this is the kinda shots you wanna take , but with a full on cam & macro lens checkout bubbleman & his canna macro shots for what's possible
https://www.bubblemanbrand.com/portfolio

 

[Bullfrog]

found the lens ! cannon eos d7 somewhere in the garage I'll dig that up tomorrow

 

[turbo]

dslr macro lens are expensive & you'll need a tripod as well , might wanna try getting a cheap tripod for ya phone first if this is the kinda shots you wanna take , but with a full on cam & macro lens checkout bubbleman & his canna macro shots for what's possible
https://www.bubblemanbrand.com/portfolio

Yep cheap tripod will be the go and wow thank you for sharing that - those shots are incredible. I'm looking forward to being able to capture that level of detail!