cameras

[Craig Lawrence]

I just wanted to know what type of camera everyone was using to build their photo albums. I have a 35m camera that I don't like and want to get a new one. I'm thinking of getting a digital and wanted to know what others were using and what type is recomened. Can you get a digital camera in a wide angle lens ? Seems like I can never fit the whole deck in the picture with the camera I currently use.

 

[Mike Hughes]

Craig,

I use a Sony Mavica, which puts the pics on disks. I like it very much.

You can use picture editing software to stitch multiple picutures together.........I have done that a few times when I cant fit it in one shot.

 

[Dan Flynn]

Nikon 880 and it's great for me.

 

[David Saulque]

Last week picked up a Olympus C3040 with a 128 card. Love it-3.4 Megapixel-whatever it works.

David

 

[timhays]

digital camera is definitely the way to go if your working with the web.
i have a Kodak 215 $299 Best Buy, then ,now $199.
love it.

 

[Bill B]

For those that have a digital - do you find the need to have a good optical zoom? Am also looking at digitals - targeting ~2.1 MPixel and 3X optical zoom. Wondering if this is correct range to be evaluating. Bill

 

[Jon]

Kodak 3900. Never have mastered resizing pictures to post.

Software that came with it does not do the job. As Mike said need after market software designed for that.

 

[Jon Fife]

hey Craig,

....use them both. I have a digital that i use for quick downloads and such, but i always take pics with my 35mm for the quality. I have practiced a little photography and like to create certain looks with certain pics, and i cannot do it with a digital. When it comes to the pics that go in the album or get blown up, it is the 35mm.

jon


ps for you guys that do decks, i have found the best pics to be taken are from a second-story window, looking down at the deck. Otherwise, it will be extremely tough to ever get a good floor pic.

 

[Mike Hughes]

I agree about the above idea............as evidenced by this picture of a new PT deck sealed with Ready Seal Natural Cedar. Took the picture from a ladder.

 

[David Saulque]

Mike

What did you do with the snow??? It was 65 in Sacramento today-or was it 62.

David

 

[Mike Hughes]

Unfortunately, we dont have any snow here.............very little this year.

As for that picture, it was taken two summers ago.

 

[Aplus]

That deck looks good Mike!

 

[David Saulque]

Mike

Wish my deck looked that good-Nice job!!

David

 

[mhpoole]

Camera

I use a sony Mavica also 2.1 meg with a 20x zoom. I really like how it stores the pictures on a CD.

 

[Dan S]

Mike,
heck with that deck I cant believe these guys did'nt notice the fake grass...... looks like outdoor carpet.............
I dont think I have one square of grass in my whole yard that looks that good.......... yeah I know they have it done by a pro............. 0 by the way stop following the new construction guys around and snapping pictures of there work...........lol. ya getting like big-boy...........


I use a kodak 3400dc myself And when I got my new dell it came with a great photo editor . and I havent had time to play with it.........................................

great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Scott Stone]

Sony Mavica, with the CD, if you can afford it, the Sony Mavica with the disc if you can't. I prefer it a lot over the memory card thing.

Scott

 

[fishguy]

I use a Kodak DC200 plus that I've had for a few years. I got it on sale for 300 but this was when digatal cameras were just becoming affordable. I also got a underwater case for it to keep it dry! They have wide angle lens avaib;e or used to be availible for the camera I have.
You can also email your pics to kodak and get prints of them

 

[skeith2]

camera

have a kodak dc4800 3.1 megapixel. Would not trade for anything, great camera

 

[outlaw]

Mike they ain't lying that deck look's great, I used to build deck's and I don't think I ever left one looking that good, course I didn't seal them as the treated lumber wasn't dried out enough when ever I had finished so it wasn't even in the bid, one thing I have noticed in a lot of these pictures is the use of 2x4's for the decks,
I always used 2x6's which I thought was common practice, does it change from one region to the next or was it just me
Gav

 

[David Saulque]

Does anyone have this new HP printer that will print from the camera card? Any ideas-plan to get one this week unless ___?

Thanks

David