need a camera to shoot artwork for reproduction

EthanP99 said:

EthanP99 wrote:

the 5R has a sale on BHphoto right now for $450

you can price match it at bestbuy.

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oh my...thank you......how sweet of you!

i got a quote on paper of 449.99 from bestbuys

thank you again

EthanP99 said:

EthanP99 wrote:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888560-REG/Sony_nex5rk_b_Alpha_NEX_5R_Digital.html

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this was really very thoughtful of you

thank you so much

I too am an artist. On your budget I would go to B & H Photo and video link: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

And I would by a bridge camera like the Nikon Coolpix P7700 or the used Nikon Coolpix P7100 get Best Buy to match their price.

Below is a pic taken in low incandescent light in my dining room with the Nikon Coolpix P7700. This is a hand lettered piece in slate light gray ink on linen parchment with hand water colored water marks. The colors in the pic match to art work 100% and the image is under glass notice the reflection.

Joseph Broz said:

Joseph Broz wrote:

I too am an artist. On your budget I would go to B & H Photo and video link: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

And I would by a bridge camera like the Nikon Coolpix P7700 or the used Nikon Coolpix P7100 get Best Buy to match their price.

Below is a pic taken in low incandescent light in my dining room with the Nikon Coolpix P7700. This is a hand lettered piece in slate light gray ink on linen parchment with hand water colored water marks. The colors in the pic match to art work 100% and the image is under glass notice the reflection.

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how wonderful! i love calligraphy, one of my uncles was a calligrapher and my grandfather on my mother's side was a printer (i never met him, he died in 1920-he owned a print shop...i would LOVE to have inherited his presses and type)


here is a tiny jpeg of one of mine, watercolor on 140# hp it's actually 8.5X11 IRL

edited to add... thank you so much for your suggestion

also.... i love your work

AND my painting is actually much nicer in person and at a reasonable size (see why i need a better camera?)

I just sent you a private message.

If you are going to go with a Sony, I would wait for the Sony A3000 to be released. Should be in stores soon.

Sony - A3000 DSLR Camera with SEL1855 18-55mm Lens - Black

Also don't forget you can buy from BestBuy.com too.

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

If you are going to go with a Sony, I would wait for the Sony A3000 to be released. Should be in stores soon.

Sony - A3000 DSLR Camera with SEL1855 18-55mm Lens - Black

Also don't forget you can buy from BestBuy.com too.

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i don't think i saw this post (i am so sorry-i'm sort of new here)

i am a bit concerned about too much camera for me, even at that price. as that is a standard dslr right? ..... but i am continuing to do research and i do realize that with a standard dslr, i would have more of a range of lenses down the road to expand. i am not a good photographer, and for me it's not a passion like all you folks, but just a way to get images to either paint or painting images into a format that i can use.

how complicated will it be for me to learn or is a lot of it wasted on me?

i am not opposed to a dslr, i am thinking i may be afraid of them! i see them as for serious photography people and for pros

the other thing is... i was wondering when it is going to be released?

thank you so much

i also see on pre-release it's about 50.00 cheaper then the nex 5r

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

If you can buy at other than BestBuy.

Consider the Canon EOS M.

Canon EOS M Mirrorless Digital Camera Kit with 22mm f/2 Lens and 90EX Flash (Black)

Canon EOS-M Mirrorless Digital Camera with EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens (Black)

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i am so sorry, this is another post i missed

i can't buy anywhere else at the moment as that's where i have my gift cards

my initial impulse was to go with canon as i have a powershot a70 that i bought used....when it had a problem with the view screen, canon fixed it for nothing and even paid for shipping both ways!

i was sold on their customer service

unfortunately with the reward points, i couldn't get a gift card for the amount i got with anyone else but bestbuy

again thank you so very much

and i am so sorry i missed this post

vi

viH said:

viH wrote:

viH said:

TTMartin wrote:

If you are going to go with a Sony, I would wait for the Sony A3000 to be released. Should be in stores soon.

Sony - A3000 DSLR Camera with SEL1855 18-55mm Lens - Black

Also don't forget you can buy from BestBuy.com too.

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i don't think i saw this post (i am so sorry-i'm sort of new here)

i am a bit concerned about too much camera for me, even at that price. as that is a standard dslr right? ..... but i am continuing to do research and i do realize that with a standard dslr, i would have more of a range of lenses down the road to expand. i am not a good photographer, and for me it's not a passion like all you folks, but just a way to get images to either paint or painting images into a format that i can use.

how complicated will it be for me to learn or is a lot of it wasted on me?

i am not opposed to a dslr, i am thinking i may be afraid of them! i see them as for serious photography people and for pros

the other thing is... i was wondering when it is going to be released?

thank you so much

i also see on pre-release it's about 50.00 cheaper then the nex 5r

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The cameras are similar. Both are mirroless, using the same kind of autofocus system, the A3000 has both a Electronic Viewfinder and a Rear LCD, some NEX cameras only have the rear LCD.

The A3000 gives you more megapixels, and should have the most up to date technology.

I would NOT expect the A3000 to be any harder to use than a Sony NEX.

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sony-alpha-a3000

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

TTMartin said:

viH wrote:

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

If you are going to go with a Sony, I would wait for the Sony A3000 to be released. Should be in stores soon.

Sony - A3000 DSLR Camera with SEL1855 18-55mm Lens - Black

Also don't forget you can buy from BestBuy.com too.

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The cameras are similar. Both are mirroless, using the same kind of autofocus system, the A3000 has both a Electronic Viewfinder and a Rear LCD, some NEX cameras only have the rear LCD.

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The A3000 gives you more megapixels, and should have the most up to date technology.

I would NOT expect the A3000 to be any harder to use than a Sony NEX.

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sony-alpha-a3000

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thank you so much

i am reading that review now

plus i compared it at bestbuy.com

compared at bestbuy

(i am learning my way around the forum.can you tell?)

i can see why you recommended it..it's standard format is RAW (which is what i need)

it has no touch screen so clumsy people like me can't mess things up

i don't really care about video and i haven't ever used the view finder on the a70.

it is also less expensive..and i was wrong about using regular lenses ....it still is with the lenses from the nex line

(i do actually go look at everything you folks have suggested- i know nothing about this but you all have helped so very much to narrow it down to a reasonable few)

i did get to touch the nex 5r and a few others. this one i won't be able to see and touch for about a month from what i can see

i realize that this is huge and not something to be rushed into because this is going to be the way i get to show my work to agents and manufacturers to not only get future work but also to deliver images that they hopefully will license

according to sony, it should be available 9/08/13

so about a week

which is probably why they have the nex5r on sale today

(please forgive me, i am doing my thinking pro/con here in this reply)

there are a few things i see better with the a3000 ( why do i keep thinking of the broom 'nimbus 2000' from harry potter) i wish however i could handle it in person

and you're right i could use my gift certificates and preorder this

thank you again

vi

who is now torn between....do i wait..or do i go?

vi here again,

with another dumb question

some of the camera's i've looked at say they are compatible with windows vista

however, i have windows 7 and will be upgrading to 8.....

eventually my plan is a mac for the studio and photoshop

is there a way to upgrade for these operating systems?

(yes i have a digital photography for dummies book on it's way)

again thank you all so very much

viH said:

viH wrote:

vi here again,

with another dumb question

some of the camera's i've looked at say they are compatible with windows vista

however, i have windows 7 and will be upgrading to 8.....

eventually my plan is a mac for the studio and photoshop

is there a way to upgrade for these operating systems?

(yes i have a digital photography for dummies book on it's way)

again thank you all so very much

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Operating system compatibility is only relevant to the software that some manufacturers use for transfering or editing files. In my experience this software is a big pain. I usually avoid all of this by using a card reader. Card readers ($5 and up or sometimes built in to the computer) let you copy files regardless of the operating system. So you can take a card from any camera and load the files into any computer.

Leonard Migliore said:

Leonard Migliore wrote:

Leonard Migliore said:

viH wrote:

vi here again,

with another dumb question

some of the camera's i've looked at say they are compatible with windows vista

however, i have windows 7 and will be upgrading to 8.....

eventually my plan is a mac for the studio and photoshop

is there a way to upgrade for these operating systems?

(yes i have a digital photography for dummies book on it's way)

again thank you all so very much

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Operating system compatibility is only relevant to the software that some manufacturers use for transfering or editing files. In my experience this software is a big pain. I usually avoid all of this by using a card reader. Card readers ($5 and up or sometimes built in to the computer) let you copy files regardless of the operating system. So you can take a card from any camera and load the files into any computer.

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Leonard Migliore

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ok thank you so much

i had a card reader on my desktop (alas it is no more.... the motherboard fried)

not on the laptop but i know that there are usb card readers that i can pick up

and i got the sony nex5r

i got an even better deal on it as it had an 'opened' box- they gave me more money off it

the reason i didn't wait for the a3000 which i did look at online was because it's new...

and i don't know how folks in the real world will review it

i tend to like tried and true ....

now all that being said

i am reading the owners manual, and i hope to start working with this over the weekend

i really don't currently need something for actual motion shots but if i find later that i do

i have learned (thanks to you folks here) that THEN it is the time to get the dslr with a telephoto or something to be able to shoot photos of the birds in the back

i am hoping to learn enough about this camera to begin to photograph my portfolio this week or next so i can upload to the copyright office and a few agents etc

if you all don't mind a non photography sort of hanging around and lurking to try and learn a bit

i wouldn't mind sticking around here

thank you all for your patience, your kindness, and for answering me and my dumb questions

vi

viH said:

viH wrote:

and i got the sony nex5r

i got an even better deal on it as it had an 'opened' box- they gave me more money off it

the reason i didn't wait for the a3000 which i did look at online was because it's new...

and i don't know how folks in the real world will review it

i tend to like tried and true ....

now all that being said

i am reading the owners manual, and i hope to start working with this over the weekend

i really don't currently need something for actual motion shots but if i find later that i do

i have learned (thanks to you folks here) that THEN it is the time to get the dslr with a telephoto or something to be able to shoot photos of the birds in the back

i am hoping to learn enough about this camera to begin to photograph my portfolio this week or next so i can upload to the copyright office and a few agents etc

if you all don't mind a non photography sort of hanging around and lurking to try and learn a bit

i wouldn't mind sticking around here

thank you all for your patience, your kindness, and for answering me and my dumb questions

vi

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I'm very happy that you've found something suitable That's a very nice camera you have.

keep in touch, and let us know how you get on.

Congratulations on your new camera!

Glad to hear you got a very good deal on it.

You're already starting out on the right foot by reading the manual.

Enjoy!

Cailean Gallimore said:

Cailean Gallimore wrote:
I'm very happy that you've found something suitable That's a very nice camera you have.

keep in touch, and let us know how you get on.

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:-D

vi

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

Congratulations on your new camera!

Glad to hear you got a very good deal on it.

You're already starting out on the right foot by reading the manual.

Enjoy!

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i couldn't get the battery door to close!

and yup reading the manual.....then after it's fully charged i am going to put the dvd in and see what that has to say

it's exciting and a bit scary at the same time

i am so hoping to learn how to take good enough photos for submissions

you folks are the BEST

viH said:

viH wrote:

viH said:

TTMartin wrote:

Congratulations on your new camera!

Glad to hear you got a very good deal on it.

You're already starting out on the right foot by reading the manual.

Enjoy!

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i couldn't get the battery door to close!

and yup reading the manual.....then after it's fully charged i am going to put the dvd in and see what that has to say

it's exciting and a bit scary at the same time

i am so hoping to learn how to take good enough photos for submissions

you folks are the BEST

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If you post your question about the battery door, on the Sony NEX Talk forum, you'll probably get a quicker answer to help you.

TTMartin said:

TTMartin wrote:

If you post your question about the battery door, on the Sony NEX Talk forum, you'll probably get a quicker answer to help you.

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thank you anyway..i did figure it out

it just took me a bit.....

i saw that sony nex talk forum while i was poking around here

i am probably going to lurk around a lot ....trying to learn

i'm pretty sure my photography teacher from art school is finally vindicated....as he always told me that i was going to need to know this

vi