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How to take pictures of engine parts

Reply #15
Lithiums can be nice. I love the 1500mah one I have in my XT. Charged it before Christmas, have taken about 600 pictures since, and its still at full bars. Bought two but haven't had to use the second one yet. May as well just sell it as the stock 720 lasts quite long also.

Anyways, yes, macro should always be used when in closer than ~2 feet (depends on camera, but a good general rule for most). It also opens up a new type of photo taking. You may not be able to take close-ups of an insect(1:1), but it works great for just about everything else.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

How to take pictures of engine parts

Reply #16
Quote from: stuntmannick;127222
You guys should be using lithium batteries for yo cameras.  They last FOREVER.  I took around 5 hours worth of video on my Nikon L6 and still had enough battery to take ~200 pics before replacing.


I have Li-ion in my Rebel XT and my DC20. The only camera I have that uses AA's is my E323 Dimage, which hasn't been touched in nearly a year. It's a pig for batteries.

 

How to take pictures of engine parts

Reply #17
Some macro shots from my Casio Exilim EX-P505. Macro goes down to 1cm.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

How to take pictures of engine parts

Reply #18
Yeah, my 6.3 MP Fuji has a Super Macro mode (a flower inside a magnifying glass :hick: )

Notice the dew drops on the spiders leg :D

11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

How to take pictures of engine parts

Reply #19
1:2.3 ratio at 70mm, this is about as close as I can get before I lose a lot of light. I don't know what the "close up" mode is even doing on an SLR since it all depends on your lens. 1/80sec f/8 70mm

1988 Thunderbird Sport