Macro SLR camera?

I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing. An SLR
would be best for close focusing to minimize parallex errors. The old
HP 912 is a good example of such a camera .. Are there others that
would fit the need???

thanks
frz

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I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing. An SLR
would be best for close focusing to minimize parallex errors. The old
HP 912 is a good example of such a camera .. Are there others that
would fit the need???

Or get a camera with an electronic viewfinder (most 5x zooms and above) -- note
a real SLR and cheap do not usually go together, particularly when you factor
in the lens cost. In prosumer cameras (step below the DSLR), Nikons generally
have the best rep. for macros, and IIRC the Nikon Coolpix 990 is usually the
model mentioned, and it can focus into ~ 2cm in macro mode.

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Michael Meissner
email:
http://www.the-meissners.org

On 20-Nov-2004, wrote:

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I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing. An SLR
would be best for close focusing to minimize parallex errors. The old
HP 912 is a good example of such a camera .. Are there others that
would fit the need???

thanks
frz

The Nikon Coolpix 990 and 995 will focus down to one inch in macro mode.
I use my 990 at work all the time to take pictures of quality issues on
circuit boards.

You may want to read this page for more cameras that suit your need:

http://www.basic-digital-photography...under-300.html


Regards
Gary Hendricks
www.basic-digital-photography.com

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I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing. An SLR
would be best for close focusing to minimize parallex errors. The old
HP 912 is a good example of such a camera .. Are there others that
would fit the need???

thanks
frz

I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing.

Do you need the close-focus spec you mention, or do you need a camera with the
ability to give you a bigger repro ratio? If you want your tiny subject to fill
the frame, you may want a 1:1 repro ratio, but if a camera will do that from
6", there's no reason to shoot from 1" away. If you're too close, your camera
blocks subject illumination and when you exhale, you'll move the subject.
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regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

I need an average spec. cheap older camera that I can focus macro ..
most of them .. only focus about 6" but I need 1" for seeing.

Do you need the close-focus spec you mention, or do you need a camera with the
ability to give you a bigger repro ratio? If you want your tiny subject to fill
the frame, you may want a 1:1 repro ratio, but if a camera will do that from
6", there's no reason to shoot from 1" away. If you're too close, your camera
blocks subject illumination and when you exhale, you'll move the subject.
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com