What kind of camera is good for taking......vERy vERy up CLOSE pictures...without getting any blurriness...?

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I need it for my photography class...

Answer 1

It's not the camera that allows you to take very, very close up photos... it is the lens that attaches to the camera.

The very best camera AND lens for a Beginner's photography class depends if you wish to use film or digital. For best prices, I suggest that you go to www.keh.com and see what you can find insofar as a camera AND lens goes; it depends on whether you want a digital camera or film camera. Each has an advantage and disadvantage. I, personally, use film and prefer to stay with film.

I will recommend the most popular and easiest camera to operate, a camera that you can use manually, semi-automatically and full automatic... with manual focus or automatic focus. It has interchangeable lens capacity and the lens mount on that brand of camera has not changed since 1959... this camera will advance the film for you automatically and rewind it when you take the last photo on the roll; it will also set the film's ISO automatically for you. It even has a built-in strobe good for up to 5 feet... it has a reputation of being very well-built, built ergonomically and is easy to master... the Nikon N80.

The lens is bought separately (unless you find a camera with this lens sold together). I recommend that you get EITHER the Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6D(macro) OR the much more affordable, older, but equally as good, Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.5-5.6D(macro) lens (make sure it says "macro" since one is also "macro" and one is not). This lens will allow you to shoot wide-angle (35-40mm), or regular lens (45-55mm), portrait (80-90mm) or short telephoto (90-105mm) and macro-photography! It is a most versatile lens, well-built and has superior glass formula (retains a good resale price, too).

Get a UV filter and also a Circular Polarizer Filter (see if you can find a good, unscratched one by Tiffen or Hoya or Sunpak).

If you are interested in a digital camera, I will suggest the D50 and the kit lens, or the much heralded and praised Nikon D70S with the kit lens. Again, I suggest the same lenses described above or the kit lens if it has the macro-photography feature.

Answer 2

Again like the previous person mentioned go with KEH.com when purchasing a camera. However, I would make the reccomendation to purchase a Nikon F3hp. The N80 is a good camera , but the only objections that I have with this particular camera is that its manual features are a bit obscured, and assuming that you are taking a begining photo class typically you want a camera where you have easy access to both aperture and shutter speed settings for the utmost control over your images. Furthermore the F3 and F3hp is the first of the F series cameras that offered aperture priority automatic features which means when selected to A or auto all you have to do is select the aperture and the camera through its calculations will find the appropriate shutterspeed. Furthermore, the construction of the F3hp is far more robust compared to the contruction of the N80 which is somewhat cheap and plasticy. During its trials the F3hp was put through a variety of tests mimicing its use in the field from being tested at -40f in the antrarctic to 120+ tempertures in death valley.
Regarding your lens selection listen to what the previous person said but of course go for the manual version as autofocus lenses aern't going to work with the F3hp.
Additionally you are going to need some kind of tripod when you are working with these closeups, especially assuming that you want f16+ aperture detail and sharpness whereas your shutter speed may be slow.
Anyhow with these reccomendation ask your teacher what they reccomend for the course outline as we really dont know the full details of what kind of projects you are commiting to. I mean if this class requires you to do a lot of sports photography or action photography then by all means go with a camera like the N80 or for that matter maybe even a used F5. Anyhow just have fun.

Answer 3

you need one that the lens can be changed on. Buy a lens that has a macro feature most zoom lenses have them -or you can really make an investment and purchase a macro lens designed for close up work.

Answer 4

You need a camera that you can change lenses and then you need to buy a close up lense called a macro lense. Ask your photo teacher for suggestions.

Answer 5

You want to use a camera that has a macro lens for close ups.

Answer 6

Any decent cam with macro will probably do...