macro photography of flowres: Has anybody heard about the sharpness of the macro on the SX200IS?
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I purchased the Canon sx200IS and I can tell you the Macro settings are fabulous,not only the regular Macro but this camera has Super Macro,you have to use the P mode and take it from there,to set up.Before purchasing this camera at a photo store I had them print out some Macro shots I took right there,I bought the camera and absolutely no regrets,I also own a high end pro camera and I think this one will get the most used.
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Hello Gary,I won't be to much help because it was a gift to my son. I did call him he said 1080 p it does take still photos and does not know at this time about the megapixels he was not home at the time to look at the manual. He loves it. Hope some of this helos
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It doesn't get super close, but it's really damn sharp. If you want to get closer, I'd suggest Sigma's 28mm f1.8 macro (they also have a 24, a 50, etc.)The macros are reviewed well enough, may not be as optimal in the corners, but for center-frame macro shots, everything else will be bokeh-d out anyway. This is more of a perfect travel lens- sharp as anything corner to corner for the landscape shots, and wide f1.8 for the people shots, while still being practical and relatively distortion-free.
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I miss my old Canon A60- an early 2000 design. Mine finally bit the dust recently after 9 years of no issues. And the Macro Mode was great, not fantastic though. But compared to all other cameras I've used, its Macro was best. Even better than cameras several hundreds dollars more than it. But like the saying "they just don't make 'em like they USED to." Cameras are no exception- as nearly EVERYTHING is either made of cheaper quality materials, or mfg's skimp seriously nowadays.
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It depends on how macro you wish to go. It is still basically a point and shoot digital camera, however it does have a great zoom at 30x and after you can edit the picture in the camera to zoom even further in at 10x's. I have gotten some great pictures of bees on a flower that you can see the individual pollen deposits on it's wings, legs and face, a few ants that I didn't even notice on a flower petal, dew drops on roses or on leaves that I didn't notice in the original shots ect just from using that extra zooming power on photos I was out shooting. I also took a picture of a squirrel from about 10 feet away using the camera zoom and then when I zoomed in on the squirrels face using the edit feature I could see my reflection in the squirrels eye. For me that is great, but it's not the super macro you would see using some of the DSLR camera's with all the bells a whistles.
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Macro photos?Yes,The Sony DSCHx300Takes beautiful macro photosYou will be impressed
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I also like to photograph flowers (and insects) close up and I have been very impressed by the clarity of the SX50HS images. You might want to visit the following web page to see examples of beautiful dragon fly close-ups. Six or seven of these were shot with the Canon SX50HS and the photographer describes the settings he used at the bottom of each photo: http://p4td.lightshedder.com/category/dragonflies/. There are undoubtedly even better cameras for macro photography, but I think this is an excellent choice within its price range.
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I would either put it in Macro Mode or Manual or choose the A, manually focus until the subject looks clear, I have a NX1000 and it may be the same way.
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It depends. I'd check SN#. I still think Richoh has left the Pentax site as it was. It shouldn't be too hard to discover the cut off date for the motor issues that effected the early units. Mine is fine, but surprisingly my 60-250 2.8 has developed the AF lag. Go figure
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Hi, Jason. You tend to see some degradation in image quality as well as some vignetting with the 2X teleconverters. While the canon is better than say a Sigma or a Tamron it will still affect image quality some. Using the 1.4X, at 200mm with the 70-200L, I have seen some very minor loss in sharpness in the corners, however I have to pixel peep to see that.
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In the SETTINGS you can choose ISM Mode (Image Stabilizer Mode). You can always download the user manual at the flwg link : http://content.abt.com/documents/23340/sx20is_use.pdf - hope this helps!
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Thanks, Philip. I kept mine, still really pleased. Learned that shooting in "Auto" is my best friend right now (clear crisp photos at any distance from macro to nearly all zoom), but glad to hear the "shaken when stirred" is not a sign of something wrong, or about to go wrong. Best wishes.
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You can use it on macro pics. I used it with a dragon fly on a plant it looked awesome
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Mine works perfectly and I have no issues with sharpness. It's a very good walk-around lens when I don't want to carry a lot of gear.
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I haven't run into the sharpness issue using the lens first on a Panasonic GX1 and now on an Olympus EM-5. I try to keep the maximum focal length at less than 40mm. I prefer other Panny lenses if I am traveling heavy, but using that lens with either of the two bodies gives me a fine and very compact outfit.
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I'm trying to post a close-up taken with the macro. I was about 2 inches away, the camera focused very well, and you can see details expected of about 10x- and very clear.
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yeah, the macro mode lets you take close up images. Got the camera a few days ago and it too pretty nice pics of my fav. ring! The ring is focused, but background will be blurry