We are looking into ordering equipment to take hemispherical photographs of tropical forest canopy gap closure. Looking at recently published papers, the Nikon Coolpix 4500 seems to be the most-commonly used camera. But, this camera came out back in 2002 and is not nearly as advanced as current cameras. Is there a reason this relatively old camera is ideal for hemispherical photography? Or do you have suggestions for more recent, advanced equipment?
Also, has anyone used HOBO data loggers to record light intensity and have any comments on how good they are for this?
