> A related question -- I am spending tons in developing and scanning in
> gerbil pictures and want to move to a digital camera. What
> brand/type/feaures are good for macro photography (closer than 18
> inches), and for capturing low light and fast action?
>
> Donna
> ABC Gerbils
> http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/home.html
>
>
I use a Sony Mavica FD73. It's goes for around $500 American Dollars. (I
bought mine from Wal-Mart). I love it! It does a great job of taking pics.
All the pics on my site were taken with this camera. Most of the pics on my
site were taken when I first got the camera. Now that I know how to use it a
bit better, I should have "photo re-take" day for all my critters, that way
I'll have better photos to post on my website. :o)
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
For taking nice pics of the gerbils, I set up a little photo studio on my
desk. I use a bedsheet for the background and floor. I staple the sheet to
the wall and let it lay on the desk. For the sides, I put boxes behind the
sheet making a three side area for the gerbils to run around in. This helps
to keep them from getting away from me, except I have to be sure they don't
fall off the front side. I use my desk lamp to add lighting to the area,
relying on the flash isn't good. When I take upclose pics, the flash ends up
being to bright.
Good Luck at finding the perfect digital camera, it is so much better than
scanning! I recommend getting a camera that uses floppy disks for storing
the photos. This way all you do is pop the disk out of the camera and pop it
into the computer and within minutes you can have the photo posted on your
website. It's very easy. No messing with cables or memory sticks, plus the
floppy disks are very cheap to buy.
Ann-Marie Roberts
T&T Gerbils, member of the AGS
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Please visit my website and pup count project at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
The American Gerbil Society
http://www.geocities.com/amergerbsoc/index.html
