Aylwen, I see what you're looking at now. My recommendation: Take several costume pieces to the camera store with you (various textures & hue densities). Take your laptop, too. Have the sales person setup the lighting situation(s) you'll be in. Run lots of experiments, perhaps some like these: * Set your camera to ISO 1600, shutter priority & shoot your costumes from various distances. * Switch to "indoor" mode & shoot. * Switch to "night + portrait" and shoot a bunch more. * Noodle around with the white balance. * Shoot thru glass, if you can, to simulate museum cases. * Turn the image stab on & off & see how things change when you shoot your costumes from various distances. * Add the tripod (good call, Claudine) and do it all again. * Try macro, if there is one... tho I dont see it listed on the features page. * Ask what setup the salesperson recommends now that s/he knows what you're up to.
Down load everything to your computer & check the result on the bigger screen. Your computer will have much better color depth than the tiny screen. See if you like the results and see if you have all the right accessories (like the SDHC adapter) to dnld pics to your computer. Having done that, see what else the shop recommends given your interests and your price point. --cin Cynthia Barnes [email protected] On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry about the link - I've shortened it to http://tinyurl.com/3nqxqf9 > I have access to costume collections overseas that I can photograph without > a flash. I prefer Olympus so was looking at this one > http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XG6600/olympus-sp-600-ultra-zoom-digital-cameraand > wondering if it would work. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
