Best camera for corals without breaking the bank?

[DrayB]

I posted a few pics yesterday of some corals and fish....nikon d7100 and a sigma 105 macro, which is an awesome lens but has a very narrow (and I'm talking mm's) DOF and a narrow field of view. i have recently got myself a sigma 17-50 wide angle lens for those full coral shots. LR (lightroom) i would say is essential, your not doing any way over the top editing like you may do in PS (photoshop) but it is a very powerful editing program.

i paid £700 for my d7100 and about £380 for the sigma 105 both new.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

iPhone 6s no editing under actinic

 

[Macdaddynick1]

shot of a milli at the lfs

 

[Snoopeeyy]

I have a fully loaded Nikon d40 I will sell you :)

how much!?

 

[twilliard]

how much!?

Well the price can scare people!
I will post a thread in the for sell section to stay within our rules of R2R :-)

 

[Snoopeeyy]

Well the price can scare people!
I will post a thread in the for sell section to stay within our rules of R2R :)

or hey just pm me :D

 

[JVI90gREEF]

Nikon AW120...from an "all things considered" standpoint - price, adjustability, accuracy, and ease of use...you will not find a better camera. It's $300+tax!

Here are some pics that I've taken:

 

[scardall]

I would recommend a Panasonic DMC-LX7.

 

[Devlin]

Nikon AW120...from an "all things considered" standpoint - price, adjustability, accuracy, and ease of use...you will not find a better camera. It's $300+tax!

Here are some pics that I've taken:

Only 300$ for this camera?

 

[JVI90gREEF]

Only 300$ for this camera?

That's correct...a buddy of mine found one on eBay, used, for $80

 

[Devlin]

That's correct...a buddy of mine found one on eBay, used, for $80

They are actually 200$ now. I was looking at them after I saw your post. Going to get one next week.

 

[JVI90gREEF]

They are actually 200$ now. I was looking at them after I saw your post. Going to get one next week.

Nice man, it's definitely worth it! Let me know if you need any help with the settings.

 

[Devlin]

Nice man, it's definitely worth it! Let me know if you need any help with the settings.

Thanks. I'm sure I will need some help.

 

[JVI90gREEF]

Thanks. I'm sure I will need some help.

Just shoot me a message if you have any questions

 

[SnoQ]

Something that can greatly improve photos even from a lower end camera are gel filters. If you want to use them for a cell phone, you can buy a cheap sample book of gel filters and see which one works best for you. I tend to use the CTO filters. Some people use one of the shades of red available. You can find sample books online (they usually have one of each color available) or if you have a camera store nearby you may be able to pick one up for free.

 

[varyhare]

Or just get a gel filter for your phone. Moonlight on with light yellow gel filter in front

 

[debby]

take a look at the olympus TG cameras. waterproof, custom white balance, shoot in raw, macro mode...

http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/tough.html?icn=topnav&ici=camerasnav_tough-rugged

 

[nanoman28g]

Looking to purchase a camera. Would like to know what you guys suggest. Not trying to spend a thousand dollars on a camera. Experienced feed back would be greatly appreciated.

I bought a Canon SL1 with the standard kit lens and it takes some very nice pics with some tinkering and a cheap tripod. I would recommend it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BW6LY2Y?keywords=canon sl1&qid=1445564798&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Example of picture:

 

[nanoman28g]

More examples of my Canon SL1 pictures:

 

[California Reef Co.]

Get an old series of the Canon Rebel.

I'm still shooting with a Canon Rebel t2i and I'm very happy with my pictures. You can find them on craigslist for around 200-350$

All of these pictures were taken with the stock kit lens 18-55mm on a canon rebel t2i

Pick up a set of Extension tubes from amazon for 50$ and you got yourself a macro set up.


Honestly there are some big tips you need to learn to take nice sharp pictures. Check out the reef2reef photography forum.