Which Cameras and with What Settings do people use to photograph gun parts?

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That should bring it back or close to original coloring.

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Assuming, of course, that your's and everyone else's monitor is "calibrated" to the same standards. People tend to adjust their monitors for what looks good to them, including their own pictures. Ever seen your pics on two different computers? It's "amazing" how "different" the images can appear. Real problem when trying to "sell" online

I went and modified that pink picture (and managed not to save the original) before reading the updated thread, so I added a similar photo above the old one. (does that mess up the rest of y'all, or is the link to the original broken when omeone else adjusts it on their own? Doesn't look to have hurt anyone else's efforts yet!)

Sorry for the distraction!

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Originally Posted by Ramboueille

JM,



Photo taken from my workbench a year ago (Canon A620, three years old) on a tripod from 16" under florescent lights (alleged to be a big no-no but not true), manual settings. I am not a professional by any stretch but this photo would publish commercially easy. Use a neutral backgound that doesn't clash.

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Ramboueille,
We tried using the wife's A620 on auto-focus Macro and noticed a strange quirk in the camera.
The auto-focus would perfectly zero in on the target for about half a second and then focus elsewhere. I reset the camera software and such but never solved that quirk.
The Canon support website was no help.

You ever notice that or did you go directly to manual?

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Originally Posted by phil441

Ramboueille,
We tried using the wife's A620 on auto-focus Macro and noticed a strange quirk in the camera.
The auto-focus would perfectly zero in on the target for about half a second and then focus elsewhere. I reset the camera software and such but never solved that quirk.
The Canon support website was no help.

You ever notice that or did you go directly to manual?

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My Fujifilm A170 does the same thing many times- That's why I'm now using the gray towel- it's can be "scrunched up" to bring the background closer to the same focal plane as the object of interest. More than the crazy flash, I dislike NOT having a manual focus!

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Originally Posted by phil441

Ramboueille,
We tried using the wife's A620 on auto-focus Macro and noticed a strange quirk in the camera.
The auto-focus would perfectly zero in on the target for about half a second and then focus elsewhere. I reset the camera software and such but never solved that quirk.
The Canon support website was no help.

You ever notice that or did you go directly to manual?

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Phil,

Turn it off then back on. You're probably focusing too close and the camera doesn't know what to focus on with competing surfaces. Background should be a felt type neutral color surface without roughness. A plain bathroom towel may not be good if the weave is coarse because the camera can focus on the individual pile. On "auto" with the close-up (macro) turned on, take as large a photo as you can (Memu > "L" 3024 x 2304) from further back (12 - 16"), then crop out what you don't want which will pull what you do want to a close-up. Hopefully you're using a good tripod. It's really needed because when you crop it, any blurriness or unsteadiness will be very evident. I rarely use "Auto" settings for close-ups because you can't set shutter speed and "F" stops manually but try it on "Auto" anyhow.

There's many ways to "skin a cat" with these digital cameras today but you have to try out different settings, and their sensors are getting better all the time.