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Author: peterpeter Date: Aug 10, 2007 23:50
Hello,
I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment that
will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I want to
have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very crisp and
clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is dependent on
the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I have good optical
zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop the deer on the
computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the desired result? Can
anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement? She
said 600 mm was the best lens, but I see on the internet those lenses
are terribly expensive. I'd like to spend less than $1500 total. Any
other suggestions/methods to get the pictures I desire? I would
appreciate any input.
Thank you,
Peter
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Author: KoekjeKoekje Date: Aug 11, 2007 00:59
peter enlightened us with:
> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment
> that will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I
> want to have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very
> crisp and clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is
> dependent on the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I
> have good optical zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop
> the deer on the computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the
> desired result?
That's difficult. You can crop it down to about 7-8 megapixels, but I
don't think you'll want to go lower than that.
> Can anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement?
I'm quite happy with my 8 megapixel Canon EOS 350D and a 70-300mm
lens.
> She said 600 mm was the best lens, but I see on the internet those
> lenses are terribly expensive.
My guess is that she wanted you to buy that lens from her. You'll be
fine with a 300mm lens, given that you can move in close enough.
> I'd like to spend less than $1500 total.
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Author: peterpeter Date: Aug 11, 2007 01:53
On Aug 10, 6:59 pm, Koekje example.com> wrote:> peter enlightened us with:
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>> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment
>> that will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I
>> want to have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very
>> crisp and clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is
>> dependent on the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I
>> have good optical zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop
>> the deer on the computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the
>> desired result?
>
> That's difficult. You can crop it down to about 7-8 megapixels, but I
> don't think you'll want to go lower than that.
>
>> Can anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement?
>
> I'm quite happy with my 8 megapixel Canon EOS 350D and a 70-300mm
> lens.
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Author: peterpeter Date: Aug 11, 2007 01:54
On Aug 10, 7:12 pm, Joel NoSpam.com> wrote:> peter yahoo.com> wrote:>> Hello,
>
>> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment that
>> will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I want to
>> have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very crisp and
>> clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is dependent on
>> the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I have good optical
>> zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop the deer on the
>> computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the desired result? Can
>> anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement? She
>> said 600 mm was the best lens, but I see on the internet those lenses
>> are terribly expensive. I'd like to spend less than $1500 total. Any
>> other suggestions/methods to get the pictures I desire? I would
>> appreciate any input.
>
>> Thank you,
>
>> Peter ...
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Author: DBLEXPOSUREDBLEXPOSURE Date: Aug 11, 2007 02:31
> Hello,
>
> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment that
> will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I want to
> have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very crisp and
> clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is dependent on
> the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I have good optical
> zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop the deer on the
> computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the desired result? Can
> anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement? She
> said 600 mm was the best lens, but I see on the internet those lenses
> are terribly expensive. I'd like to spend less than $1500 total. Any
> other suggestions/methods to get the pictures I desire? I would
> appreciate any input.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peter ...
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Author: peterpeter Date: Aug 11, 2007 02:53
On Aug 10, 8:31 pm, "DBLEXPOSURE" hotmail.com> wrote:>> Hello,
>
>> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment that
>> will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I want to
>> have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very crisp and
>> clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is dependent on
>> the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I have good optical
>> zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop the deer on the
>> computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the desired result? Can
>> anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement? She
>> said 600 mm was the best lens, but I see on the internet those lenses
>> are terribly expensive. I'd like to spend less than $1500 total. Any
>> other suggestions/methods to get the pictures I desire? I would ...
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Author: peterpeter Date: Aug 11, 2007 03:00
On Aug 10, 8:42 pm, Joel NoSpam.com> wrote:> peter yahoo.com> wrote:>> On Aug 10, 6:59 pm, Koekje example.com> wrote:>>> peter enlightened us with:
>
>>>> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment
>>>> that will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I
>>>> want to have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very
>>>> crisp and clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is
>>>> dependent on the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I
>>>> have good optical zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop
>>>> the deer on the computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the
>>>> desired result?
>
>>> That's difficult. You can crop it down to about 7-8 megapixels, but I
>>> don't think you'll want to go lower than that.
>
>>>> Can anyone suggest to me the minimum megapixel and lens requirement?
>
>>> I'm quite happy with my 8 megapixel Canon EOS 350D and a 70-300mm ...
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Author: DBLEXPOSUREDBLEXPOSURE Date: Aug 11, 2007 03:19
>
> Thank you for the reply and recommendations. The photos will be for
> magazine advertisements, and some prints. Usually a letter size print
> is big enough, if the deer itself takes up most of the page. I do not
> intend to be a professional wildlife photographer. My part time
> business is creating ads and brochures and such. There are some
> whitetail deer farmers in the area who are in need of a photographer.
> I would get their ad work too then, if I was their photographer. The
> deer are raised in pens, so I can get close, but not too close,
> because I spook them then. I would say 50 yards is far enough away,
> maybe a little closer. I guess I just want to figure out what is the
> minimum I can spend to produce the quality of images I desire, which I
> guess would be an 8 by 12,...
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Author: SteveBSteveB Date: Aug 11, 2007 03:51
>> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment
>> that will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I
>> want to have the final photograph as a close up of the deer, very
>> crisp and clear. I called a camera store and the woman said it is
>> dependent on the lens and megapixels of the camera. She said if I
>> have good optical zoom and 10 megapixels, I should be able to crop
>> the deer on the computer and enlarge. Will this method give me the
>> desired result?
It all depends on the distance. Nothing beats being close. Nothing. But,
with some subjects, as deer, that's not always possible unless you are lucky
and quick. After that, lenses come into play. Big lenses can bring things
closer, but they lose something in the process, and most are expensive. How
deep do you want to get into this?
Some of the highest optical lenses will zoom in pretty good, but they have
their limits. About the highest optical zooms you can get is 12x.
Fergeddabout digital zoom ratings. You can blow it up but all you will get
is a picture made up of small squares.
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Author: rayray Date: Aug 11, 2007 04:00
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:50:12 -0700, peter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am only a beginning photographer. I need to buy some equipment that
> will allow me to photograph whitetail deer from a distance. I want to
> have the final photograph as a close up of...
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