i take photos of all sorts of nature, but usually plants and arthropods since that’s usually what’s most plentiful in my area. i usually shoot with a 10-year-old camera that has 18x zoom, 10MP, built-in flash (good to ~2m), manual focus ability, macro mode that allows me to shoot things even just a…

Nikon D3300 Lenses: 18-55mm, 55-300mm telephoto, 200-500mm telephoto. My macro setup consists of a 50mm prime and a 35mm prime with interchangeable Raynox DCR-250 and MSN-202 attachment lenses.

Curious which Google Pixel you have. I had a Google Pixel 2 XL which I adored for its camera and especially its macro capabilities. A few months ago, I “upgraded” to the Google 6 Pro on the assumption that the camera must be at least as good as its 5-years-older predecessor… but I hate it and it is …

I’m using a very basic smartphone (Motorola G8 power) and while this often serves me fine it also leads to lots of frustration, both in the capturing and uploading stage. I’d love to upgrade to a proper camera but it’s not in the budget right now. It’s mostly an issue for macro and telephotos, which…

My decision was mainly about size and affordability because most of the time i use my bike to get around, sometimes in combination with public transport and so it would be too much to carry around a big camera and additional lenses as well as further equipment. For me it’s mostly about learning and…

My new A53 has a rather good macro camera so I use that more, maybe even phasing out the NX300M I sometimes used before. And often I take a picture (or many to select the best ones) first using the camera function, then upload inside INat from the filesystem. The things I take pictures of are mostly…

[image] Kimbrown: I get really frustrated without having manual focus for some of the close ups. If your Pixel phone is Android based you should be able the get a free camera app that allows manual focus. I’m pretty sure it is covered in this recent live stream with Travis McEnery and Dr. Ech…

I started with a system much like yours. A Canon PowerShot 540SX. Added a clip-on Raynox-250 and wham, very nice macro quality for such a minor investment. And it’s so small and light. Without: great birding zoom; clip-on the Raynox – full frame down to around 1cm. With a good cam to subject distanc…

I have the pixel 6. The macro isn’t perfect but it can be okay as long as the background is clean and is darker than the subject. Otherwise, I can’t get a shot.

I’m going to look into that Ranox 250. Thanks

Good cameras for nature shots

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Good cameras for nature shots

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