Firstly, let me say hello to everybody (i am finally able to post lol)
I have a question that I am hoping some of you experts can help with.
I work in an antique pottery / collectables shop, we have a website with pictures of all our stock and also sell some things on ebay, so as you can imagine picture quality is quite inportant to us.
we have, up to now, used a standard digital camera. It has been decided that it is time to step up the equipment we have so that we can get better photo's.
After talking to an expert in the field, my boss has been told that the camera he wants (and is now determined to get) is a minolta 7d digital slr
So, i have the job of getting a hold of one.
My question is, once I have managed to get one of these (quite expensive) cams, what lenses do I need.
We have to photograph backstamps and small marks / damage to items as well as the ware in general. sometimes glaze has run into the backstamps / impressions making them hard to see, let alone photograph (our current camera a sony cybershot 3,2 mp one) copes ok on most things but hasnt really got the depth for what we need.
I am guessing that I need some kind of macro lense, or closeup lense, but even those seem to have a wide variety, also I will see a lense that is described as 18"-50". what does that mean in reality.
I know I am a totaly novice to this area, and I am probably asking for the meaning of life in a single sentance containing no repitition, but any assistance would be greatly apreciated.
thank you in advance
I have a question that I am hoping some of you experts can help with.
I work in an antique pottery / collectables shop, we have a website with pictures of all our stock and also sell some things on ebay, so as you can imagine picture quality is quite inportant to us.
we have, up to now, used a standard digital camera. It has been decided that it is time to step up the equipment we have so that we can get better photo's.
After talking to an expert in the field, my boss has been told that the camera he wants (and is now determined to get) is a minolta 7d digital slr
So, i have the job of getting a hold of one.
My question is, once I have managed to get one of these (quite expensive) cams, what lenses do I need.
We have to photograph backstamps and small marks / damage to items as well as the ware in general. sometimes glaze has run into the backstamps / impressions making them hard to see, let alone photograph (our current camera a sony cybershot 3,2 mp one) copes ok on most things but hasnt really got the depth for what we need.
I am guessing that I need some kind of macro lense, or closeup lense, but even those seem to have a wide variety, also I will see a lense that is described as 18"-50". what does that mean in reality.
I know I am a totaly novice to this area, and I am probably asking for the meaning of life in a single sentance containing no repitition, but any assistance would be greatly apreciated.
thank you in advance
