Lightning blew up coin camera... looking for replacement ideas
lsica
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A lightning strike a few weeks ago blew up (well, "zapped" is more like it, no explosion) a computer and my Canon A430 Coin Camera along with it. I'm looking for something to replace it (buying new) in the under $200 range. The Fujifilm Finepix S700 seems like a good choice. Anyone have any comments on that camera or any other suggestions? Obviously macro ability is the primary deciding factor here.
Thanks to all
Thanks to all
Philately will get you nowhere....
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<< <i>How did it ZAP your camera??? >>
Lightning hit an antenna on top of a ham radio tower. The grounds and arrrestors kept the bulk of the charge out of the house (otherwise things would have "blown up"), but enough came through the radio through it's computer interface to the computer and then out the computer interface to the camera.
<< <i>Bumping in less than an hour? Give some time for the photo crowd to chime in...... >>
Sorry.. didn't realize this computer wasn't logged in so what I thought was a three hour gap (and dropping already to the next page) was only an hour gap (forum was showing PDT and I thought it was CDT). Just lost track of how long ago I had posted
Invest in a surge protector mate, sorry for your loss.
<< <i>Invest in a surge protector mate, sorry for your loss. >>
When you get a direct hit, unless you've got yourself a Broadcast Station quality grounding system (hundred plus grounds at X feet all around the tower), all a lightning arrrestor or surge protector does it keep your equipment from blowing up in little pieces as 100,000 volts goes through it
Fujifilm Finepix S700
I like the tight macro ability (1cm), the even the tight minimum focus with zoom (60 cm)
You can get an A570 IS for less than $200 and it's getting RAVE reviews for its performance.
John
Never view my other linked pages. They aren't coin related.
<< <i>For less than $200 you may not light the world on fire but there are some nice cameras that do macro well. >>
Which is what I'm looking for
<< <i> You can't tether the A570 IS. >>
kind of a minus for me and what I'll be using it for
<< <i>You can get an A570 IS for less than $200 and it's getting RAVE reviews for its performance. >>
I see that. But it's being silver is a minus (it seems nit picky, but I hate how silver cameras reflect on a slab) and....
Explain something to me... what gives a "closer" picture:
A camera that has a minimum focal range of 60cm telephoto with a 10x zoom
OR
A camera that has a minimum focal range of 30cm telephoto with a 4x zoom
John
Never view my other linked pages. They aren't coin related.
a) An ultimate macro of 1cm (Fuji S700) vs 5 cm (Canon A570) doesn't mean much, because if you get that close to a coin, your lighting is going to suck
b) S700 has a 10x zoom, but at 60cm. A570 has a 4x zoom, but at 30 cm. So you can get pretty much just as close with both cameras, but the Canon lets you be physically far enough to adjust lighting properly but close enough so you're not relying so much on zoom
c) A570 has REAL image stabilization, not just sensitivity trick like the fuji does (yup, when you're in tight, even the vibration of a camera on a tripod can sometimes be seen).
d) Canon is $20 cheaper than the Fuji
e) I already have the AC adaptor for the Canon
And, at least for my purposes, you CAN "tether" the Canon (meaning just hook it via a USB and a video cable)
I'll post some pics when I get it