Coast Line RR vol. 5

[kirk]

Rich, my small camera is a Sony W-320, but as the others say most smallies will do the same. The 320 has a wide wideangle, which gives slightly better depth of field.

[Ray Dunakin]

Great pics, especially that first one!

[R.BOUDREAUX]

Ian - Troels,

Thanks for the info.

I have a small Canon, (don't have the Model No., I'm at work), but I cannot get pictures like that out of it. Those pictures are really super sharp.

I guess I'll have to go to my last option, read the manual.

I'm going to see what I can do with it over the weekend.

Thanks again,

Rich

[R.BOUDREAUX]

Ian - Troels,

O.K., My camera is a Canon Power shot A1000IS.

Can I take super shots like Troels with it ?

Rich

[Graffen]

I have the same type of camera as Troels, and it is very good for model photography indeed!

It manages darkness very well also, as you can see in this pic:



Taken on my HO scale layout......

[MinerFortyNiner]

Troels, love the close-in shots of mini scenes, very nice. I use a small camera in a similar way, and almost nothing is glued down on the layout to facilitate locating the camera for photography when necessary.

Graffen, splendid night shot...it has tons of atmosphere.

Rich, if I may suggest: I have never met a Canon I didn't like. There are many great close-up cameras out there, just ensure you are using the macro mode per the manual - and have fun!

I chose small Nikon 'prosumer' cameras for my two digital cameras I have used over the past eight years. They have excellent macro modes and sharp optics. But everyone has a slightly different take on this, so what matters most is your own taste.

[andykins]

great photos troels!

[CN6401]

Michael,

That is a great night shot and street running to boot, NICE! I saw the camera you talk about when I visited Troels, it is a piece of art.

Our family is a Nikon family and last summer my son borrowed my 18-200mm zoom to go to Denmark and dropped it on the second day. Thank god for UV filters.

The only problem with it is the macro or up close part is not as clear as it was.

Ralph

[stockjunkie]

Troels, Great photos!! What I especially like is the "depth" of each shot. Its not kind of one dimensional...just a building. We see background buildings, fences etc that make your scenes look like real neighborhoods. A question about the shot of the man standing outside the shoe store: Is the shoe store one of the buildings made with the MiTientes paper? I cant remember back, but Im assuming the block foundation was also the carved foam? And the corner trim would also be the paper that you glue over the clapboards? It also looks like you ran a nail making tool up the wall. I just want to get this all down because Im almost to the point of scratch building a few structures also, and what better example could I follow! Thanks again, JD.

[elwoodblues]

Troels, those close-ups are fantastic, as is the modeling.

[masonamerican]

Very nice photos!! Great to see one don't need extreme nor very expensive cameras to take good modeling pictures. What I'm missing is depth of field though. My old Pentax slr camera for film (tucked away in a box deep in the attic) had a wide angle lens which could be adjusted down to a very small aperture which gave a very nice depth of field. Needed a lot of light though or a very long shutter time.

Happy modeling!

Hakan

[kirk]

Hakan, my usual big camera can be stopped down manually for great depth of field, while the little one without manual controls can fit in tiny spaces... you can't always get both ;-)

JD, the shoe store is from MiTeintes planking with a carved blue foam foundation. The nail rows are from a sewing pattern pounce wheel. If memory serves, the build was in volume one.

[masonamerican]

I guess you're right Troels . I miss my old Pentax though. I hope one day in the future to be able to buy a digital system camera. They seem to have dropped considerably in price compared to a few years ago and the smaller system cameras looks very tempting.

If I may ask of what type and make is your big camera? What should one consider before buying?

Hakan

[MT_Hopper]

Hakan, you have my sympathy. I got rid of my Pentax and a very old Hasselblad. Still miss them and the bellows for close ups.

Cheers

Will

[kirk]

Hakan, the big one is an aging Sony R1. Not a dslr, but equipped with one of the sharpest and well corrected lenses ever produced. Sony produced a limited number of these jewels, and I love it to death. I have a more modern dslr, but still prefer the unique quality of the R1.

The new mirrorless system cameras are very good value for money. Don't get too large sensors (so you loose the wide depth of field required for model photography), so stick to micro four-thirds or APS-C sensor sizes.