09-16-2007, 02:32 AM
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A Fuji V10 or its successor. Seriously, I bought this camera for about $130 on Amazon and it has a high ISO setting (that may not be a concern to you if you have good lighting) and it does amazing macro photography. In fact, I was experimenting with some text shots and the detail is great. It will NOT keep up with a good macro lens on an SLR, but for your purposes, it is the ideal camera. Oh, and it's got a large LCD, which you will need.
A Fuji V10 or its successor. Seriously, I bought this camera for about $130 on Amazon and it has a high ISO setting (that may not be a concern to you if you have good lighting) and it does amazing macro photography. In fact, I was experimenting with some text shots and the detail is great. It will NOT keep up with a good macro lens on an SLR, but for your purposes, it is the ideal camera. Oh, and it's got a large LCD, which you will need.