What Cameras Are You Using In The Shop

Most of the time my old trusty Canon G11 with the scratch on the lens (explicative deleted) although I sometimes use my smart phone or my Nikon 7100.
 
Two weeks ago I upgraded to a Panasonic G7, after a lot of research and input from some of my friends. They are pro/semi-pro photographers, so they helped me sift through all the marketing talk to get down the the cold hard facts. I've only played with it a little, but I have to say for $600 it was an excellent deal.

what i get:
  • interchangeable lenses
  • 16 megapixel sensor
  • cheap lenses compared to full frame
  • small size compared to a full frame
  • 1080p video at up to 60fps
  • 4k video at up to 30fps
 
I have a simple inexpensive fuji finepix JZ100. My biggest problem is lighting. Either too much reflection of metal stuff or when working with white acrylic it is washed out. Overhead is a fluorescent fairly high color temp as well as two led 5000k led lamps.

David
 
David S said:
I have a simple inexpensive fuji finepix JZ100. My biggest problem is lighting. Either too much reflection of metal stuff or when working with white acrylic it is washed out. Overhead is a fluorescent fairly high color temp as well as two led 5000k led lamps.
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playing with your cameras scene modes and white balance settings might negate some of your issues.
 
Thank you Dan. My son-in-law was over and he tried to go through the menu to see if there was some of those options, but I don't think they were listed that way. More like outdoors, and other type settings, and some were blanked out.

I just checked what you suggest, and I think the white balance is blanked out since I am in "auto" mode. So I will do some more exploring.

Thanks again.

David
 
Most P&S will work. If one has a flash control, that allows a soft flash or low power that even better. As sometimes when you are in the wrong position all you get is a white over exposed image. I have a old Pentax P&S, Dslrs and now a borescope that plugs into a USB port to use in the shop.
Pierre
 
David S said:
I just checked what you suggest, and I think the white balance is blanked out since I am in "auto" mode. So I will do some more exploring.
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I found the manual for your camera online, and it looks like the best option for you would be the P (program ae) mode.
http://www.fujifilm.com/support/dig...dex/j/finepix_jz200_jz100series_manual_01.pdf

Options for white balance and AF mode will be fully available and exposure compensation can be adjusted manually.
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my only other recommendation would be to get a cheap tripod ($20 or less), and use the self timer. The tripod and timer will let you work the camera right up to its optical limits.
 
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