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My camera is a canon 30d do I need a special tripod?
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My camera is a canon 30d do I need a special tripod?
no you don’t need a special tripod any tripod will work and if your gonna do copy work and yes you do need a tripod. i don’t know what that other guy was talking about?
you will need to put your camera so that it is parallel to the pic and make sure the picture is perfectly flat. taping it to the wall or tacking it to the wall like someone else mentioned is a good idea.
if your gonna use lights (and you don’t really need a copy stand). they should be at 45 degree angles pointed at the pic obviously. you can get fairly cheap tungsten lights at any good camera store and just use a blue filter so that you pic doesnt come out with that yellow tone from tungsten lights the people at the camera store will have those too. i posted a link that has a diagram and more in depth description. but this is the gist of it.
You can also try taking it outside in overcast or even shade. If you have a tripod, great, use it. If you’re outside and steady, you may get by without one.
I lay it flat on a black or white board, either tacked to the wall or flat on the ground.. Use a timed shutter release if on a tripod.
You may have to play with the white balance to get the color right.
A good quality scanner would probably work better. Second would be a copystand, but they are very expensive.
Lacking that, any tripod at all is better than none. A remote/wired trigger is a good idea. You can get one for about $25. I guess you could always use the timer though, and skip the remote trigger.
The only thing about the tripod is to have/get one that will allow you to take a straight dead-on shot of the well-lit picture. Lighting in this case is probably more important than the camera, lens, or tripod.
Light the picture decently from several angles – probably 3-4 spots at a 45 degree angle. Get the camera at a 90 degree angle to the pic. Use a 50mm-equiv lens or a zoom set to approx 50mm equiv. or more, just not wide-angle. You may have to use the macro setting for the camera. Use a remote switch or self-timer. Try a few different exposures.
I hate to admit it but Santa is right. However, if you must do it with a camera then its a little more difficult. You have to light the original …but not too much… .and take the picture at a slower speed and at a VERY slight angle to avoid reflection. Also, try to take it from further back using the zoom. If you do, then you WILL need a tripod. As its digital, you can take umpteen pics and ditch the worst. ..But favourite is to Scan at High res. and good luck.
I enjoy using my Canon 350d …but just wait till you move up to a Leica!
it sound like your trying to duplicate it?
if so…
why not scan the image
much better results
If you have a tripod you can just blu tack the photo to the wall at the right height rather than buy a second tripod. Otherwise put the camera on a table or similar to keep it steady. Nice thing about digital is you cn have several attempts without wasting expensive film so just have a go!
I used my camera on a tripod but make sure u either use the time delay function or remote or the vibration caused by u pressing the shutter will blurr the picture, also weigh down ur tripod with something heavy.
Like the other suggestion why not scan it? If you have to use camera, point it straight down at the ‘photo and make sure it is evenly lit from all angles. Make sure the picture is absolutely flat or you will either get a highlight or a distorted view.
Don’t need a tripod at all. Hell, be bold you can do it experiment, that’s how you learn to use the camera. Its not as if you were wasting film.
Good tip, get it scanned.