close up photos kodak 850

With my Kodak, 5 inches is about the closest i can get. I also find that
using the zoom doesn't help. That said, I have been able to get some
magnicifent pictures with the macro.

"Scott Richardson" wrote in message

> How do I take close ups. I activate the "macro" setting (the emblem looks
> like a leaf.), but the nearest that I can get to the object with the
> camera
> is about 5 inches and the zoom doesn't bring it any closer with any good
> focus. Am I not doing something correctly or is this camera lousy for
> magnified, close in pictures? Thanks.
> Scott in Austin MN
>
>
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Scott Richardson wrote:
> How do I take close ups. I activate the "macro" setting (the emblem looks
> like a leaf.), but the nearest that I can get to the object with the camera
> is about 5 inches and the zoom doesn't bring it any closer with any good
> focus. Am I not doing something correctly or is this camera lousy for
> magnified, close in pictures? Thanks.
> Scott in Austin MN
>
>
The closest focus of the 850 is 4"
That should give you about a 1:2 magnification.
Which should be very good for flowers and butterflies, but not bees,
flies, jewels, or other really tiny objects.
If you just MUST get closer, you can add close up lenses.
They usually come in sets of +1, +2, and +4 diopters.
They can be stacked to produce +1 to +7 diopters.
If the 850 does not have filter threads to accept the close up lenses,
you can probably "tack" them temporarily to your lens snout with "Fun
Tak", made by DAP
Bob Williams
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Bob Williams wrote:
> If the 850 does not have filter threads to accept the close up lenses,
> you can probably "tack" them temporarily to your lens snout with "Fun
> Tak", made by DAP
> Bob Williams

Much neater to get a screw in adapter for the front of the camera. It
screws into the body and is about one inch long, so the lens can zoom
inside it. They come with threaded end so you can just screw on
closeup lenses or filters. Kodak makes them for the camera but you can
get off brand ones on eBay for around $5.00 plus postage. They take
58mm filters. Some eBay sellers - mostly in China - offer the
adapter, a skylight filter, lens hood and a lens cap for around $13.00,
not a bad deal. Just do a search on eBay for Kodak P850.

I've added closeup lenses to my camera, and have shot a garden spider
that nearly filled the photo frame, and didn't have to get too close!

I've also got some generic batteries for this camera for around $1.75
plus $7.00 postage from US sellers. I have two extras that I carry
around with my camera.

Bob Boudreau
Canada
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On 8 Oct 2006 11:39:11 -0700, "railfan" wrote:

>
>Bob Williams wrote:
>> If the 850 does not have filter threads to accept the close up lenses,
>> you can probably "tack" them temporarily to your lens snout with "Fun
>> Tak", made by DAP
>> Bob Williams
>
>Much neater to get a screw in adapter for the front of the camera. It
>screws into the body and is about one inch long, so the lens can zoom
>inside it. They come with threaded end so you can just screw on
>closeup lenses or filters. Kodak makes them for the camera but you can
>get off brand ones on eBay for around $5.00 plus postage. They take
>58mm filters. Some eBay sellers - mostly in China - offer the
>adapter, a skylight filter, lens hood and a lens cap for around $13.00,
>not a bad deal. Just do a search on eBay for Kodak P850.

This sounds like what we Oly owners called "lens armor."
http://www.hydrosoft.net/mark/c2020z/
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Bill Funk
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