What you need to take Z scale pictures...

What you need to take Z scale pictures... was created by David K. Smith

...a Z scale camera.

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Replied by Socalz44 on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

David, That is great! Glad the strap wasn't longer??? Cheers, Jim CCRR

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Replied by slugger on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

great shot david. one problem, the lens is alittle long dont you think?
just kidding. you do great work.
what kind of camera set up do you have to get that close?

Steve aka "Slugger"

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Replied by shamoo737 on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

Socalz44 wrote:

David, That is great! Glad the strap wasn't longer??? Cheers, Jim CCRR

And you call yourself a serious modeler.

David, I dont know how you make such small parts.

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Replied by tealplanes on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

Man oh man, the other scale guys ought to take a peek at this work and others. They would have a hard time criticizing Z scale after seeing some of the stuff us Zeesters are doing......wow!!!
Loren

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Replied by David K. Smith on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

I use a Canon PowerShot SD400. It's a pretty old camera, as digital cameras go, only 5 MP. The camera was a bit less than an inch away from the figure.

As for the model camera lens, it's about the same length as a telephoto lens I have for my DSLR. I may still shorten it a little, though, just for aesthetics (and to avoid long camera lens jokes).

You can see how I made the camera here:

jamesriverbranch.net/detail_19.htm

By the way, here's what the model photographer captured:

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Replied by goobnav on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

David,

That is so cool. Looks like Jim got a dig at you about the lens though. Now, can if you get a picture of a Reading loco going past the mast crossing signal from that little camera that would be excellent. Remember its not the size of the camera, its the person who is using it. Sorry, just had to do it.

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Replied by Mr.JA on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

Is that your camera lens... or, are you just happy to see me?

Alex

Tokyo, Japan

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Replied by David K. Smith on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

The shape of the lens bothered me, so I built a new camera. Only takes a few minutes to make one, so it's not like I wasted a lot of time doing it, and certainly not a lot of raw materials.

Before:

After:

Also took a better photo, using my DSLR, a 50mm lens, and 68mm of extension tube (in lieu of an expensive macro lens). A larger version appears at the top of this thread.

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Replied by slugger on topic Re:What you need to take Z scale pictures...

nice job David, the camera looks alot better with the shorter bulkier lens. great photo's
Steve aka "Slugger"

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